dan ackerson, chairman and ceo of general motors. it says dan but i was thinking lebeau.ts. >> that makes me feel good. >> does it? >> i'm just glad to have dan here. >> this is great for "squawk box". mike jackson said 15-5 run rate. that's good. did you think we would be here this weekly? >> it is good. we kind of estimated between 15 and 15.5. there's been steady growth coming out of the great recession back in '09 and '08. we dropped to lower levels than anyone could have mantled. so it's been a steady comeback fueled by people did not buy cars almost 24 months to speak of. so the average car in this country is now about 11 years. so there is underlying support, systemic support for continued growth of the economy. >> you sound a little cautious. >> how far along are we in taking care of that? i asked jackson too. like in the baseball game. have we already done the fourth inning? eighth inning? where are we in getting these beaters off the road? >> we're putting a lot of g.m. cars on the road right now. we obviously want more. there is this under penning strength that

tomorrow phil will be onset along with dan ackerson who will be our guest host. really? that's really good. >> please come. starting -- and please watch at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> if you have comments or questions anything you see here on "squawk," e-mail u us @squawkcnbc.com. >>> when we come back, we have a preview of today's big numbers. due out at 8:15. the futures have been indicated higher this morning. dow futures up by about four points, s&p up by 1 1/2 above fair value. ♪ ♪ ♪ the new blackberry z10 with time shift and blackberry balance. built to keep you moving. see it in action at blackberry.com/z10 >>> in earnings central news, earnings per share falling a penny short of what had been expected. revenue came in roughly in line. full-year guidance matches what the street was expecting. >> let's get a preview of the adp report and the government employment reports that are coming out. what's today? is today wednesday all day? >> yep. >> tomorrow we get jobless claims. >> friday, again, again. >> the months are flying by. >> joining us onset, president at macro ris