We remain confident in our growth prospects and have an exciting product line-up, which includes major releases like Xbox 360, SQL Server 2005, Office 12 and Windows Vista.
We're so much into getting better and not looking at the product and investing in the process,
We're going to see refineries further ramp up gasoline production as they come back on line. Concerns about gasoline will fade as this results in increased stocks.
We're going to see a rapid growth in production and use of ethanol.
We're going to grow our product line and add different things. We all have some visions but we're not going to rush that. It will happen in stages.
We're going to go into immediate production after the trials, ... We've been below the radar screen. We're in an industry that doesn't attract much attention.
What we're seeing is that most of the compliant product lead times are firming up and creeping out. If the lead time was two weeks, now it's four. If it was four weeks, it's going to six or eight weeks.
What they're trying to say is, we have problems, but we're trying to innovate our way out of our problems. But the next question is, show me the innovation. And that will make or break Ford. I think it's very important for them to come up with some good product to talk about.
Product investment, quality management, and all the things that are key for a car company - great, there has been no compromise in those aspects. But I feel there's a lot we could do on communication, particularly from a Chinese perspective.
While marketing is important, having a better product is ultimately what wins. That's where we'll focus our efforts.