26 Quotes by Mark LaNeve

When we are on consumers' shopping lists, we like our chances.

Given that the industry came in somewhat below our initial expectations, we are pleased that our retail sales were in line with the targets established in our North America turnaround plan.

Given the strong consumer demand for these great new vehicles, we're feeling good about our decision to increase and pull ahead production.

GM is proud to support Cure Autism Now's innovative research programs and partner with an organization that is aggressively working to make a better life for individuals affected by autism. WALK NOW events provide a wonderful venue for Chevrolet to highlight our commitment to families and to showcase new products such as the hot HHR crossover. The Gala is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us to align the Cadillac brand with a marquee event, celebrating a ground-breaking organization.

People may wait, thinking our prices will get better. They won't get better.

Starting right now, we are going to communicate a clear, simple message: In more segments, with more brands, GM has great product at a great price, and, in many cases, we have the best product at the best price.

While February was a challenging month for all certified GM brands, GM Certified Used Vehicles, the industry's top-selling certified brand, increased sales by 3 percent from January and continues to set the pace for all manufacturers in the category.

While December was a difficult comparison for us and other manufacturers, by any measure it still was a solid sales month. We're particularly pleased with the recovery in our sport utility and full-size pickup business. It gives us renewed confidence as we prepare to launch new vehicles into these key segments in 2006.

We've made this clear to the dealers. Chevy's got to compete heads-up with Ford and Toyota and all the mainstream parts of the market, and Cadillac needs to have everything it can to compete with BMW, Mercedes and Lexus. The other brands need to be tightly focused.