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
attack beyond both continue costs ford largest legacy purchased single
Both Ford and G.M. are saddled with these legacy costs that they're negotiating with the union. Beyond that, there isn't much they can do but continue to attack their single largest cost: purchased materials.
addition board continue cut expecting hear ought pay result since surprised though york
I was expecting an announcement on the dividend today, so I was surprised that we didn't hear anything about it. They ought to cut it for tactical reasons, even though they can continue to pay it since they have enough liquidity. The addition of York on the board may still result in that.
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.
believe concerns continues current despite last recession represents sales vehicle weakness
Despite concerns that the current sales weakness represents a new recession in vehicle sales, we believe that the explanation continues to be payback for last summer's excesses,
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.
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.
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,
great main
We did not play great but the main thing is that we won,
percent praise share
You have to praise their sense of realism, that they'll never get to a 25 percent share again. They have got to do this to survive.
benefit cash earnings neither penalty
You have an earnings penalty and a cash benefit, neither of which is overwhelming.
good increase last light looking october overall percent sales truck versus year
With GM, I think overall you'll be looking at a 9 percent increase in October this year versus October last year in GM's light truck sales, and I think that their SUV sales will show an increase at least that big year over year. That's the good news.
agreed company conclusion union
To me it was a foregone conclusion because the union and the company had already agreed to it.
deal health losing market people several
While the (health-care) deal is a positive, they have several other challenges. They are losing too much market share. They have too many plants, too many people and too many models.
book gm starter talking trucks
What GM is talking about in my book are not hybrids. These are trucks with humongous starter motors.