This is the first and most important market for any vehicle manufacturer. It's not our plan to cede market share in the U.S. market. |
Those who criticized us a few years ago have crossed into areas we never even thought of going into. |
Truck sales were just phenomenal. They just exploded like nothing I've ever seen before. |
Underlying demand remains very strong. The first four months of the year certainly exceeds our forecasts and the forecasts of everyone else in the industry. |
We are breaking all new ground, certainly with regard to fuel economy and safety. |
We are sensitive to it, |
We believe it's time to be simple and compelling. It is important to break through the clutter. |
We didn't see this so-called 'CNN effect,' ... We looked long and hard for it, but it was tough to quantify. It's probably only affecting sales on the margin. For the year it'll probably end up taking a little wind out of our sails. |
We do anticipate that November and December will be a bit better, ... And then into '06, we anticipate we'll hold our own. |
We do anticipate that November and December will be a bit better. And then into '06, we anticipate we'll hold our own. |
We do have some payback out there staring us in the face. |
We do need to see sales — and we expect to see sales strengthen as we get into May and June. |
We expect pressures to remain for the present. We're not kidding ourselves, ... As we look at the current near-term outlook there's sluggishness out there. However, the long-term picture is not entirely negative. The fundamentals for economy remain very positive for the industry as a whole. |
We expect pressures to remain for the present. We're not kidding ourselves. As we look at the current near-term outlook there's sluggishness out there. However, the long-term picture is not entirely negative. The fundamentals for economy remain very positive for the industry as a whole. |
We expect the revenue increase to continue though the rest of this decade and beyond. |