David Cole
David Cole
buying car customer walk
If you've got a customer in a car dealership, you don't want them to walk out without buying something.
agreement both expect gm people point sides talked target
I have talked to the GM people and they feel they have come to a point where they can put an agreement together. I think both sides expect they will have something, and the target is the announcement of earnings.
chrysler design designer developed few flair help last originated reputation sick
Chrysler has developed a reputation for flair and design that originated with Tom. But he's been a lot more than a designer the last few years. He's been much more of an executive. I can't help but feel he's sick of it.
pricing small type
In a small vehicle, pricing is a pretty dicey type of thing.
business certainly reality talking today
I'm certainly not shocked, ... because the reality of the business world today is that anything can happen, everyone is talking to everyone else.
operating people shut
If you take too many people out from an operating plant, you can shut it down. This has to be managed very carefully.
cases conflict extend hope include schools state
I hope that they will extend their investigation to include Rutgers and other state schools because the cases of conflict are shockingly similar,
believe job labor mean position strong supportive
I can't believe he'd make an announcement of that without labor being supportive of it. They (the union) are in a position where they are very vulnerable. Without strong employers, their job protections don't mean anything.
avoid head objective possibly
The objective is to head (bankruptcy) off if you can possibly avoid it. (Dana) will try to avoid it.
local objectives somebody strategic viewed
That's one of their strategic objectives -- not to be viewed as an import but somebody who's part of the local region.
conduct crime electronic places
It's a crime to conduct electronic surveillance without authorization in two places in the statute.
contract high matter size urgency
It's matter of very high urgency that they do this. They desperately need to contract the size of the company.
active average costs employee medicare savings
The average costs of an active employee is $130,000 a year, and the average cost for a retiree before Medicare is about $50,000. The savings are enormous.
bad certainly news
The bad news certainly isn't going to end for a while.