Paul Ballew
Paul Ballew
bottom category largest line maintain market remains share stable utility
The bottom line for us is the utility market remains the largest category in the industry. We are anticipating we will maintain our share of a stable market that is still very profitable.
category essential expect lift time
What's important for us is this is a category that is essential to GM. Volume-wise, we expect some lift from the new product. Time will tell how much that lift is.
category committed economy fuel gm improvement leads terms
GM leads the segment, leads the category in terms of fuel economy and is committed to improvement in fuel economy going forward,
arms breath deep
It's something to monitor. Let's just take a deep breath and get our arms around it.
aggressive industry pressure remain
Everyone is going to remain aggressive in the marketplace, ... ...I think the industry as a whole is just grappling with pressure on pricing.
accept complicate entitled everybody
Everybody is entitled to play this game. We accept it for what it is, but it does complicate some of the things we're doing.
below somewhat
That is somewhat below what we were anticipating.
compelling conclude consumers course diversity interest lost offers rate run side
Not all consumers want an interest rate or a contract. We'll get a little more diversity going forward. But I wouldn't conclude that compelling offers on the interest rate side have run their course and lost effectiveness in the marketplace.
anytime degree economic economy high industry looking prelude prospect shown soft suffer talking
Anytime you're looking at the prospect for a soft landing, there's going to be uncertainty and risks. If what we're talking about is a prelude to an economic downturn, the industry will suffer over a two-to-three-year time. But the economy has shown a high degree of resiliency.
offset varies
It varies by category, but it's a significant offset in many cases.
continue deliver good inform message people
We have to continue to deliver our message to inform people just how good we are.
coming hopefully
What's going to be coming to G.M. hopefully through this process, will be a leaner and more competitive manufacturer.
breaking certainly economy fuel regard
We are breaking all new ground, certainly with regard to fuel economy and safety.
continue decade expect increase rest revenue though
We expect the revenue increase to continue though the rest of this decade and beyond.