Jim Sanfilippo
Jim Sanfilippo
area competition looking studying
Nissan does war-gaming, looking out on the horizon, studying where the competition is, and this is an area they need to address.
everybody looking ways
Everybody is looking at ways to save, and it's not going to stop.
electric gas looking people stunned talk
It's energy. It's not just gasoline. People are looking at their gas and electric bills. Talk about stunned silence.
feeling migration positive provides taking
This will be a big positive because there is a migration taking place from traditional SUVs to something that has the same feeling but is not as big. It provides a destination for all the defectors who don't want SUVs anymore.
connect ford image name prior trying vehicle ways
What Ford is trying to do is find hyper-efficient ways to connect the name with the image of the vehicle in the marketplace prior to introduction.
abundant cars few gallon green honda huge next people perception potential strength terms
With $3 a gallon or more for gasoline, there's a huge potential for people to migrate back to cars over the next few months. Honda has an abundant strength in terms of its perception as green -- for high-mileage cars.
bad based coming gas news people prices purchases
I think people have the deer-in-the-headlights syndrome, just delaying purchases based on the bad news of gas prices coming out of the winter.
fast last start
It doesn't look like they had as fast a start as they did last year.
coming great people year
People keep coming back every year because of the people, and it was a great place to work.
america car core huge terms volume
That's the real core of the car battleground in America in terms of volume. Those are huge, huge volume vehicles.
ability horizon product
Jack's a product visionary. He's got the ability to look over the horizon and see how it's going and tell you how to get there. That's an extraordinary talent.
awareness blocking gotten increasing marketing possible products year
Volkswagen has gotten their products in line, and now they are increasing awareness with their marketing campaign. I don't see anything blocking them this year other than possible new incentives.
calendar nice reflect size sprint year
Size matters, and the calendar year is a nice milestone to reflect upon. But it's like a sprint that never ends.
although fit guess maybe wings
It's a loss, but my guess is he's got someone in the wings that can maybe get into his shoes, although they may not fit him right away.