Jim Cain
Jim Cain
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These are the kinds of programs that really can't and shouldn't last forever.
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I've found the last thing people don't pay is the rent because having a roof is the most important thing. You can live without heat or water, but as soon as you lose your house you're scrambling.
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People need to realize it can't and won't last forever. It's been effective for us and it sets us up well to introduce some new models. At this point, our plan only goes through Labor Day.
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The full package of all these changes will improve our business and dealers' business too by creating a better value for the consumer. Last year, when we adjusted margin on the F-series, we actually saw dealer grosses improve slightly.
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There's a documented need for low-cost subsidized housing for families in Iowa City. The hardship is greater on those families than it would be on a single individual. A family headed by a minimum-wage earner will pay 40 to 50 percent of their income on housing versus someone who has a full scholarship that pays for most of their needs.
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To us, the Ford versus Chevy race is a remnant of the old Big Three mind-set. We're managing our business to emerge a winner in the Big Six shootout, and it means looking farther east than Jefferson Avenue to measure ourselves.
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We're data driven. We're looking at warranty and claims information with all tires. If the data suggest we need to take action, we will.
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We had always intended to do just two model years of the GT.
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I think people have the impression that West Des Moines is an affluent community. But there are parts of West Des Moines that have median income levels similar to lower-income neighborhoods in Des Moines and they need help.
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I don't care if you're riding with angels -- if you roll at 50 miles an hour, you're going to have problems.
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If they're changing prices and incentives, until you evaluate that you don't know if they're really lowering prices for the consumer.
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We need to move beyond this. We've been pretty consistent in saying this shouldn't become an everyday program.
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If I'm injured do I pay for my health care or my rent? If I don't pay for my co-pay for physical therapy or a prescription I'm not going to be able to work. That money doesn't seem like much to you and me, but it's all the difference in being able to pay the rent.
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We will be contacting GM as early as Monday to ask them to withdraw all of their leadership claims for the Chevrolet brand.