Rebecca Lindland Quotes (23 Quotes)

I feel like people are going to look and say, 'Can I give up my job for 35,000

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.

Adding 2006 SUVs is like the kiss of death. Where do they stop it

As people live with them and maybe do some math, and if prices stay at the premium stage, you're just going to see sales slow.

Given that's a new model, that's a big decline.

People complain about gas prices, but they don't change their buying habits. We've been saying that gas prices have to hit 3 a gallon and stay there for six months to see a change in behavior.

The incremental sales will come from people who want a pickup for the weekend. I don't think the hard-core pickup buyer is going to abandon Ford, Chevy and Dodge.

Both are still kind of holding a gun to each other's head. This is not total disarmament.

This pushes them further into the Big Three territory. It's very, very symbolic offering a 1-ton pickup from an Asian manufacturer. It's a place where they can make a lot of money and it gives the consumer an alternative to the Big Three pickup.

Ironically, GM has lost just about exactly what Toyota has gained. In North America, it's very much a situation right now where Toyota is moving forward while GM is really managing its decline and trying to figure out how to manage such a big company with such a big market share decline.

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.

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.

It doesn't seem to me that now is the time to play around with product names.

They're building products that consumers want, and they're also well-managed, so they don't have any turmoil or anything like that. From a business standpoint, there really isn't much stopping Toyota at this point.

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.

How many plants do they need to close How much are they going to pay the left-over workers Who is left at the plants How much will they have to pay Also, you have the collective bargaining talks with the union coming up in September 2007.

I think consumers do respond to these types of reports. Manufacturers can't use Consumer Reports data in their advertising, so it's up to consumers to research this and find out the information for themselves. Unfortunately for the domestic companies, a large percentage of people actually do that research when it comes to buying a car.

It's obscene. It's offensive. But, it's unethical business practices, and the problem is that it reflects poorly on the whole industry.

This is where they make all their money. That's the bottom line. This is the platform that supports their balance sheet.

He proved successful in turning around Mazda when everyone else had written it off, but Ford is a lot bigger and there's a lot more to take care of.

This is definitely stronger than we expected. Maybe consumers feel like it's a good time to buy since interest rates are only going to get higher.

It's the price of gas that is driving all of this. Not just at the pump, but the way gas prices are affecting everything else in the economy, making everything else more expensive as it drives up the cost of doing business.

North America continues to grow in importance for Toyota on a global basis. Putting something like a production support center in the U.S. only makes sense as they continue to add plants.