Mike Manley Quotations

One thing that is very important to us is if our dealers are profitable, and a key to profitability is throughput.

I wish we didn't have to do this. This is the most distasteful part of the job. Nobody likes it. It's never fun.

If we don't have the right dealers in the right markets, it affects our volume.

But there are times we will talk to our dealer body in a market where we see there is a situation that needs to improve. We talk to the parties involved about how you would resolve the situation.

He is in no way involved with the surveillance video or any other aspect of the case as part of a work assignment or otherwise. His presence at the courthouse on Thursday was not work-related.

We don't have a target number for Alphas. But long-term, you will see more Alphas. We have a number of markets where we have too many dealers, and it is difficult for dealers to make the level of profit we want.

Toyota dealers on average have significantly more throughput than our dealers do. And we know that throughput is a key indicator of the profit opportunity for a dealer.

But the initial piece of this was the fact that he went to the courthouse and claimed he was involved in the surveillance video tape and he wasn't.

The mistrial is a major surprise and disappointment. We are concerned about the message being sent to this community, especially to those who would use firearms against another person.

In New York, Chicago and Boston, the domestic manufacturers have significantly more dealers than new entrants like Toyota and Honda.