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.

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.

It really gives us enormous strength in this very competitive marketplace.

The bill is an unnecessary intrusion into the marketplace. If there were restrictions in the marketplace ... we would come to you for help. That is not the case.

OK, this is one of your customers here and you owe him $1,000. You never called him back.