Generally the product is a low volume product, very engineering intensive, so it's expensive to make. GM has too much car capacity and not enough truck capacity. Car plants are operating close to 70 percent capacity, while truck plants are close to 100 percent. You can use that manufacturing plant, maybe for a hybrid sports utility vehicle/car. - Rod Lache Quotes
Generally the product is a low volume product, very engineering intensive, so it's expensive to make. GM has too much car capacity and not enough truck capacity. Car plants are operating close to 70 percent capacity, while truck plants are close to 100 percent. You can use that manufacturing plant, maybe for a hybrid sports utility vehicle/car. Rod Lache
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The Firestone name is horribly damaged and it's definitely not clear they can survive the damage. - Rod Lache Quotes

The Firestone name is horribly damaged and it's definitely not clear they can survive the damage.

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If [Firestone parent] Bridgestone has to incur a strike and is unable to meet its commitments to customers, the name would be even more badly damaged, ... Bridgestone at this point basically has to capitulate. - Rod Lache Quotes

If [Firestone parent] Bridgestone has to incur a strike and is unable to meet its commitments to customers, the name would be even more badly damaged, ... Bridgestone at this point basically has to capitulate.

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Dana is struggling to obtain secured bank financing and a bank deal may not materialize. We remain concerned that Dana will be unable to overcome weak demand outlooks. - Rod Lache Quotes

Dana is struggling to obtain secured bank financing and a bank deal may not materialize. We remain concerned that Dana will be unable to overcome weak demand outlooks.

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I think it's almost impossible for Ford to distance themselves from the problem, but I think they've done a very good job conveying responsiveness to the U.S. consumer, obviously being more responsive than Firestone has. - Rod Lache Quotes

I think it's almost impossible for Ford to distance themselves from the problem, but I think they've done a very good job conveying responsiveness to the U.S. consumer, obviously being more responsive than Firestone has.

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Customers are unsure of what supplier pricing is, but they are assuming correctly that it is not as good as employee pricing. - Rod Lache Quotes

Customers are unsure of what supplier pricing is, but they are assuming correctly that it is not as good as employee pricing.

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It's an exaggeration to say they took Neon guts and built a truck over it, but took a lot of things in that platform and modified it. - Rod Lache Quotes

It's an exaggeration to say they took Neon guts and built a truck over it, but took a lot of things in that platform and modified it.

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They've eroded a lot of their credibility over the past couple of years. (Now) the bar that they set has been lowered again. - Rod Lache Quotes

They've eroded a lot of their credibility over the past couple of years. (Now) the bar that they set has been lowered again.

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When you can price much higher that means you can put a lot more content into the vehicles and can reinforce that brand equity by putting out exceptional products. - Rod Lache Quotes

When you can price much higher that means you can put a lot more content into the vehicles and can reinforce that brand equity by putting out exceptional products.

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If [Firestone parent] Bridgestone has to incur a strike and is unable to meet its commitments to customers, the name would be even more badly damaged. Bridgestone at this point basically has to capitulate. - Rod Lache Quotes

If [Firestone parent] Bridgestone has to incur a strike and is unable to meet its commitments to customers, the name would be even more badly damaged. Bridgestone at this point basically has to capitulate.

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In the long run it may gain greater market share, greater scale, ... But it'd raise a lot of near-term concerns. - Rod Lache Quotes

In the long run it may gain greater market share, greater scale, ... But it'd raise a lot of near-term concerns.

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