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
america competition great north pricing running struggling
Everything was great in North America. But they were struggling elsewhere. I think that they're running into a lot of competition in pricing and product.
america available cost europe expected gains given margins north numbers operating
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.
america available cost europe expected gains given margins north numbers operating
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.
accomplish america certainly forward major near north step turn
It's a major step forward but it's certainly no where near all what they have to accomplish to turn North America around.
america difficulty growing north outside presence recognized
They must have recognized the difficulty of growing internationally without a partner, and that having an international presence outside of North America was a lot more than they had acknowledged
america bill changes impatience north reflect seem turnaround
The changes seem to reflect Bill Ford's impatience with the turnaround in North America,
dream incredible score true
It would be a dream come true to score and incredible to score the winner.
moment sweetest
It was the sweetest moment in my career,
break
isn't going to make or break the company.
california emissions insanity mainly market states vehicles worried
These are vehicles on the market mainly because of the insanity of regulators in states like California that are worried about emissions standards,
amount business people plants
These are things they've got to do, but there's a lot more. They've got too many models, too many people and too many plants for the amount of business they're doing now.
company relative size
These are small, insignificant adjustments relative to the size of the company.
early heavy middle running sales strong
Sales were running down in the early part of the month. In the middle of the month, they launched heavy incentives, and had a very strong close.
continue damage large likely margins mix persist profit sales seems shift state
Sales of gas-inefficient large SUVs are in a state of near-collapse this month. It seems likely that the shift in the sales mix away from large SUVs will persist and continue to damage Detroit's profit margins in the process.