David Cole
David Cole
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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.
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One thing about Jerry -- you have got to pay attention to him.
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We're in a time where the clock is moving much more quickly on GM. I think they're fortunate to have Jerry because this thing is going to be played out in the next six months, not the next five years.
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Jerry is a very competent guy and somebody who has very deep knowledge in the business. He could be exactly the kind of board member GM needs.
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I think it's a very excellent move that Jerry will be joining GM's board. My only concern is that he may have had more influence from the outside than he will from the inside.
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He's different than Perot and Smale because he does know the business and he's been close to it for a long, long time. Jerry is a disciplined guy. His intent is not to blow the place up.
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He has tremendous leadership skills. He's not afraid to tackle tough things. Jerry is an impatient investor. That just adds to the incentive for labor to do what they can to try to accelerate the restructuring.
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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.
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It wouldn't surprise me. We've seen some definite refocusing away from California.
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It wouldn't surprise me, ... We've seen some definite refocusing away from California.
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The wild card is whether consumers are really going to come out in the holidays for the Xbox 360 or just wait for Sony next year.
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The risk is that consumers are ready to go to buy a system and then you give them a chance to have second thoughts about it,
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Each cycle of console launches, the companies have a fresh start. Microsoft will likely do better with the Xbox 360.
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Right now, they're on a track that makes sense, but until it is resolved, it's not a done deal. It is a possibility.