Carlos Ghosn quotes

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

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

Electric cars are not going to take the market by storm, but it's going to be a gradual improvement.

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.

Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation.

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

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.

You'll never convince me there is a hopeless situation or there is any finality in any success or any failure.

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

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.

When you're C.E.O., 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. And today, they are reunited.

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

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

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.