George Pipas
George Pipas
advantage balance capacity demand honda production toyota whenever
Whenever production and demand are out of balance, you have incentives. Toyota and Honda have the advantage of a more clean-sheet approach, so they have capacity more in balance with demand.
lack levels support term
With these levels of inventories, we probably need to replenish inventories to a level that will support a - for lack of a better term - 'normal' level of sales,
buys car focus likely move pickup stay
The person who buys a Focus is more likely to stay with us to move into a mid-size car or SUV or pickup trucks,
brand carve continue dominate names niche offered products strong three toyota
The Nissan and Toyota products will carve out a niche in the full-size segment, but the Big Three and F-series will continue to dominate for years to come, ... The products and brand names offered by domestics are very strong and getting stronger. The Nissan product is great, but it still has a way to go. So does Toyota.
pace production sales
but the sales pace may outstrip our production for the foreseeable future.
cars wish
Right now I wish I had more cars in inventory. I think we'll have a big April.
improved june performance predict retail
I predict that in June we'll show improved performance in the retail end of the business,
environment external handle position
We've never been in a better position to handle this external environment than we are now.