Paul Ballew
Paul Ballew
ahead beating month number objective production response sales
On the (Tahoe), we're beating expectations on a number of fronts. We're beating the production schedule, we're ahead of our sales objective for the month and the response we're getting from dealers is positive.
challenge knew month terms tough
We knew we had a pretty tough challenge in terms of the month performance.
coming history months strongest three
We're coming off the three strongest months in the history of the industry.
certainly demand forecasts four months remains underlying year
Underlying demand remains very strong. The first four months of the year certainly exceeds our forecasts and the forecasts of everyone else in the industry.
describe expected month solid
I would describe the month as pretty good, solid ... and where we expected it to be.
certainly continue despite mix month october saw seeing wrap
Certainly we did not see the surge we saw ...back in October of '01 or ...last July, ... But despite the ebbs and flows, we're going to wrap up this month pretty much as we thought it would play. And we're seeing mix continue to richen.
describe month
All in all, I would describe the month as pretty solid.
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.
expect sales strengthen
We do need to see sales and we expect to see sales strengthen as we get into May and June.
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.
dominate market reduced remains
remains well positioned to dominate the market even at reduced volumes.