We don't always agree on stuff, but when it's time to blow the whistle and start the game, we're not still debating.
From Rick Wagoner
Ford, as I understand it, had done away with the concept of regional management, and now they've re-introduced that in Europe, so it's kind of a two-way street.
All this improvement is great, but all that does is get us in the game to play for improvements that we need in the future, so that we can be aggressive in the marketplace.
There are some things that I like, like education, wine, and I'd like to be a good cook, although I'm a pretty good eater now.
On Friday I was in Washington for a meeting with Administration officials. In the course of that meeting, they requested that I 'step aside' as CEO of GM, and so I have.
Don't worry about planning every step of your life.
History shows you don't know what the future brings.
I'm like Sergeant Schultz, I know nothing. We are trying to share ideas around the world. We don't just come up with a great idea in Brazil and ignore it in the rest of the world.
Generally, cars were not built to sit on dealer lots. It encourages the wrong kind of behavior in the whole system.
What I've seen around the world is if the regulatory desires are combined with things that affect consumer behavior - such as in Europe, they tax gasoline very heavily - you do get people to move to very fuel efficient cars; trade off bigger vs. smaller cars.
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