David Cole
David Cole
ford serious views
I think Ford views this as 'change or die,' frankly. It's a very serious effort.
belief defining low small volume
It is defining a new segment, and it'll do it big time. It's not a low volume segment. It could be as big as minivans. My belief is it'll reshape our whole idea of how we think about a small car.
belief defining low small volume
It is defining a new segment, and it'll do it big time, ... It's not a low volume segment. It could be as big as minivans. My belief is it'll reshape our whole idea of how we think about a small car.
interested looking quick
Wagoner isn't interested in a quick turnaround; he's looking long term.
emulate extent law stunned
We were stunned by their brazen indifference to law enforcement and the extent to which they emulate a sophisticated economy.
believed great people
I don't think a great many people really believed that (the Delphi bankruptcy) was going to happen.
combined future methods near opportunity speculate together welcome
I'd welcome the opportunity to get together in the near future to speculate on methods for pre-empting MSFT (Microsoft) in our combined markets. What say?
ability adapt flexible gives successful talk
If they're successful at getting leaner and more flexible as they talk about, it gives them ability to adapt to the market.
agencies
If they can't show how the transportation agencies would have responded, then they don't have any case.
chance close good guess means sounds
If they say there's a 50-50 chance of a strike, my guess is there won't be one, and that this means they think there's pretty good progress. Sounds to me like he's pretty close to a deal.
good image
Obviously, it is an image thing. It is good to be green.
cost gm media might next others rick viewed year
Rick might have through the end of next year to show the cost savings. If GM is viewed by the media and others as not having a competitive set of new products, that's going to be a big problem.
fine helpful jerry line needs rick walk
Rick has to walk a fine line of doing what needs to be done, but doing it in a positive, collaborative way with the union. Jerry could be very helpful in accelerating some of those changes.
demand product question whether
On hybrids, it's a question of whether there's significant demand for a product that's significantly more expensive.