Rebecca Lindland
Rebecca Lindland
adding kiss stop
Adding 2006 SUVs is like the kiss of death. Where do they stop it?
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I still don't think we're going to see a significant difference in what people buy unless that $3 stays for six months or more.
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People complain about gas prices, but they don't change their buying habits. We've been saying that gas prices have to hit $3 a gallon and stay there for six months to see a change in behavior.
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Both are still kind of holding a gun to each other's head. This is not total disarmament.
asian bring car case clean ford gm pressure slate tough year
Sometimes you say a new year can bring a clean slate and refreshment, but that's not the case for 2006. 2005 was a tough year, and 2006 will be another tough year. In the U.S. market, I don't see a let-up of the pressure on GM and Ford from the Asian car makers.
domestic lose market point share three
We are anticipating the domestic Big Three to lose another point of market share in March.
product seem time
It doesn't seem to me that now is the time to play around with product names.
given
Given that's a new model, that's a big decline.
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Ford is clearly on the path of closing at least a car plant if not a truck plant. They're losing market share, and they have too much capacity.
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It's obscene. It's offensive. But, it's unethical business practices, and the problem is that it reflects poorly on the whole industry.
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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.
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Consumers are obviously more aware of gas prices, but I don't think you can attribute all of that to gas prices.
buys gas incentive prices
Even with gas prices this high, a $7,000 to $8,000 incentive buys a lot of gas.
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That is going to directly affect their numbers.