Kevin Tynan
Kevin Tynan
couple four hundred incentives prices pricing required sell sticker value vehicles
Under the value pricing system, on average, the sticker prices are down a couple hundred bucks. To be effective, value pricing has to be four times that, and incentives required to sell vehicles must be removed.
bad quarter saying step
It's not saying much, because of how bad the first quarter was, but it's a step in the right direction.
beat earlier estimates ford given numbers worse
The numbers are much worse than I thought they would be, especially given how Ford beat the estimates earlier this week.
face fact increases likelihood negotiate reason saying scary statement strike
That's scary -- the fact that they are saying there is no reason to even negotiate now. If you were to take their statement at face value, that increases the likelihood of a strike considerably.
behind cars ford gm
It's like the GM and Ford locomotive has stopped, but all the cars behind it, all the way back to the caboose, are still moving, and it's piling up like an accordion.
certainly potholes soon turned
It's too soon to say that (GM turned the corner). There are certainly potholes still out there to negotiate.
blow eyes ground management steady
Is this another blow to management? I would say yes. But you can't say management was on very steady ground in the eyes of investors.
believing came certainly hard time unaware
It kind of makes you wonder. That's his gig. That's where he came from. You have a hard time believing he's unaware of things like this, or didn't know what was going on. It's certainly disconcerting, at best.
longer questions term whether
Whether longer term that actually makes a difference, I have questions about that.
certainly lose losing market share
With them losing market share the way they have been, they are most certainly going to lose more, so this just will not be enough.
deal direction dozen fix gm items itself laundry list move needs small thinks
The deal is a move in the right direction, but no one thinks this is the end to their problems. The laundry list of the things that GM needs to do to fix itself is about a dozen items long, and this deal was a small item on that list.
anyone buy car price regular start whether wonder
You really start to wonder whether anyone is going to buy a car at regular price anymore.
difficult worse
This is going to be a difficult year, probably worse than 2005.
attributes buy company
This is not a company you would buy for its fundamental attributes or its operational strengths.