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
cars confidence consumer despite gm happening levels october stock
October was even better than I expected. Cars are cheaper, GM is back from the strike, and despite what's happening in the stock market, consumer confidence levels are high.
affect car sales
but it ain't going to affect car sales soon.
cars historical inherently passenger profitable
The passenger cars are not inherently as profitable as big SUVs or big pickups, but they have to refurbish their car line, even if it doesn't get them back to historical profit margins,
book cars earnings effect felt ford produce profits ship themselves
I think the effect has already been felt on Ford's earnings because Ford and the other automakers book themselves in profits when they produce and ship the cars to the dealers,
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I think that's highly unlikely, ... I think they will probably negotiate an agreement with the union to reduce health care costs this year.
car cost detroit developed developing eat less models parts produce profitable recent segment truck
Truck-based models cost less for U.S. car markers to produce because they already have all the parts developed for their truck business. These truck-based SUVs have been the most profitable segment for Detroit in recent years, so developing new car-based models will eat into margins.
business cars daily ford less outlet sales
Hertz has become less and less important as an outlet for Ford cars as Ford has pared back sales to Hertz and other daily rental companies. It's really a noncore business right now.
arteries boring cars design suffer turning
The domestics suffer from hardening of the arteries in their design departments and are turning out well-executed but boring cars and trucks.
business fact ford gm less lower market reckon reflection shrinking trouble
It's more trouble for the suppliers. Partly, it's a reflection of the fact that Ford and GM are shrinking to reckon with lower market share. And so there's less business to go around for the suppliers.
friends-or-friendship
It's strange. I don't even know about friends, what they think about me, ... You don't really know who you can trust.
definitely profitable
It's still a very profitable segment. That's why everyone is getting into it. But you will definitely see more incentives.
auto cycle owning stocks
The bearishness is overdone. This is probably the part of the cycle where you'd do well owning auto stocks if you have some patience.
begin operations turned
They've got to get these operations turned around. By 2007, I think that will begin to happen.
coming continue ford gm north squeeze stuff
They've got some interesting new stuff coming out. They're going to continue to do better than GM and Ford in North America, but I think there'll be a squeeze on their earnings.