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We are facing extreme volatility.
We continue to be bullish on China.
I love not to be busy in a certain way.
Business is tough; you need tough guys.
Don't believe what I say. Believe what I do.
China will be the answer to Japan's problems.
When I come to a design decision, people know that is that.
When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
Incentives are not strategy, they are tactics. Defensive measures.
The time is right for electric cars - in fact the time is critical.
I have my family, my children - I have a lot of outside activities.
Regulations about environments are going to get tougher and tougher.
You don't build your character by doing what everybody else is doing.
Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation.
I don't believe in hostile moves. I don't believe they carry any value.
Profit is the most global aspect of a business, and it is cross-functional.
The most interesting information I can have about a competitor is the cost.
You have to be careful to react when you start to deviate from your course.
As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.
To face deflation, you have to have people accepting it and not reacting to it.
At the age of 20 I bought a used Fiat 127. This was the only one I could afford!
We are not making a capital investment into GM as the first element or condition.
The biggest enemy of management is indifference. It's when people don't give a damn
Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one.
As an individual, not as the boss of a company, I am very interested in motor racing.
We don't want to be something for everybody, we want to be everything for some people.
It would be easier to make money in other sectors, but since I was a kid, I liked cars.
I think that the best training a top manager can be engaged in is management by example.
I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
Talking about stepping down in five years is frankly not a topic of particular actuality now.
India is definitely one of the markets where we can expect growth and a potential to do well.
Leadership is demonstrated at the moment of need. You learn to be a leader by acting, by doing
In a difficult and uncertain environment, Renault remains on track to meet its 2012 objective.
The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary.
If guys try to make a bigger company for the sake of size, they don't create value in most cases.
The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.
Electric cars are not going to take the market by storm, but it's going to be a gradual improvement.
People will always challenge you on an idea as long as it has not been concretized by somebody else.
I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences.
When you want to turn around a company, you want to make sure that the solution is coming from inside.
You need to make sure that you are where you think you are indispensable. And dedicate your task to that.
You'll never convince me there is a hopeless situation or there is any finality in any success or any failure.
I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.
Being a good leader today doesn't mean you'll be a good leader 10 years from now. You have to adapt to the times
The low price of oil is a headwind to investments in alternative energy technologies, but it will not stop them.
Our objective is to position Nissan in the top rank of the car industry. Until we get there, there will be no rest.
Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. And saying something different is just rubbish.
Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
I mean, when you're a pioneer and you are at the forefront of an offensive, you're going to be the most optimistic person.
Synergies are not only about cost reduction. Synergies can be access to markets, exchange of products, avoiding overlaps, exchange of best practices.