Paul Ballew
Paul Ballew
expect sales strengthen
We do need to see sales and we expect to see sales strengthen as we get into May and June.
category essential expect lift time
What's important for us is this is a category that is essential to GM. Volume-wise, we expect some lift from the new product. Time will tell how much that lift is.
bit expect october
I expect October to be a bit rocky.
continue decade expect increase rest revenue though
We expect the revenue increase to continue though the rest of this decade and beyond.
current economy entirely expect industry kidding outlook picture positive present pressures remain
We expect pressures to remain for the present. We're not kidding ourselves. As we look at the current near-term outlook there's sluggishness out there. However, the long-term picture is not entirely negative. The fundamentals for economy remain very positive for the industry as a whole.
current economy entirely expect industry kidding outlook picture positive present pressures remain
We expect pressures to remain for the present. We're not kidding ourselves, ... As we look at the current near-term outlook there's sluggishness out there. However, the long-term picture is not entirely negative. The fundamentals for economy remain very positive for the industry as a whole.
bit expected industry softer
We were down a little bit from where we expected to be, and the industry was a little softer than we expected it to be.
describe expected month solid
I would describe the month as pretty good, solid ... and where we expected it to be.
bit expect higher improvement mean pause process treating truly
Our thought process is that this is truly the pause that refreshes. We expect to see improvement in the spring, ... Inventories are a bit higher than we'd like, but that doesn't mean we're treating it as a crisis.
believe expect gm good half head industry maintain momentum month
The industry had a very good month in May and we believe GM will actually outperform the industry, ... We expect to maintain that momentum as we head into the back half of the year.
area fuel issue mean notoriety remains strategy top
It is a very, very important issue and, as we try to communicate all the time, it has been and remains at the top of our concerns, ... Just because we don't get the notoriety of having a Prius doesn't mean we don't have a comprehensive strategy in the area of fuel economy.
staring
We do have some payback out there staring us in the face.
certainly current levels pleased run satisfied share
We're certainly not pleased with current share levels and we're not satisfied with it, but we have to run this play.
overall share tough
Overall share is going to be tough for us this year.