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" We've done all the work that needs to be done on the inside to make sure there's no malfeasance inside Chrysler. "
Sergio Marchionne
Make
Inside
Needs
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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. "
Sergio Marchionne
Country
Years
Negative
" 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. "
Sergio Marchionne
Trying
Myself
Money
" I think the mind should deliver new and fresh designs all the time. "
Sergio Marchionne
Think
Time
I Think
" I give people a huge amount of rope, and then I hold them accountable for the rope. "
Sergio Marchionne
Rope
People
Accountable
" FCA is a culture of leaders and employees that were born out of adversity and who operate without sheet music. "
Sergio Marchionne
Music
Employees
Culture
" There's a not a single doubt in my mind that the car that changed the conversation about Chrysler was the Grand Cherokee of 2010. "
Sergio Marchionne
Mind
Doubt
Conversation
" All my bloody pants look the same; all my sweaters look the same. The shirts change; they're all blue. "
Sergio Marchionne
Look
Change
Pants
" 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. "
Sergio Marchionne
Fear
Rocket
Slow
" We have made the decision that we're going to take some key products, such as the Wrangler and the Grand Cherokee, and protect those as being true American icons: produce them in the U.S. and make them available nowhere else. "
Sergio Marchionne
Key
American
Decision
" There's not a single doubt in my mind that the whole of Chrysler organization views itself as an American car producer. "
Sergio Marchionne
Organization
Car
American
" I'm a phenomenal fan of Elon Musk. I think he's the greatest. He's a disrupter, and I think he is a great marketer. And I love him. "
Sergio Marchionne
Him
Fan
Great
" 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. "
Sergio Marchionne
Point
You
Nothing
" 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. "
Sergio Marchionne
Environment
Place
Work
" Chrysler's best assets were its Jeeps, minivans, and light trucks. Fiat's expertise was in small-car technology and fuel-efficient engines, the very thing that Chrysler lacked. "
Sergio Marchionne
Light
Very
Best
" In the car business, sometimes you crash. "
Sergio Marchionne
Business
You
Car
" You've got to allow people to make mistakes, even though your gut tells you that the guy is going to get torched. "
Sergio Marchionne
Going
Got
Gut
" As much as I reiterate my affection for Elon, there is nothing Elon does that we cannot do. "
Sergio Marchionne
Does
Affection
Cannot
" The HMI (human-machine interface) function inside a Ferrari is probably the weakest link in the chain of technical know-how that's embodied in the car. "
Sergio Marchionne
Function
Inside
Car
" I want to study theoretical physics because it is one of the hardest things there is. "
Sergio Marchionne
Because
Physics
Study
" The heart of Ferrari is winning in F1. I don't want to see our drivers in 7th and 12th place. "
Sergio Marchionne
Heart
Winning
Want
" I just want to make a difference. I want to make Chrysler the most profitable car company in the United States. "
Sergio Marchionne
Company
Want
Car
" By 2025, more than half of the power units you see on the road will have some relevance of electrification. There may be a base combustion engine, but it is combustion and electrification that will make the machine run. "
Sergio Marchionne
Power
Road
Run
" 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. "
Sergio Marchionne
Back
World
Dedication
" I like fast cars. I used to be a car buff before I went to Fiat. "
Sergio Marchionne
Before
Fast
Fast Cars
" I am proud of my Italian heritage, and nothing I have said should be interpreted as an attempt at minimizing its value. "
Sergio Marchionne
I Am
Nothing
Heritage
" When we agreed to the changes in the emissions standards and the objectives for 2025 with President Obama, there was a very clear road map that was put in place that required a midterm review, which should have been completed by 2017 and '18. "
Sergio Marchionne
Standards
Changes
Road
" If you look at Jeep, Ram, and the premium brands, those are brands that will survive. "
Sergio Marchionne
You
Look
Ram
" I don't want to conquer North America. I only want a share. "
Sergio Marchionne
Want
Share
Only
" It is only proper that our employees share in the savings generated by tax reform and that we openly acknowledge the resulting improvement in the U.S. business environment by investing in our industrial footprint accordingly. "
Sergio Marchionne
Employees
Tax
Improvement
" Most car advertising assumes that people have IQs that are missing a digit. "
Sergio Marchionne
Missing
Advertising
People