I think it's going to be another solid car year, for both Ford and the industry.

This is the first year we have the Fusion in our lineup. So the prudent thing for Ford to do is lower Five Hundred production so we don't end up with an excess inventory of that car at year's end and be forced to sell Five Hundreds not bought by retail customers to daily rental fleets at a [large] discount. We'll probably sell fewer Five Hundreds in its second full year on the market than we did in its first full year.

We owe it to our customers and our dealers ... to be competitive in the marketplace, ... [Ford CEO] Bill Ford said earlier this year we won't be left at the gate.

January is easily the slowest selling month of the year. We don't want the inventory situation to get ahead of us.

I think we're a little deeper this year. Our pitching is a little bit more solid now, from top to bottom.

Ford Reflex is a small car that doesn't feel small.