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“I can't believe he'd make an announcement of that without labor being supportive of it. They (the union) are in a position where they are very vulnerable. Without strong employers, their job protections don't mean anything.”
David Cole
“What they're really doing is taking their divisions and shrinking their number in a de facto way.”
“You have one part of the pickup market that is not going to change, but most will shop around, ... It's good to have loyal customers, but it's not 90 percent or even 70 percent.”
“There's the thought that if this is going to be so hot, why not price it higher? But if you do, maybe you lose volume and it doesn't stay hot as long, or you have to move to incentives and price cuts sooner, or you give a competitor a chance to enter the field sooner. The dealers certainly are making money. But the factory doesn't benefit from that.”
“I think they were unrealistic,”
“Chrysler has developed a reputation for flair and design that originated with Tom. But he's been a lot more than a designer the last few years. He's been much more of an executive. I can't help but feel he's sick of it.”
“What this really says is that major surgery is required. Doing nothing is not an option. It's change or die.”
“In a small vehicle, pricing is a pretty dicey type of thing.”
“When you look at the complexity of the business, it's not really a surprise. There's a lot of legacy practices that need to be fractured. What they have now with e-technology are the tools to really get at it.”
“If you can save $5 on a transaction that used to cost $10, you'll do it, even if your competitor is going to make $1.”
