“Why is every year the industry [sales] figure bigger than what we tell you it's going to be at the beginning of the year? ... Obviously the traditional models are not working. Is that going to continue indefinitely? I don't know. I suspect so. Why is it up? A lot of wealth in the U.S. economy [and] vehicle prices relative to that wealth are the lowest they've been in 20 or 30 years.”
“During his 36-year career at GM, Mike has made a tremendous contribution to GM in a broad range of assignments, ... And, he's been a long-time advisor and friend to me and many others in the company. We thank him and wish him well.”
“I think this is tough medicine for everybody involved with our company, ... I don't want to make this sound like an easy call for us or for them, but this is our call. We are responsible for running this part of the business.”
“I'm not conceding anything to anybody. We respect our competition around the world, and we're realistic about our challenges and opportunities. We know we have to earn the right to maintain our global sales leadership, and we're doing that day after day.”