David Cole
David Cole
bankruptcy clear
It's clear that the Delphi bankruptcy really precipitated a sense of urgency,
board feeling needed pushed rick running upset
It needed to be said because the speculation was just running rampant. The board was upset that there was a feeling that Rick was being pushed out.
absolutely include legitimate
It's an absolutely legitimate thing to put in. They would be remiss if they did not include such a statement.
cars ford gm horse marry race seems
It seems as if GM and Ford are in a real horse race to marry cars and technology,
comparison lean market size
They are much leaner than they were. But they are not as lean as they need to be in comparison to the market size they have.
among cases cause eliminate happen models reality tremendous
They are going to eliminate some models as a part of this and if you happen to be on one of those, it's going to cause some problems. The reality is, in some cases suppliers may just disappear. There's tremendous consolidation among suppliers right now. Is it enough? I don't know.
company monumental pull
They were amazed. And they said if we could pull off that many releases, it would be monumental for the company and for our customers.
chinese consumer feels initial korean mainly quality related resistance saw
We saw resistance to the initial Korean cars, but that was mainly related to quality. If the quality (of Chinese cars) is up to snuff, if the consumer feels there's value, they'll go for it.
companies console cycle fresh likely microsoft xbox
Each cycle of console launches, the companies have a fresh start. Microsoft will likely do better with the Xbox 360.
bill philosophy team top wants
Bill Ford's philosophy is that he wants a team at the top of the pyramid,
change major says surgery
What this really says is that major surgery is required. Doing nothing is not an option. It's change or die.
folks shot telling
What their engineering folks are telling (the automakers) is they have a real shot at it.
agreement gm judge
What everyone wants, the judge as well as GM and Delphi, what they want is to come to an agreement that is mutually acceptable. That is what's still in the cards.
europeans ford growth koreans loss market means suffered three
Everyone was up in volume, but if some are up more, it means redistribution of the market, ... The real growth has come from the Koreans and Europeans while the Big Three (GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler) really suffered loss in market share.