David Healy
David Healy
David Jonathan Healy, MBEis a Northern Irish former footballer and now football manager who is in charge at NIFL Premiership club Linfield...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth5 August 1979
fields mark matter people wanting
This is really more a matter of Mark Fields wanting to get his own people in place.
expanding lead market models opinion upside
My opinion is there's still a lot of upside for Toyota, ... They're expanding capacity, still introducing models (in market segments) where they haven't been. They've got a technological lead in (fuel efficient) hybrids. They're aggressively expanding here still.
cause chrysler likes market obviously
Obviously the market likes the Chrysler deal, ... But this doesn't have to cause a cascade of other mergers.
case chrysler lost market
I think Chrysler lost a lot of market share, which has not been the case for Mercedes.
business fact ford gm less lower market reckon reflection shrinking trouble
It's more trouble for the suppliers. Partly, it's a reflection of the fact that Ford and GM are shrinking to reckon with lower market share. And so there's less business to go around for the suppliers.
bring eventually fields mark might outside possible
I think Mark Fields will eventually be COO, but it's possible they might still bring in someone from outside the company.
caused market shares strike sure warped
I'm not sure how significant that is because these warped market shares were caused by the strike that is now over.
anytime billion cash change dollars help minor quarter suppose
It's a footnote, ... I think it's a minor help to Ford's cash position. I suppose anytime you get about a quarter of a billion dollars it's welcome, but it doesn't change the big picture.
depth four history players strength
They made history for themselves. We had strength in depth in the Eighties, top-flight players on the bench. Now, we only have four Premiership players in the squad, and two are goalkeepers.
initial move phase reaction simplify took
My initial reaction was, 'What took them so long?' ... They had too many brands, too many fiefdoms, and they had to simplify it. Even after they phase out Oldsmobile, they'll have too many, but I don't see them making another move for the foreseeable future.
believing chrysler hard incentive increasing problems solve time trying
They say they are not increasing their incentive spending, but I have a hard time believing that, especially with the zero-percent financing. Chrysler probably has a lot of problems with inventories, and it's trying to solve them by price-cutting.
less operation
Hertz has become kind of a noncore operation for them, a much less important outlet.
management plans reasonable though time
I think it's reasonable to give the new management time to look over the details, though I don't know how Ford's plans are going to change.
cars confidence consumer despite gm happening levels october stock
October was even better than I expected. Cars are cheaper, GM is back from the strike, and despite what's happening in the stock market, consumer confidence levels are high.