It doesn't seem to me that now is the time to play around with product names. |
It's a very safe design. It's appropriate for that segment. You don't want to go out on a limb. |
It's just huge. If Detroit wasn't nervous before, they should be scared in their work boots. |
It's obscene. It's offensive. But, it's unethical business practices, and the problem is that it reflects poorly on the whole industry. |
It's the price of gas that is driving all of this. Not just at the pump, but the way gas prices are affecting everything else in the economy, making everything else more expensive as it drives up the cost of doing business. |
Maybe fleet is the new incentive, because it's used to prop up sales. |
North America continues to grow in importance for Toyota on a global basis. Putting something like a production support center in the U.S. only makes sense as they continue to add plants. |
Our forecast shows GM and Toyota at about parity with GM in 2006, but Toyota takes over the lead in 2007, and they stay in front until 2017. |
People complain about gas prices, but they don't change their buying habits. We've been saying that gas prices have to hit $3 a gallon and stay there for six months to see a change in behavior. |
Sometimes you say a new year can bring a clean slate and refreshment, but that's not the case for 2006. 2005 was a tough year, and 2006 will be another tough year. In the U.S. market, I don't see a let-up of the pressure on GM and Ford from the Asian car makers. |
That is going to directly affect their numbers. |
That's always suspicious. They're probably clearing out inventory - I'm thinking through fleet sales or incentives. |
The biggest misconception, really, is that you're going to get full coverage, and you are going to get full service at the dealer that sold you the warranty. |
The dealer is acting like an agent for this warranty company, and all they are really interested in, to some extent, is making money. It's a commission for them. |
The improvements are great, but to change the name on a vehicle that has just came out, I have a lot of concerns about that. |