_ December 31, 2007
_ THROUGH Tom WALSH
_ FEUILLETONIST free press
_ RICK WAGONER, presiding and chief main leaders more officer of general motor Corp., its briefly:
_ _ • _ “mine wish its Gehaeuse the for an end to and auto recession into the STATE in 2008; _ completely a STATE OF energy politics, and continued success in emerging market that use both the STATE and those market.”
_ _ l. _ BROOK PATTERSON, Oakland county main leader:
_ _ • _ “I think there will its a huge push, no, rebellion back more probably, when business illustration out the applicable taxable costs of the Michigan business tax some business will see tax double or three-way more over the old single business tax there will its anger and hell to pay again.”
_ _ • _ “you will see question on the voting cards in ‘ 08 for legalizing racinos, into exchange for reduction a people will the the in personally and business tax work that the automatic controllers and their favourite soil up.”
_ _ • _ “the condition of Michigan will pony up $100 million for the expansion of Cobo. why not? _ they ponied up $200 million to accelerate loans in Michigan the regard auto show step off by $560 million as the local economy… he move annually, now that’s an investment I can support.”
_ _ • _ Detroit mayor “Kwame Kilpatrick will document paternity a process against Roger Penske, claiming to its Penske’s illegally son _ Kwame will balance its budget one way or.”
_ _ ROBERT FICANO, Wayne county main leader:
_ _ • _ “a plan to Cobo extend center will its recognition in 2008.”
_ _ JERRY YORK, advisor to read Vegas billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, more former chief financially more officer of more Chrysler and IBM, more former board more member of general motor and current board more member of Apple, its mulling these expenditure heading in 2008:
_ _ • _ “what will STATE auto industry volume/incentive expenditure per unit its in 2008? _ (I am betting on an industry of 15,25 million to 15,5 million unit.)”
_ _ • _ “what will the domestic three (automaker) North American profitability/cash flows its into 2008? _ and will Cerberus stock to its announce plan general to treat more Chrysler as on a long-term basis investment?”
_ _ • _ “will the domestic three increase you product renewal rate into the 2009 to 2011 period to stabilize it North American market portion?”
_ _ • _ “will the domestic three begins taking any more meaningfully activity to eliminates endeavors mark and/or reduces dealers body size?”
_ _ Mark catch, ford motor CO main leaders vice- president, Ford’s president of the America.
_ _ • _ “do not speak its wishing we continuously ourselves in recession here in 2008.”
_ _ • _ “cars and will trucks and SUVs for the only time sell crossover to more in much year.”
_ _ • _ “public politics on energy will continue to its front and center evenly more after the passage of the energy Bill.”
_ _ • _ “gas price will do not continue to float around $90 to $100 a barrel _ much discharge in anvisieren.”
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_ GEORGE JACKSON jr., chief development more officer for the city of Detroit:
_ _ • _ “mine wish its that the Gehaeuse market turns over and that the banking and financially community its more accessible to development project.”
_ _ DOUG ROTHWELL, president and CEO of Detroit Renaissance:
_ _ • _ wish that the national means discover there its to other company in Detroit in addition GR., Ford and more Chrysler.
_ _ • _ forecast that “we won’t hit lower surface until 2010th the autos aren’t now do cutting job and the national economy its sliding.”
_ _ • _ “no one its coming to us. _ Lansing. do not store _ not Washington we have to turn our region around ourselves!”
_ _ ANDREA FISCHER-NEW-MAN, older vice president of government relation for northwest airline, wish:
_ _ • _ “into 2008 you will anything bad about northwest airline, it will its sunny and freely jed day and surface will has mechanical expenditure _ accumulation into the skies will to be never an expenditure and fuel will drop back to no more then $25 a barrel does not hear.”
_ _ DAVID COLE, presiding of center for automobile research, Ann Arbor:
_ _ • _ “following year the to begin of the following largely compression can be wavelike to move into the auto business, possibly starting with more Chrysler and a secret partner this May its driven and the implication global scale by GR. joining Toyota with of the again korporativ average fuel economy law.”
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_ • _ the year “2008 will its durable a year however finally did not read the light an the end of the tunnels its train coming the of other direction _ largely year for journalist and analysts because of no end in thing to speak and write about.”
_ _ Bob LUTZ, GR. Presiding of global product development:
_ _ • _ “that now we have the 35 mile pro gallon fuel economics authority by 2020, I am hoping that in 2008 ‘ professor Doktor ‘ David Friedman (research director, clean carriers program, union of concerned scientists) and its ‘ high qualify ‘ band of allegedly concerned, even — scientists proclaim will turn it energy toward showing the world’s automobile industry exactly like those number, using available technology and ‘ costs of united hundred dollar an the am most ‘ can be to reach with a carrier selection that evenly remote to resemble the cars and trucks Americans want to buy today.”
_ _ ELEANOR JOSAITIS, CEO of Focus:hope:
_ _ • _ “give me dozer _ I want to its able to freely out the leave house and business, the that its beyond payment by instalments, and form room for redevelopment of our neighbourhood and commercially district.”
_ _ • _ “looking immediate ahead, I to forecast a main interest on improving education in our school people to be strong beginning to realize that superior education, special emphasizing the science, technology, technology and Mathe, its the only way to rejuvenate our local economy and give us applicable an advantage into the global economy.”
_ _ Sam SIMON, presiding and CEO of Atlas oil CO:
_ _ • _ “fuel costs will reach record level again for the second year in row.”
_ _ • _ “politics will keep ugly into the president race.”
_ _ • _ “the growth into use of corn create ethanol will continue to press food price more higher.”
_ _ • _ “bio Diesels use will slowly like the costs of livestocks continue to press its costing more higher than Diesel fuel.”
_ _ DAVID BRANDON, CEO of domino’s Pizza:
_ _ • _ “mine wish for 2008: _ we do not stop politics aside and received into crisis a management mode like it refer to the problem and provoke we face like region and a condition we have seriously to provoke to to overcome and we Benoetigen to to have more greater sense of urgency than a we to have shown into the behind the best again course of action to be often the am most politically attached _ it its time Benoetigen less policy we for all of us to to combine and to be what required to received our condition growing again. and more courage and conviction to to change.”
_ _ • _ “mine greatest fear for 2008: _ one statistics we should its concerned about its how much of our inhabitant its interested in leaving Michigan however at present cannot because of the free fallen they have experienced into the market value of their condition _ it is material we to make available these people with hope and opportunity, they will its leaving our condition as soon like it its possible for them to so, more further destroying our economically stability and growth.”
_ _ • _ “my forecast for 2008: _ changing the current law on name delimitation for condition legislator and a transition to part time legislation will gain importantly traction power and fallen for Michigan voter and inflation will its much bigger expenditure in 2008 than have its in much year.”
_ _ GRADY BURNETT, head of Google Inc. again Ann Arbor office:
_ _ • _ “I wish for continued growth and success for all in Michigan again economics.”
_ _ lastly, here its united final anonymity prognosticates because of fear of reprisal of korporativ public relation people, China or uaw president Ron Gettelfinger the however mysterious anonymous source often-estimated of, an all surrounds change for some local held who persists on:
_ _ • _ uaw again and Bangalore open office in Shanghai, China, India.
_ _ • _ Lutz, 75, indication again a 20-year contract an general motor.
_ _ • _ to the nation’s vocabulary such as STATE auto sales returns stagflation drop under 15 million unit.
_ _ • _ Steve Miller, presiding of Delphi Corp., its again appoint secretary of labor into the Barack Obama line _
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