Profit is the most global aspect of a business, and it is cross-functional.
I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.
You’ll never convince me there is a hopeless situation or there is any finality in any success or any failure.
We are still keeping, as much as we can to the one million commitment that we made, hoping that at a certain point in time, the headwinds represented by the strength of the yen will be a little bit less strong.
The time is right for electric cars – in fact the time is critical.
The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.
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.
Design is important, it’s an important dimension in the car. It’s not the only one.
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.
When I come to a design decision, people know that is that.
Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation.
Electric cars are not going to take the market by storm, but it’s going to be a gradual improvement.
You want to make sure this particular car is going to please the customer and then you’re going to be rewarded with something that is going to please the shareholder.