Jon Rogers
Jon Rogers
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We expect management to bring capacity in line with demand by one million units, but question whether this will be enough, given continued declines in market share.
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Investors should remain on the sidelines and mind our speculative risk rating. Share prices could remain volatile amid bankruptcy speculation until management is more forthcoming with refinancing and restructuring progress.
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With high costs to GM, Delphi and the UAW, a strike still looks unlikely, despite the potential for increased rhetoric over the next several weeks.
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We do not, however, share the belief that any of these objectives can be achieved in the near term, given the structural impediments to rationalizing GM's cost base. These structural impediments include union contracts, legacy liabilities, and dealer agreements.
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Too many times, you read too many instances where relationships develop and all of a sudden an officer is going to do something that's wrong on behalf of the inmates such as being in stuff he should not be having. We just wanted to cut that off before it even gets to that.
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There are well-documented structural impediments to moving quickly in this industry.
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There are very few people that carry the credibility and insight into this industry that Jerry York does. They got an all-star.
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Near term, risks associated with restructuring actions, an aging product portfolio in a hyper competitive environment, deteriorating market share, an over reliance on light trucks and fleet sales, and higher borrowing costs inhibit a return to peak profitability.
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The primary issues today's initiatives set out to resolve are still lingering -- legacy labor costs at GM and a possible supply disruption at Delphi.
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Although we believe GM can reduce capacity and structural costs over the long term, the company will emerge from restructuring with lower earnings power and operating leverage. With a lower dividend, the costs of investing in this longer-term restructuring story have increased dramatically.
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They knew each other as children. He grew up in the same neighborhood. She ran into him here, and one thing lead to another.
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It wasn't just friendship. It was detailing feelings toward each other. There was some sexual involved in the letters.
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Ford will trail the industry in product age by third-quarter 2006. On average, Ford's product portfolio will be the oldest in the industry from fourth quarter of 2006 through the first half of 2008.
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In our opinion, it went beyond what should have ever occurred.