Quotes by Fritz Henderson

“The more customers learn about hybrids, the more they want them, ... in many cases, a (modern) diesel can actually deliver better mileage than a hybrid.”

“Woe to the company that ignores the customer.”

“We are by definition optimists but I think determined would be a better word. It was a first step, an important step, but frankly it was one quarter of very modest profit and we are not stopping,”

“We certainly expect the second half of the year to be considerably better than the first”

“There were no highlights for the fourth quarter. It was a very, very tough quarter.”

“We felt economically all things considered this was a better transaction for us than alternatives including keeping the business.”

“No one has more of an incentive to find a solution for this (Delphi) problem than we do.”

“A work stoppage doesnt benefit anybody.”

“Weve achieved what we said wed achieve, and we picked up pace in the first quarter.”

“I wouldnt say that were satisfied with any of the results. But if you look at where we came from, there are signs that the turnaround is working.”