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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A significant part of the solution to our energy, environment and national security issues can be homegrown.
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I'll cherish the days that I spent with him and traveled with him. He was my mentor, he was my idol, and he was my friend.
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It's an absolute force to be reckoned with at the end of this decade or early next decade.
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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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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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As a supplier, an ability to operate in multiple geographic locations simultaneously is a competitive edge.
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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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China is extremely important to our long-term strategy. This is a tremendous statement in this marketplace.
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Second, we need to set some reasonable and fair limits on damages in product liability cases.
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We are more interested in the business case. It's a segment we will study.
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The more you make, the more you will be asked to contribute.
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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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They stumbled there last week, and everyone was back to work on Monday. We're back to normal.