People who think it doesn't matter who owns our auto industry are flat wrong.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I have a lot of respect for the auto manufacturers. They make a product people live inside - and can die inside - so they are held to very high standards.
The automotive corporations, including Ford, I think are in the business of trying to make cars that people will drive.
One of the big failures for the big auto companies is that even the CEO and the top management often don't understand design and manufacturing. As a CEO, you have to make decisions; you need to have knowledge.
I liken myself to Henry Ford and the auto industry, I give you 90 percent of what most people need.
The problem is that the automobile companies are not independent entities capable of pursuing their own interests. Rather, they are owned and controlled by organizations that are much more heavily invested in oil.
People look at me and think I am an expert in the automobile industry, and I'm not.
Porsche and BMW drivers are arrogant.
Our industry is full of all sorts of eccentricities and one of them is owning property.
We're the real estate industry - not the manufacturers.
The problem with the auto industry is layered upon the lack of consumer confidence. People are not buying cars. I don't care whether they're or American cars, or international cars.