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    We see a time when everything will have to be a hybrid.

    We're looking at maybe 4, 5 percent growth, fueled by some of our new products. Next year should be another good year for everybody.

    There was a time when having a big, giant engine was sort of in, ... everything is sort of pointing to the fact that if you want a good image, it's better to be efficient.

    Our hybrid SUVs allow customers to have their SUVs and be responsible at the same time, and we've seen (demand) really accelerate since Katrina,

    Consumers are realizing that hybrids are a way to curtail oil dependence. Americans like to do the right thing, and they love to do the smart thing.


    The mind-set has changed. Used to be somebody would pay 2,000, 3,000 more for a big V-8 and the macho and muscle and squealing tires that went with it, ... Now, at least in some places, people pay the premium for the (hybrid's) image of being concerned about a clean environment, contributing to their children's future health and depending less on foreign oil.

    No one could have predicted such a monster year, nor anticipated the sustained strength of consumer confidence that fueled the economy. Every indicator points to a leveling-off in early 2000. But, of course, that's what we all said last year.

    First-quarter economic growth is proving quite robust. With showrooms awash in new products and the spring selling season upon us, the industry should be going strong in March.

    We think our growth will be fueled by these new products.

    Toyota's orientation from the very beginning was anybody could go hire a mechanic and hire an engineer and hire this and buy that. Toyota's view was that before they could build a car, they needed to perfect new revolutionary processes to build a mold, to build an engine, to go back to that level. And that's what makes the company different.

    There's a continuing interest in gas mileage. I don't think that's temporary. It's a long-term trend.

    Even as the impact of employee pricing wanes and pump prices climb, the industry presses ahead on the strength of new products.

    It's a product thermo-nuclear war out there. Everybody is coming out with new hardware.

    I've been afraid to ask where that sensor goes, but I'm sure it does a good job.

    Toyota's name is not for sale, ... Dealers can sell property, but Republic can't just buy Toyota's good name.

    We don't have an ailing industry.

    The initial response to it is much greater than we thought.

    It would give other drivers on the road a signal on which cars they must stay away from. It will be a few more years before consumers see this technology in the market.

    We and Toyota dealers have proven that we give customers good value and service. Republic has made claims that it will revolutionize the car business. All we've seen them do is gobble up dealerships.

    I think innovation will be key to determining success of new products. It will no longer be good enough to just have new products.


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