Quotes by George Hoffer

“You dont want to give people false signals with price.”

“Thats why gas prices are so fast to go up and so slow to go down.”

“The price reduction is not as great as what GM has made it out to be. They are squeezing the dealers.”

“This has never worked in history -- getting rid of incentives by cutting dealer profit margins, I dont want to be too negative. It is one of the few things [GM] can do to try to create some excitement.”

“Insurers are in a bind because theyve driven up the price of cars, and theyre not seeing the benefit. Air bags cost about $1,000 to replace.”

“Its perverse. Its sending the wrong signal. Its a combination of political opportunism and political naiveté.”

“Its kind of funny what theyve done. For calculating CAFE standards . . . requirements for manufacturers havent changed at all.”

“Its really a subterfuge on the part of the government.”

“This is a pretty bulletproof plant because it was completely redone. Its always been a plant that Ford has protected because it has a good work force.”

“It nonetheless is a noisy prop jet.”