Rick Wagoner Overall Quotations

Overall economic growth in Europe hasn't been robust and the car market hasn't been robust,

We'll have to put our helmet on and take a few months of lower overall sales.

It's clear that the U.S. market and economic conditions have become significantly more uncertain. Overall we remain very bullish on the prospects for the auto industry in the U.S. and globally but at this point we are viewing the U.S. economy and auto market environment with considerable caution.

It's one factor that's important in our overall cost competitiveness. I can't tell you it's the only or the primary thing for us,

Health costs in this country are out of control, ... This will significantly improve our overall cost competitiveness ... and will be critical to getting GM North America back to profitability as soon as possible.