The strong first-quarter results lead us to believe that 1998 will again be a very good year for both Chrysler and the industry.

Perhaps more important, our annual dealer sales of cars and trucks to retail customers has nearly doubled in that period, ... We have been consistently outperforming the industry in sales, and our share of the market has grown substantially.

We have the attitude that if it is strategic, that's great, but if it's a financial bath, then it's not strategic.

What consumers want is for us to mass produce moon-shot technology but at down-to-earth prices, ... isn't quite here yet, at least in the form consumers will accept.

We have made the decision to broaden and further strengthen the Chrysler brand with new, exciting cars. This eliminates often overlapping Plymouth brand models, and further focuses all our brands.

It's a tough time in the state, but I was pretty confident that everyone (public universities) would share the pain equally, ... But the state chose to benefit other institutions like Grand Valley State and Oakland University...as they say, we sank, they swam.

The American appetite for new cars and trucks is roaring, ... We're getting a big piece of that action, because we have some of the highest-quality, most competitively positioned vehicles on the road, from hot selling Dodge trucks to the all-new Mercedes-Benz S-class, which has really taken off in the U.S.

This year is shaping up for another record year of sales, and it comes as we are embarking on an unprecedented wave of new product introductions and partnerships that will fuel our growth into 2000 and beyond.

As we move forward with our global growth strategy, Plymouth, as a U.S. brand only, did not contribute to that growth. This was an emotional decision because Plymouth will always be an important part of our heritage.