You have to listen to the people who have a negative opinion as well as those who have positive opinion. Just to make sure that you are blending all these opinions in your mind before a decision is made.

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.

The time is right for electric cars - in fact the time is critical.

The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize 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.

Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one.

I approve designs not because I think I am more gifted or somebody who can see ahead three or four years from now, but just to make sure that the design is a logical, rational decision, taken after analyzing pros and cons.

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