David Garrity Quotations

Certainly you can argue they have been successful on both fronts. And the demand for luxury sport utility vehicles is increasing.

The thing to look at here in terms of GM, given the magnitude of this product changeover, is to see how well the new company, in terms of those products, is doing. And there, we've seen a very strong surprise.

For a full-year basis we're looking at sales basically being flat this year versus where they were last year. But we're still staying at a fairly high rate.

I do think from a cultural standpoint that Microsoft is not yet quite thinking in the way that they need to competitively.

There are cases where the execution could be admittedly flawed. But, for a company as large as Ford, this is not to say that they won't eventually succeed.

I have to give them credit. They are pioneers but are they leaders? And one might want to ask the question that isn't it true that pioneers die with arrows in their backs?

Free is very difficult to compete with. Certainly, life has become more interesting and challenging for the telecom companies.

In my view, shares of Ford would probably become more attractive if it got down to say $22, $23 a share. Although, I would argue that as long as these investigations are continuing, they'll probably serve to put a lid on the stock price performance. Other stocks in the auto sector we are more positive on include General Motors ( GM : Research , Estimates ). Also at GM, you've got a change in management -- you've got a significant outside shareholder developing in Carl Icahn, owning 30 percent in GM. There's just a lot of value to be realized in the group.

These companies have been squeezing suppliers on prices for years.

I would not be surprised to see sales in the second half of 1996 and sales in the first half of 1997 to be under pressure as a result of this finding.