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" I like fast cars. I used to be a car buff before I went to Fiat. "
Sergio Marchionne
Before
Fast
Fast Cars
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" We have been very reluctant to make statements about where the industry is going to go. The Wrangler is going hybrid in 2020. We don't make much noise about that, but it will happen. "
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" The biggest fear that I see is that we will be left behind. We are a very slow industry; for us to make a decision takes forever. Take Tesla: Elon moves at the speed of a rocket. "
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" I've always had this incredible sense of urgency. I've always had this desire not to let things fester and to really seize the moment, because it's serendipity. "
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" My job is not to make decisions but to set stretch objectives and help our managers work out how to reach them. "
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" I just want to make a difference. I want to make Chrysler the most profitable car company in the United States. "
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" Who my successor is will be up to the board, not me. "
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" One of the things that unfortunately happens in organizations that become dysfunctional is that the very first thing to go is the amount of care and attention that you place on the workplace and the environment within which people work. "
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" Back in 2005, I introduced a thing which, I don't mind saying this - I mean, we stole it, at least in its basic form, from Toyota - it's called World Class Manufacturing. I mean, it's this pretentious title for something which really involves the revisiting of the manufacturing processes of dedication to the removal of waste. "
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" When I was young and foolish, and I had no money, I bought myself the carcass of a Jaguar E-Type. It was a rust bucket. I spent all my university savings trying to fix the car. I never did, and I finally sold it to recover at least part of my investment. "
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" There is nothing that would prevent Fiat Chrysler from providing ride-sharing service to a wider community and using our dealer network for this. "
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Dealer
" I'm not really a late night guy. I used to be when I was younger. "
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Used
Guy
" I have been public on this, and I firmly, firmly believe that this notion of accountability for what you promise as a leader is as important as your integrity. "
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" I won't talk of bad luck. I don't believe in it. "
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" Having had to live through a period of integration into another country a number of years ago, I am keenly aware of the negative implications of stereotyping and the significant efforts required to undo its effects. "
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Years
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" I act like a native in North America. I eat sliders in Detroit. "
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Act
Native
Like
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" What is the point of one guy developing a 1.3 engine, and another guy a 1.4? What are you getting for this? And the answer is nothing: a total waste of capital. "
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" The suggestion that we were pursuing consolidation as a replacement for reaching our financial targets by 2018 is fundamentally a bunch of hogwash. "
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" There's nothing worse in life than to sit there and be the victim of a process that's outside your control. "
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