Jim Cain Quotations

If they're changing prices and incentives, until you evaluate that you don't know if they're really lowering prices for the consumer.

We need to move beyond this. We've been pretty consistent in saying this shouldn't become an everyday program.

If I'm injured do I pay for my health care or my rent? If I don't pay for my co-pay for physical therapy or a prescription I'm not going to be able to work. That money doesn't seem like much to you and me, but it's all the difference in being able to pay the rent.

I don't care if you're riding with angels -- if you roll at 50 miles an hour, you're going to have problems.

Hybrid customers tend to be a little better educated and more affluent, and that's a good fit with the Washington market.

We may ask them to stop using the claim.

There is a moral issue behind this, and it's unfortunate that the university has seen this so far as having no role at all.

People need to realize it can't and won't last forever. It's been effective for us and it sets us up well to introduce some new models. At this point, our plan only goes through Labor Day.

Our inventory is actually less than one per dealer.

I think there's a variety of options for what could be done with this property. The district will have to assess the value and determine if it's worth selling to someone to develop.

I think people have the impression that West Des Moines is an affluent community. But there are parts of West Des Moines that have median income levels similar to lower-income neighborhoods in Des Moines and they need help.

We're data driven. We're looking at warranty and claims information with all tires. If the data suggest we need to take action, we will.

We had always intended to do just two model years of the GT.

There are discussions ongoing as to whether there will be a civil penalty and what it will be. They said that the notice was not sent at the proper and exact time.

We've got a lot of work to do build on the success of Fusion and F-series. Bold is the operative phrase.

The contribution is designated for children's education and a play area -- nothing more.

There have been some really nice deals that we've been able to make for these people. We're not just the bad old landlord. We're trying to do things the right way.

We think we have good supplies of tires and we're going to take care of this, ... We're going to do the right thing and replace these tires. Continental and General Tire have done a great job for us, and analyzing the data, identifying the root cause and doing it very quickly, that's the kind of performance you expect to see in these situations.

We've basically accomplished a sell-down of 2005 models.

We're just starting to flex our muscles in the hybrid market.

To us, the Ford versus Chevy race is a remnant of the old Big Three mind-set. We're managing our business to emerge a winner in the Big Six shootout, and it means looking farther east than Jefferson Avenue to measure ourselves.

These are the kinds of programs that really can't and shouldn't last forever.

There's a documented need for low-cost subsidized housing for families in Iowa City. The hardship is greater on those families than it would be on a single individual. A family headed by a minimum-wage earner will pay 40 to 50 percent of their income on housing versus someone who has a full scholarship that pays for most of their needs.

This is an absolutely astonishing and criminal award. It is outrageous for the reason that there is absolutely no defect in the roof design or handling.

I've found the last thing people don't pay is the rent because having a roof is the most important thing. You can live without heat or water, but as soon as you lose your house you're scrambling.

I'm content to focus on serving my country however it needs me in this post.

It's our intention to continue on 2005s. It's our intention to move away from '06s.

The Family Plan was our most successful model year-end sales event ever and we expect that zero percent financing will help us sell-out our few remaining 2005 models several weeks earlier than normal.

It's a national trend. The suburbs keep moving out and people are moving with them. Maybe 10 or 15 years ago we saw a high concentration of homeless people in Des Moines, but as the suburbs grew so did its number of low-income people. Now the suburbs are like the new inner city in that respect.

The full package of all these changes will improve our business and dealers' business too by creating a better value for the consumer. Last year, when we adjusted margin on the F-series, we actually saw dealer grosses improve slightly.

It's an odd quandary for us, ... It's like there's compassion fatigue all around. I can certainly appreciate someone's anger. Then again, everybody has a limited amount to give.

There's equity in that name and we want to use it.

It was done perfectly within the law. It was well before 90 days.

We will be contacting GM as early as Monday to ask them to withdraw all of their leadership claims for the Chevrolet brand.

This vehicle is bold looking, it's a blast to drive and we're not going to go to market with only five bullets in our six-gun. We are looking to make our vehicles a better value for customers, improve residual values and break out of the old business-as-usual mind-set.

I asked the president to place me where he thought I could make a difference, and Denmark is where I'm serving at his pleasure.