Jim Cain
Jim Cain
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We're data driven. We're looking at warranty and claims information with all tires. If the data suggest we need to take action, we will.
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This vehicle is bold looking, it's a blast to drive and we're not going to go to market with only five bullets in our six-gun. We are looking to make our vehicles a better value for customers, improve residual values and break out of the old business-as-usual mind-set.
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To us, the Ford versus Chevy race is a remnant of the old Big Three mind-set. We're managing our business to emerge a winner in the Big Six shootout, and it means looking farther east than Jefferson Avenue to measure ourselves.
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I think there's a variety of options for what could be done with this property. The district will have to assess the value and determine if it's worth selling to someone to develop.
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Our inventory is actually less than one per dealer.
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We had always intended to do just two model years of the GT.
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People need to realize it can't and won't last forever. It's been effective for us and it sets us up well to introduce some new models. At this point, our plan only goes through Labor Day.
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I think people have the impression that West Des Moines is an affluent community. But there are parts of West Des Moines that have median income levels similar to lower-income neighborhoods in Des Moines and they need help.
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We think we have good supplies of tires and we're going to take care of this, ... We're going to do the right thing and replace these tires. Continental and General Tire have done a great job for us, and analyzing the data, identifying the root cause and doing it very quickly, that's the kind of performance you expect to see in these situations.
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The contribution is designated for children's education and a play area -- nothing more.
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We've got a lot of work to do build on the success of Fusion and F-series. Bold is the operative phrase.
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We're just starting to flex our muscles in the hybrid market.
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We've basically accomplished a sell-down of 2005 models.
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There is a moral issue behind this, and it's unfortunate that the university has seen this so far as having no role at all.