George Pipas
George Pipas
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Probably the reason why '03 was lower than '02, and the reason that we don't think '04 will is necessarily going to be a blockbuster, is despite these good economic data coming in, we sold so many cars using incentives in '01 and '02, we didn't get the spring board effect you usually see,
auto cars consumers drives household less money spend spending
Consumers will have less money to spend on new cars and everything else. Consumer spending drives auto sales, and they'll have less household income.
cars wish
Right now I wish I had more cars in inventory. I think we'll have a big April.
area boomers cars looking
Next-generation mid-size cars are an area where boomers will be looking very closely,
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The Nissan and Toyota products will carve out a niche in the full-size segment, but the Big Three and F-series will continue to dominate for years to come, ... The products and brand names offered by domestics are very strong and getting stronger. The Nissan product is great, but it still has a way to go. So does Toyota.
buys car focus likely move pickup stay
The person who buys a Focus is more likely to stay with us to move into a mid-size car or SUV or pickup trucks,
buying cars feedback less people
Some of the feedback we got was there was less traffic, but people who were there were people there buying cars and trucks.
achieved car category holds increase market share since year
If our market share in this category holds up, it would be the first year since 1993 that we have achieved an increase in car market share.
car five sell
If you can sell 100,000-plus Fusions and 100,000 Five Hundreds, you are back in the car business,
light marching shift towards trucks
The shift towards light trucks is marching on.
behind month tend
Things tend to normalize, and we've got another month behind us now.
attention buzz line model talking
There will be some attention and buzz on '04 F-150, ... But they won't be talking about '04 model line for other vehicles.
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People that are buying are using some of the incentives in the same way they're using the interest rates on mortgages, ... There, they're buying more home or financing renovations. Here, they're buy more features on cars, or buying the next class up in cars.
economy ford good half june key kicks optimistic report sales second several summer year
We feel pretty optimistic about the second half of the year and where the economy is heading. And this June sales report kicks off a good summer for Ford in several key areas.