David Healy
David Healy
David Jonathan Healy, MBEis a Northern Irish former footballer and now football manager who is in charge at NIFL Premiership club Linfield...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth5 August 1979
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They were pretty much as expected in North America. Where they made gains was in better operating margins in Europe. Given that the market-share numbers in Europe are available and pretty unimpressive, it must be on the cost side.
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They were pretty much as expected in North America, ... Where they made gains was in better operating margins in Europe. Given that the market-share numbers in Europe are available and pretty unimpressive, it must be on the cost side.
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It must have been a really strong close to the month. December wasn't a big blowout for incentives, so there wasn't a lot of payback in January and consumer confidence really took a jump.
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It's a moderate plus to their finances. Hertz has become kind of a noncore operation for them, a much less important outlet.
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It's a major step forward but it's certainly no where near all what they have to accomplish to turn North America around.
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It's a footnote, ... I think it's a minor help to Ford's cash position. I suppose anytime you get about a quarter of a billion dollars it's welcome, but it doesn't change the big picture.
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It might be a slight negative to the auto business if it distracts them from their plans. He's trying to stir up the pot to make more money for Kerkorian.
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It's a list of housekeeping items. I hate to disappoint the people who want to panic over all this.
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With their sharp decline in market share, they have frankly got too much capacity, too many plants, too many people to be profitable in North America.
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The deal is definitely a positive effect on GM,
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I think the losses at Ford and GM are at their maximum right now. If I'm right, and it becomes clear the losses are shrinking, the stocks may act a little better. But I'm not convinced enough right now to buy them myself.
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The question is, does it make sense to pour more money into a new Chevy Cavalier to reduce losses from $3,000 per vehicle to $1,000. It's probably a necessary competitive move.
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You have to admire them. Even with $4,000 in incentives, they're still making money...You compare that with how GM and Ford are doing in North America, and you have to give them a medal.
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Padilla is a very able (executive), but he is also the old guard. Padilla is out because Ford wants his own people. That's my view.