Regardless of whether we are in an upturn or a downturn, our goal is to ensure the Volkswagen Group reaches the top of the automotive industry.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The integrated automotive group of Volkswagen and Porsche is a certainty.
The U.S. market has the highest priority for Volkswagen.
VW grows with the challenges. We continue to do, even when times are tough.
Combining their operating business will make Volkswagen and Porsche even stronger - both financially and strategically - going forward.
The Volkswagen Group offers the world's largest low-CO2 fleet.
VW's future is increasingly being decided in China, Russia, India, the Americas and Southeast Asia. This is where we will generate most of our growth in future.
In general, what we want to do is to elevate Volvo's brand positioning, and we feel the main lever to achieve that is to develop more higher-tier products.
2008 was a good - a very successful year for Volkswagen.
My goal in coming to General Motors was to help restore profitability, build a strong market position and position this iconic company for success. We are clearly on that path.
Our goal is to make General Motors the most valuable automotive company. Clearly, that is having sustainable profitability and driving great returns for our shareholders.