80 Quotes by Paul Ballew

We expect pressures to remain for the present. We're not kidding ourselves, ... As we look at the current near-term outlook there's sluggishness out there. However, the long-term picture is not entirely negative. The fundamentals for economy remain very positive for the industry as a whole.

We're going to be down in the second quarter and the back end of the year.

Our thought process is that this is truly the pause that refreshes. We expect to see improvement in the spring, ... Inventories are a bit higher than we'd like, but that doesn't mean we're treating it as a crisis.

April is off to a decent start. I caution everyone that it is early, very early, but we like the start.

The bottom line for us is the utility market remains the largest category in the industry. We are anticipating we will maintain our share of a stable market that is still very profitable.

As part of our restructuring plan, we need to build strong brands.

You need a favorable cost structure to make these profitable, ... The transaction price will be the in low teens. This is a price sensitive area.

This is not where we want to be, but we knew it would be a very challenging start to the year. We need to pickup our sales pace going forward.

This is the first and most important market for any vehicle manufacturer. It's not our plan to cede market share in the U.S. market.