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20,000 or 30,000 vehicles, the numbers we're talking about are material. from a consumer perspective it's hard to look a consumer in the eye and say this is going to make a lot of difference in terms of your experience based on whether you buy a ford, toyota, nissan or chevrolet. >> is it just another symbol that people need to get beyond for what was for a long time the perception of the inferiority of detroit. >> i think it is. cars coming out of the detroit car companies are very good cars today. the cars coming out of toyota and nissan, are also very good. it's really important to remember...

You know this better than anyone. we continue to need this recovery to be more robust and to pick up steam. as we get into 2011, where are we in this economy and more importantly, where are we headed? >> another bright spot for next year. the share of americans paychecks that they pay for financial obligations like mortgage, credit card, debts, their main financial expenditures, that share is going down. it's much lower than it's been any time in recent memory. that's giving people more financial flexibility right now. the two things we care about, our house and our job, there are still big qu...

Highs. retailers reported strong sales and consumers were feeling better as the year drew to a close. they are even saving more money. yet, christine romans, you do this every day. you talk about everything in the business world every morning. you know this better than anyone. we continue to need this recovery to be more robust and to pick up steam. as we get into 2011, where are we in this economy and more importantly, where are we headed? >> another bright spot for next year. the share of americans paychecks that they pay for financial obligations like mortgage, credit card, debts, their mai...