19 Quotes by Art Spinella

We hope to see a dialog begin that puts educated and aware consumers into energy policy decisions. We undertook this research to see if perceptions (about energy efficiency) were true in the real world.

She got out of tech stocks a year ago and bought a new Beetle. She paid cash for it, and now she's looking at a PT Cruiser.

She got out of tech stocks a year ago and bought a new Beetle, ... She paid cash for it, and now she's looking at a PT Cruiser.

I can easily see Asian automakers grabbing another three or four percentage points next year. I can see them taking 50 percent of the market eventually without breaking a sweat.

If it's priced right, even if the quality is somewhat less than other makes, they'd consider buying (Chinese cars) because Americans love a bargain.

Will that turns to sales? Maybe, maybe not, but the incentives certainly are going to help the consumer come back.

We believe this kind of data is important in a consumer's selection of transportation. Basing purchase decisions solely on fuel economy or vehicle size does not get to the heart of the energy usage issue.

Toyota wound up with this paradox. They're selling a car meant for young people to older people. It's not where they wanted to be.

Flood vehicles can be sold for their parts. There isn't a single vehicle that came out of Katrina that should be sold. They should all be scrapped.