We weren't disappointed on overall sales, but cars did better and trucks didn't do as well as we thought. I think it's more fuel than anything. When you see these very rapid run ups, people get a little cautious. George Pipas
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![This is the first year we have the Fusion in our lineup. So the prudent thing for Ford to do is lower Five Hundred production so we don't end up with an excess inventory of that car at year's end and be forced to sell Five Hundreds not bought by retail customers to daily rental fleets at a [large] discount. We'll probably sell fewer Five Hundreds in its second full year on the market than we did in its first full year. - George Pipas Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBHZW9yZ2UgUGlwYXMgICAg&num=1 "This is the first year we have the Fusion in our lineup. So the prudent thing for Ford to do is lower Five Hundred production so we don't end up with an excess inventory of that car at year's end and be forced to sell Five Hundreds not bought by retail customers to daily rental fleets at a [large] discount. We'll probably sell fewer Five Hundreds in its second full year on the market than we did in its first full year. - George Pipas Quotes")
![We owe it to our customers and our dealers ... to be competitive in the marketplace, ... [Ford CEO] Bill Ford said earlier this year we won't be left at the gate. - George Pipas Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=V2Ugb3dlIGl0IHRvIG91ciBjdXN0b21lcnMgYW5kIG91ciBkZWFsZXJzIC4uLiB0byBiZSBjb21wZXRpdGl2ZSBpbiB0aGUgbWFya2V0cGxhY2UsIC4uLiBbRm9yZCBDRU9dIEJpbGwgRm9yZCBzYWlkIGVhcmxpZXIgdGhpcyB5ZWFyIHdlIHdvbid0IGJlIGxlZnQgYXQgdGhlIGdhdGUuIA==&author=ICBHZW9yZ2UgUGlwYXMgICAg&num=5 "We owe it to our customers and our dealers ... to be competitive in the marketplace, ... [Ford CEO] Bill Ford said earlier this year we won't be left at the gate. - George Pipas Quotes")
![Even at $4 a gallon, [buying a hybrid] is not a financial decision I'd make because you've got to pay about $4,000 or more upfront [in higher sticker price] for the privilege of driving around in a hybrid. - George Pipas Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=RXZlbiBhdCAkNCBhIGdhbGxvbiwgW2J1eWluZyBhIGh5YnJpZF0gaXMgbm90IGEgZmluYW5jaWFsIGRlY2lzaW9uIEknZCBtYWtlIGJlY2F1c2UgeW91J3ZlIGdvdCB0byBwYXkgYWJvdXQgJDQsMDAwIG9yIG1vcmUgdXBmcm9udCBbaW4gaGlnaGVyIHN0aWNrZXIgcHJpY2VdIGZvciB0aGUgcHJpdmlsZWdlIG9mIGRyaXZpbmcgYXJvdW5kIGluIGEgaHlicmlkLiA=&author=ICBHZW9yZ2UgUGlwYXMgICAg&num=9 "Even at $4 a gallon, [buying a hybrid] is not a financial decision I'd make because you've got to pay about $4,000 or more upfront [in higher sticker price] for the privilege of driving around in a hybrid. - George Pipas Quotes")
