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The Press
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side win
really do want a different world than we're going to live in and, therefore, one side or the other is going to win because it's not negotiable.
anyone current customers goal market pass potential respond truck
Our current goal with this truck is around 200,000. We don't really have a goal to pass anyone in sales. But if customers respond and the market is strong, there is a potential to do more than 200,000.
appealed both bottom case concerned studio
Big studio conglomerates are concerned about the bottom line, not awards. It used to be that a studio would make a movie that appealed both commercially and artistically. That's not the case now.
awareness created environment oil sort
The sort of awareness that was created on the environment and oil and all those other things, that will continue.
afraid ask good sure
I've been afraid to ask where that sensor goes, but I'm sure it does a good job.
build coming everybody recognize work
Everybody is coming out with new hardware. We work for our customers, we build for our customers, and I think they recognize that.
achieve current hybrids including offering power rate sales systems virtually
At our current rate of sales, that's about 600,000 hybrids in the U.S.. To achieve that goal, we will have to look at offering hybrid power systems in virtually all of our vehicles, including trucks.
count last longer supply
At the end of last month, we had a 20-hour supply of the Prius (hybrid sedan). We no longer count in days.
fueled growth
We think our growth will be fueled by these new products.
beginning ground life
We're not beginning from ground zero. They have had a life here in the U.S.
close consider engine reason
We need to have engine (capacity) very close to our plants. There is no reason why we wouldn't consider Michigan.
good hard mean naturally occasions slightly somebody sucking
I have been told on many occasions that slightly more sucking up would be a good idea. It's hard because it doesn't come naturally to me. When I tell somebody I think you're great, I really mean it.
bring build modern needed people research
Postdocs are needed to build a modern research team; you want to bring in people with different backgrounds and different skills.
confidence consumer early fueled indicator last monster nor points predicted strength sustained
No one could have predicted such a monster year, nor anticipated the sustained strength of consumer confidence that fueled the economy. Every indicator points to a leveling-off in early 2000. But, of course, that's what we all said last year.