Paul Ballew
Paul Ballew
certainly consumers denying economy fuel gas interest prices realize saw seeing shift understanding
We realize that gas prices are important to consumers and we're certainly not denying that there's an impact. We are seeing more interest in consumers understanding fuel economy of vehicles. But there's not the shift we saw in the 70's and 80's.
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The operative word is we remain cautiously optimistic. There are risks. Head winds are clearly present. We are seeing slower growth and seeing some erosion in consumer confidence. But we want to stress, as we look at November and December, we should not overreact to those factors.
clearly consumer erosion growth head november operative present remain seeing slower winds word
The operative word is we remain cautiously optimistic, ... There are risks. Head winds are clearly present. We are seeing slower growth and seeing some erosion in consumer confidence. But we want to stress, as we look at November and December, we should not overreact to those factors.
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.
consumers driven march reading
I wouldn't say it was driven by the March results, but our reading about where consumers are at.
behavior cannot change consumer evidence
We look at this every which way and we really cannot find evidence of some seismic change in consumer behavior,
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.
current economy entirely expect industry kidding outlook picture positive present pressures remain
We expect pressures to remain for the present. We're not kidding ourselves. As we look at the current near-term outlook there's sluggishness out there. However, the long-term picture is not entirely negative. The fundamentals for economy remain very positive for the industry as a whole.
current economy entirely expect industry kidding outlook picture positive present pressures remain
We expect pressures to remain for the present. We're not kidding ourselves, ... As we look at the current near-term outlook there's sluggishness out there. However, the long-term picture is not entirely negative. The fundamentals for economy remain very positive for the industry as a whole.
quarter second
We're going to be down in the second quarter and the back end of the year.
bit expect higher improvement mean pause process treating truly
Our thought process is that this is truly the pause that refreshes. We expect to see improvement in the spring, ... Inventories are a bit higher than we'd like, but that doesn't mean we're treating it as a crisis.