Jed Connelly
Jed Connelly
august days due few good hurricane last lost momentum
August was very good for us, but we lost some momentum in the last few days due to Hurricane Katrina.
hope production result saying visible within
I'm not saying we won't have hiccups within Nissan (as a result of the move), but we hope those hiccups won't be visible in our production or to our customers.
cleanest good logical looked seemed transition
It just seemed like a really good transition time. It seemed like the best, most logical thing to do, and it looked like the cleanest thing for the company.
good seemed transition
It just seemed like a really good transition time.
fuel good prices timing
The timing is good because, while fuel prices have stabilized, it's still on people's minds.
basically business entire gulf month region state texas
Dealers in the Gulf region were out of business for most of the month of September. Basically the entire state of Texas was impacted.
duty expect including last market move percent share year
Last year we did 6.3 percent (market share), and that wasn't including subcompacts and heavy-duty trucks. As we move into these segments, you'd expect market share to grow.
design good mini power profitable
Mini showed what the power of good design can do, and how profitable it can be.
activity car coming model rounds strong versa
Versa rounds out our strong car portfolio, which is going to see a lot of new activity in the coming model year,
interest people rates
Interest rates are something that people think about a lot.
declines
Those were the big declines (of the month).
absolutely committed player truck
We're absolutely committed to being a player in the full-size truck market,
served
I think it's well served to be cautious.
confident equation
We're pretty confident that we have the right equation with this vehicle.