80 Quotes by Paul Ballew

Anytime you're looking at the prospect for a soft landing, there's going to be uncertainty and risks. If what we're talking about is a prelude to an economic downturn, the industry will suffer over a two-to-three-year time. But the economy has shown a high degree of resiliency.

Certainly we did not see the surge we saw ...back in October of '01 or ...last July, ... But despite the ebbs and flows, we're going to wrap up this month pretty much as we thought it would play. And we're seeing mix continue to richen.

I don't want to throw out concerns that all of us have, ... We're looking at it every single day, and so far facts to date do not support contention that gas prices have had a material impact on truck sales.

The marketing program is not breaking the bank, contrary to other reports today,

The market below $12,500 is almost a million units. It's too big to ignore. We think long term that market will shrink a little further. It may be only a half-million units at some point. But with our global position and product, it's a half-million-unit market we can go after.

All in all, I would describe the month as pretty solid.

The industry had a very good month in May and we believe GM will actually outperform the industry, ... We expect to maintain that momentum as we head into the back half of the year.

The (light truck) market is still important, the market is vital for us,