Tom Libby
Tom Libby
benefit consumer fact great honda keeps looking market positive product refreshing sort toyota
It keeps Honda and Toyota sort of looking at Nissan. The fact that Nissan is refreshing their product periodically keeps Honda and Toyota on their toes. It keeps that market very competitive. I think it's a positive for Nissan and a positive for the whole segment. The benefit is the consumer has a lot of great choices.
continued general honda industry mouth performed positive reviews sales showing signs time word
American Honda is benefiting from positive reviews and word of mouth about its new Civic, as well as continued incremental sales of its Ridgeline midsize pickup. General Motors is also showing signs of life, as it out performed the industry for the first time in many months.
anyone both changes five honda model replace shortest toyota turnaround
Both Toyota and Honda have about the shortest turnaround times between model changes than anyone else in the industry. They replace a model now every five years or so.
bmw campaign continue ford gm help honda hopes madness march retail share stop
Toyota, Honda and BMW continue to do well at the retail level. GM and Ford need to stop their retail share deterioration, and GM hopes their March madness campaign will help do that.
forward incentive momentum pricing program seems somewhat surprising
It's somewhat surprising that they would come forward with a big incentive program at this time. Their pricing program seems to be getting some traction, and they're getting some momentum from their new models.
inventory lowering obviously pressure price trying turning vehicle
They are trying to keep inventory turning by lowering the price through incentives. But obviously the vehicle is under pressure already.
switch undermine
If they were to switch back to incentives, frankly, it would undermine everything they've done.
deal holds vehicle
The deal will fade, but the vehicle will be with you for years. Get something that you'll enjoy, that holds its value, because you'll have to live with it down the road.
believe bite gallon pocketbook
We believe at $3 a gallon there's not enough bite in a person's pocketbook to make a big difference,
buzz good initial seems
It seems like there's a lot of good initial buzz on this product.
money seem
They don't seem to be able to make money there.
based creeping might numbers
They are small, and one might think this is inconsequential but their numbers are creeping up. I don't think, based on what we know about Toyota, they should be ignored.
apparently extremely five focus ford fusion gap gotten helps hit positive reviews sweet time
Ford has had a gap for a long time between its Focus and its Five Hundred. Now ... it's apparently hit the sweet spot. It also helps that the Fusion has gotten extremely positive reviews in the automotive press.
segment
It's one of the, if not the most competitive segments. You have high-volume brands, and a lot of their entries in that segment are flagship models.