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" I like simplicity almost to the point of being monastic. "

Sergio Marchionne

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" One of the most horrible wastes of capital you see is the duplication of the effort by the car manufacturers to do things that appear to be different from the other guy. "

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" I like fast cars. I used to be a car buff before I went to Fiat. "

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