Jim Padilla
Jim Padilla
James "Jim" Padilla was an American automobile industry executive. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, attending the University of Detroit and earning bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering and a master's degree in economics. He is also a Distinguished Eagle Scout...
backing degree large
I think we'll see some degree of moderation, but I don't see any backing off to a large degree.
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It is a supply issue, and it's supply of several technologies, ... The Japanese have shown a little bit of a predatory approach.
depends
Will this be the end-all? It depends on how the world turns,
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We think we're at a reasonable level at this point. We don't have any explosive plan to go out and hack away. We've taken a lot of whacks at that. Right now we're looking to get stability -- stability in our product cycle, stability in our manpower, stability in our plant situation.
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We are working with multiple suppliers and alternatives, ... We recognize that the ramp-up phase is very critical for suppliers and for ourselves to get economies of scale.
aggressive none pricing
I don't think it went wrong. None of us anticipated the aggressive pricing in the marketplace.
impatient walk
I get impatient too but I also don't walk on water.
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I have been strapped to the wheel for a long time and this is something that my wife and I have discussed, that Bill and I have discussed, and it's a good time.
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Greg's respect for his fellow employees and his leadership behaviors are well known and highly regarded throughout the Company. We appreciate his many contributions and will greatly miss his knowledge and insight.
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Certainly none of us did a good job forecasting what the impact of 9/11 would be on the industry,
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Bill Ford and I have worked hard to develop and assemble the best leadership for the company.
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Bill and I have worked closely together in putting together the right team.
achieved good guess plan respond step
We had a good plan at the end of 2001, ... We executed it. We achieved everything that was in it and then some. But it wasn't good enough. ... So guess what? Now we have to respond again, and we're going to step up to it.
address footprint
We will be aggressive. We will address costs. We will address our footprint as a business. We will address capacity.