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If you have not been a villain at a certain point in time, you will never be a hero. And the day you are a hero, you may become a villain the next day.

Carlos Ghosn

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Carlos Ghosn
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: March 9
Business Executive
Businessman
Engineer
Management
Writer
Carlos Ghosn dit Bichara
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Our objective is to position Nissan in the top rank of the car industry. Until we get there, there will be no rest.
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Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles, without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had.
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I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.
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Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation.
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Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one.
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Cars have a large engine in the front and you have a gearbox, which is cumbersome. Electric cars don't have this problem. The motor is much smaller, the battery is below you. This will allow you to play with different shapes.
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The biggest enemy of management is indifference. It's when people don't give a damn
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At the age of 20 I bought a used Fiat 127. This was the only one I could afford!
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We don't want to be something for everybody, we want to be everything for some people.
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Don't believe what I say. Believe what I do.
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The time is right for electric cars - in fact the time is critical.
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If guys try to make a bigger company for the sake of size, they don't create value in most cases.
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What I worry about is not just Nissan, but Japanese manufacturers losing motivation to maintain production in Japan. The high yen is definitely a headwind.
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Talking about stepping down in five years is frankly not a topic of particular actuality now.
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I think we're going to have some difficulty in front of us. I have absolutely no doubt the next three, four years Europe are going to be at best stagnation. We are preparing for tough times.
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Being a good leader today doesn't mean you'll be a good leader 10 years from now. You have to adapt to the times
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The most interesting information I can have about a competitor is the cost.
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I mean, when you're a pioneer and you are at the forefront of an offensive, you're going to be the most optimistic person.
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Employees are your most valuable assets. They are the heart and guts of a company. This doesn't mean that from time to time, you aren't going to do what is good for the company.
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We are not making a capital investment into GM as the first element or condition.
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