Stephen Pope Quotations

From a strategic point of view, this sale allows them to narrow the spotlight on being a maker of premium cars. There was some haste to get this done and had they had more time and a relaxed schedule to get this done, they might have been able to get more for the business.

He's been the most beleaguered of any archbishop in the United States. It's like a battlefield promotion.

Under his stewardship the icon that was Mercedes-Benz has been devalued. There has been a loss of fiscal discipline within the group as money has been thrown at Chrysler. The decision to acquire Chrysler in the first place has not been a great success.

It is good to be in early in the game, against perhaps waiting too long and finding that all the good relationships for joint ventures are taken.

I think that what we're beginning to see is that other sectors are beginning to get a little bit worried because oil prices are pressing on and people are beginning to express a reservation that this is going to hamper the level of economic activity going forward.

Pacifying the shareholders with this amazing share buyback that they're undertaking should keep people fairly favorable towards the company.

Reorganization is costly and questions are asked how effective it will be. Look at Smart, the street just wants the brand killed off. Why throw more money at a bad idea.

M&A certainly is a key driver (for European markets) because you've got balance sheets that are in a very healthy condition, (and) cash on the books.

You are going to see a number of names fall by the wayside, consumed by bigger players.

Those have cast long shadows on the market.

The pharmaceuticals sector has been a bit of a disappointment so far this year, so it's encouraging to see good first-quarter numbers coming through. The money companies have poured into research and development is starting to show.

Bentley has become its own clearly identifiable brand. They have put Bentley in a whole new category.

The time to buy this stock is when you stop getting mixed messages from the board. The timing of the CEO departure isn't very clear and shareholders need to know so they can draw a line under it and move forward.

The whole industry is very fragmented. We'll see this market consolidate.

This is certainly a source of irritation for Toyota. But they are coming out and identifying the problem and getting it fixed. This is a small blip in Toyota's slow but steady march to be global number one.

There's a lot of sentiment that this is really the last chance for Bill Ford to turn things around.

It's good, and it's probably going to cause a flutter in the share price when it opens. People will be very pleased that there's some good news. It's been one bump in the road after another.

They've really got to prove they can overcome this challenge from voice over Internet protocol.

I'm sure we have some more upside before we can breathe easier.

The European car industry is really delivering the type of product that people want to buy, at the price that they are willing to pay.