Tom LaSorda
Tom LaSorda
Thomas William LaSorda,is a Canadian-American automobile industry executive who served as CEO and President of the Chrysler Group. In Dec 2011 he joined the board of Fisker Automotive and assumed the role of CEO until his resignation in Aug 2012...
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Despite rising fuel prices, devastating weather events and a difficult market environment, Chrysler Group products continued to deliver quarterly gains in market share, retail sales and shipments.
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For the total market in the U.S., we see ourselves as very stable (this year). In 2007, we see our volume going quite a bit higher.
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Starting with the manufacturing launch of the 2007 Dodge Caliber, the Chrysler Group has an onslaught of great new products coming to the market this year -- 10, a new company record. This plant shows that we are implementing innovative solutions to compete in this fiercely competitive global market.
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Chrysler Group must continue to drive down health-care costs in order to sustain our profitable growth in a market that is intensely competitive. Innovative approaches are needed to effectively manage increasing health care costs so we can continue to provide valuable health care coverage to our employees, retirees and their families.
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The Japanese Central Bank intervenes in currency markets to keep the yen cheap and to create an advantage for its industry. Why doesn't our government do the same for us?
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A significant part of the solution to our energy, environment and national security issues can be homegrown.
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This thing's working. We're painting cars now as we speak. As I always stated right from the beginning, if there ever was a problem, then it's us owning it. But right now, we don't have a problem.
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VW is a possible partner for further projects. The times in which a company could face an industry on its own are over.
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Second, we need to set some reasonable and fair limits on damages in product liability cases.
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China is extremely important to our long-term strategy. This is a tremendous statement in this marketplace.
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We all have to do our part going forward. Our solution addresses the need to be competitive and recognizes that, while employees need to pay more for their health care, cost increases should be borne equitably, based on an employee's ability to pay.
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We all have to do our part going forward. And we have to do it in a way that is innovative, competitive, equitable and provides a long-term solution.
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Consumers just don't go from today having a vehicle to tomorrow saying, 'I'm going to get rid of my vehicle and buy a new one. I wish they would and come to the Chrysler Group, but it's not that spontaneous. We don't expect major shifts from where we're at.
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It's an absolute force to be reckoned with at the end of this decade or early next decade.