George Pipas
George Pipas
buying cars feedback less people
Some of the feedback we got was there was less traffic, but people who were there were people there buying cars and trucks.
assumption base planning
Our base planning assumption was not predicated on unemployment going down,
change compelling sea simple
Think we'll see a sea change in sales. I don't think we'll see a sea change in the economy. There is nothing like a simple compelling offer.
area boomers cars looking
Next-generation mid-size cars are an area where boomers will be looking very closely,
buying class features financing home incentives interest next people rates using
People that are buying are using some of the incentives in the same way they're using the interest rates on mortgages, ... There, they're buying more home or financing renovations. Here, they're buy more features on cars, or buying the next class up in cars.
light marching shift towards trucks
The shift towards light trucks is marching on.
auto cars consumers drives household less money spend spending
Consumers will have less money to spend on new cars and everything else. Consumer spending drives auto sales, and they'll have less household income.
attention buzz line model talking
There will be some attention and buzz on '04 F-150, ... But they won't be talking about '04 model line for other vehicles.
behind month tend
Things tend to normalize, and we've got another month behind us now.
next plan production quarter third
We've put out our production plan for the third quarter that is something we feel like we can live with for the next three-month period.
adjustment subscribe works
We don't subscribe to that adjustment even when it works out in our favor.
economy ford good half june key kicks optimistic report sales second several summer year
We feel pretty optimistic about the second half of the year and where the economy is heading. And this June sales report kicks off a good summer for Ford in several key areas.
areas coming good news optimistic
We're optimistic that we'll see more good news in these areas in coming months.
account branded percent premium products today vehicle
Today premium branded products account for 11 percent of new vehicle sales. In '96 they accounted for 6 percent of the market.