Rebecca Lindland
Rebecca Lindland
domestic lose market point share three
We are anticipating the domestic Big Three to lose another point of market share in March.
both gun holding total
Both are still kind of holding a gun to each other's head. This is not total disarmament.
product seem time
It doesn't seem to me that now is the time to play around with product names.
forecast front gm lead parity shows stay takes toyota until
Our forecast shows GM and Toyota at about parity with GM in 2006, but Toyota takes over the lead in 2007, and they stay in front until 2017.
cars consumer domestic gold high indicative list picks reports research says standard top
I think it's indicative of the market. Consumer Reports has a very high standard for consumer research the gold standard really and for the list of top picks to not have any domestic cars on it really says something.
given
Given that's a new model, that's a big decline.
depends gm hard people steer vehicle whether
Whether it will steer people into a GM vehicle is hard to say. It all depends on the cost. People all say they want run-flat tires, but when they find out how much they cost, they do without them.
acting agent commission dealer interested
The dealer is acting like an agent for this warranty company, and all they are really interested in, to some extent, is making money. It's a commission for them.
families kids love pressure sliding
The minivan has been under pressure from SUVs, but as long as there are families there will be demand, and kids love the sliding doors.
maybe people premium prices sales stay
As people live with them and maybe do some math, and if prices stay at the premium stage, you're just going to see sales slow.
affecting cost drives driving expensive gas price prices
It's the price of gas that is driving all of this. Not just at the pump, but the way gas prices are affecting everything else in the economy, making everything else more expensive as it drives up the cost of doing business.
balance bottom platform supports
This is where they make all their money. That's the bottom line. This is the platform that supports their balance sheet.
building business consumers products stopping toyota turmoil
They're building products that consumers want, and they're also well-managed, so they don't have any turmoil or anything like that. From a business standpoint, there really isn't much stopping Toyota at this point.
buys gas incentive prices
Even with gas prices this high, a $7,000 to $8,000 incentive buys a lot of gas.