Gary Dilts
Gary Dilts
attractive begins business caliber car dodge entry gives price production products segment small starting strong
Our car business is up 20 percent, and our LX products are up 62 percent. The Dodge Caliber begins production (Wednesday) and gives us a strong entry into the small car segment with an attractive price starting at $13,985. We are now a full-time car player.
fleet lifted
This is a big fleet month, and that lifted us.
easy half market point share tough
Half a point of market share is tough to get and easy to lose.
chrysler consistent delivered despite events fuel group mix results rising robust threat triple uncertain weather
Despite the triple threat of rising fuel costs, devastating weather events and an uncertain economy, Chrysler Group delivered consistent monthly and quarterly results with a robust mix of four-, six-, and eight-cylinder products.
arriving attracting best business caliber carried customers dodge group month newest platform posted products sales
Our newest and best products carried the day for us in February. The LX platform posted sales of 30,241 units this month, our best ever. Overall, our car business is up 19 percent, and we have the all-new Dodge Caliber arriving at dealerships this month and attracting a new group of customers to our showrooms.
chrysler innovative lay office product programs
These innovative programs lay the groundwork in the marketplace for the Chrysler Group's upcoming product office.
fuel good
They're not as big and they get pretty good fuel economy.
business good
That's very good business for us. That's not a business we have been in.
anybody industry money net price spending
They are spending more money than anybody else in the industry right now on a net price basis.
anyone competition deal declaring ton truck
I don't think anyone around here is declaring victory. We know there's a ton of competition, particularly in the truck and S.U.V. segments, we have to deal with.
advantage believe combat conclusion confidence consumer consumers iraq reaching values
With combat in Iraq reaching its conclusion and consumer confidence on the rise, we believe consumers will take advantage of the unprecedented values in the market,
brands developed higher intensely liked market momentum regain start strategy three year
While we would have liked to start off the year at a higher level, we are in an intensely competitive market and have developed a strategy for all three brands to regain their momentum quickly,
arrival business car chrysler dodge group pace platform products record selling three
With the three products of the LX platform selling at a record pace and the arrival of the Dodge Caliber, Chrysler Group is back in the car business in a big way.
concerned confidence consumer levels
We've got a consumer out there where the confidence levels have been slipping and they're concerned about the monthly budget.