Rebecca Lindland
Rebecca Lindland
cars consumer domestic gold high indicative list picks reports research says standard top
I think it's indicative of the market. Consumer Reports has a very high standard for consumer research the gold standard really and for the list of top picks to not have any domestic cars on it really says something.
given
Given that's a new model, that's a big decline.
acting agent commission dealer interested
The dealer is acting like an agent for this warranty company, and all they are really interested in, to some extent, is making money. It's a commission for them.
domestic lose market point share three
We are anticipating the domestic Big Three to lose another point of market share in March.
both gun holding total
Both are still kind of holding a gun to each other's head. This is not total disarmament.
depends gm hard people steer vehicle whether
Whether it will steer people into a GM vehicle is hard to say. It all depends on the cost. People all say they want run-flat tires, but when they find out how much they cost, they do without them.
product seem time
It doesn't seem to me that now is the time to play around with product names.
forecast front gm lead parity shows stay takes toyota until
Our forecast shows GM and Toyota at about parity with GM in 2006, but Toyota takes over the lead in 2007, and they stay in front until 2017.
car clearly closing ford market path plant truck
Ford is clearly on the path of closing at least a car plant if not a truck plant. They're losing market share, and they have too much capacity.
attribute aware consumers gas obviously
Consumers are obviously more aware of gas prices, but I don't think you can attribute all of that to gas prices.
buys gas incentive prices
Even with gas prices this high, a $7,000 to $8,000 incentive buys a lot of gas.
affect directly
That is going to directly affect their numbers.
detroit nervous scared work
It's just huge. If Detroit wasn't nervous before, they should be scared in their work boots.
balance bottom platform supports
This is where they make all their money. That's the bottom line. This is the platform that supports their balance sheet.