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.
market plan share vehicle
This is the first and most important market for any vehicle manufacturer. It's not our plan to cede market share in the U.S. market.
dominate market reduced remains
remains well positioned to dominate the market even at reduced volumes.
market vital
The (light truck) market is still important, the market is vital for us,
breaking contrary marketing program reports
The marketing program is not breaking the bank, contrary to other reports today,
almost below global market million position shrink term
The market below $12,500 is almost a million units. It's too big to ignore. We think long term that market will shrink a little further. It may be only a half-million units at some point. But with our global position and product, it's a half-million-unit market we can go after.
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.