Jim Press
Jim Press
James E. Press is the former Deputy CEO of Chrysler Group LLC serving in that capacity from June to December 2009. He also served as Senior Advisor to Chrysler Financial Company. During this assignment, he assisted Sergio Marchionne in the transition to Fiat. Press was heavily involved in maintaining company operations and product development during the bankruptcy period...
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Over the next year, we will be announcing a few more expansions to add capacity.
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It's a car that really hits the needs of most customers. It's a car that will get you from here to there without any hassle. It's a good reflection of our brand, because it's about customer satisfaction.
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It would give other drivers on the road a signal on which cars they must stay away from. It will be a few more years before consumers see this technology in the market.
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I think December is going to be a great month, ... There is a lot of inventory coming, new products. We will have a December to remember and forget October.
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Our current goal with this truck is around 200,000. We don't really have a goal to pass anyone in sales. But if customers respond and the market is strong, there is a potential to do more than 200,000.
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Consumers are realizing that hybrids are a way to curtail oil dependence. Americans like to do the right thing, and they love to do the smart thing.
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At our current rate of sales, that's about 600,000 hybrids in the U.S.. To achieve that goal, we will have to look at offering hybrid power systems in virtually all of our vehicles, including trucks.
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There's a continuing interest in gas mileage. I don't think that's temporary. It's a long-term trend.
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We need to have engine (capacity) very close to our plants. There is no reason why we wouldn't consider Michigan.
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We see a time when everything will have to be a hybrid.
fueled growth
We think our growth will be fueled by these new products.
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Toyota's orientation from the very beginning was anybody could go hire a mechanic and hire an engineer and hire this and buy that. Toyota's view was that before they could build a car, they needed to perfect new revolutionary processes to build a mold, to build an engine, to go back to that level. And that's what makes the company different.
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To us, it's not a passing phase but a vital technology for the 21st century.
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We're looking at maybe 4, 5 percent growth, fueled by some of our new products. Next year should be another good year for everybody.