George Pipas
George Pipas
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,
cars wish
Right now I wish I had more cars in inventory. I think we'll have a big April.
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.
improved june performance predict retail
I predict that in June we'll show improved performance in the retail end of the business,
coming product segment slow train
There's just too much product coming into the segment to slow the train down.
largest models profitable
It was the most profitable models that experienced largest increases,
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.
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,
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.
environment external handle position
We've never been in a better position to handle this external environment than we are now.