Paul Ballew Quotes

"We look at this every which way and we really cannot find evidence of some seismic change in consumer behavior,"

"We look at this every which way and we really cannot find evidence of some seismic change in consumer behavior."

"We had a very challenging month. We had some pockets of strength, but once again with the number of head winds for the month, we were down."

"We're not pleased with our sales decline, but it's important for us to improve the quality of our sales."

"We've exceeded the sales estimate for the month. We turned the production at a very healthy pace."

"From a competitive standpoint, we're better than anybody else ? you can look at it from any performance metric. We're king of the hill."

"Not all consumers want an interest rate or a contract. We'll get a little more diversity going forward. But I wouldn't conclude that compelling offers on the interest rate side have run their course and lost effectiveness in the marketplace."

"We do need to see sales — and we expect to see sales strengthen as we get into May and June."

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

"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."

"We're seeing a good, solid performance so far this year."

"We expect the revenue increase to continue though the rest of this decade and beyond."

"Truck sales were just phenomenal. They just exploded like nothing I've ever seen before."

"It's a program that has been crafted for a period of time -- it was not created due to weak sales in May. We are on the offensive and we plan to continue to be on the offensive. We believe simple and compelling works, and we believe leadership brings its own benefits."

"When we said value pricing, we said we'd still be competitive in terms of pricing and still run tactical programs."