You have to be careful to react when you start to deviate from your course.

At the age of 20 I bought a used Fiat 127. This was the only one I could afford!

If we come to the conclusion after 90 days that the synergies are big enough to justify the efforts, then we can go to the second step, which consists of saying: what would be the best organization and conditions -- including shareholdings -- in order to make sure the synergies happen.

I love not to be busy in a certain way.

I don't believe in hostile moves. I don't believe they carry any value.

When I come to a design decision, people know that is that.

Profit is the most global aspect of a business, and it is cross-functional.

I would say a good leader brings results. A great leader writes a new story, it's different. Obviously a new story has to incorporate a lot of results. But a story is a chapter in the life of a company that people want to write and want to remember.

You don't build your character by doing what everybody else is doing.

Business is tough; you need tough guys.

The low price of oil is a headwind to investments in alternative energy technologies, but it will not stop them.

When you're CEO, you have to have two conditions: first, shareholders need to trust you and want you to head your company. The second is that you need to feel the motivation to do the job. So, as long as both are reunited, you continue to do the job.

The most interesting information I can have about a competitor is the cost.

Employees are your most valuable assets. They are the heart and guts of a company. This doesn't mean that from time to time, you aren't going to do what is good for the company.

We are facing extreme volatility.

You need to make sure that you are where you think you are indispensable. And dedicate your task to that.

It would be easier to make money in other sectors, but since I was a kid, I liked cars.

China will be the answer to Japan's problems.

You go to a plant not only to pat the people on the back, but to tell them about the opportunities they have to do a better job. Quality is one of the opportunities they have to do a better job.

Don't believe what I say. Believe what I do.