Google and the likes want to get involved, I don't think in the first place to build vehicles, we have to understand that, and then to find our roles, to which extent they are complementary, to which extent we become dependent, to which extent we are competitors.

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DaimlerChrysler made significant progress in the year 2005, but our earnings are still not where we want them to be. We intend to grow profitably and to create added value over the long term - for the benefit of our customers, employees and shareholders.

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Management has to be where the action is. by Dieter Zetsche

Management has to be where the action is.

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I feel it is correct to publish the salaries. by Dieter Zetsche

I feel it is correct to publish the salaries.

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Our objective in taking these actions is to create a lean, agile structure, with streamlined and stable processes that will unleash DaimlerChrysler's full potential.

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Energy and fuel prices continue to rise, triggering fuel consumpt... by Dieter Zetsche

Energy and fuel prices continue to rise, triggering fuel consumption concerns in the United States.

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Both of us had multiple experiences in cooperation, in capital integration, not all of them being positive.

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What is very important is the psychological dimension. If you look at what is happening with Boeing then you can imagine what happens when such a system has an incident.

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Even if autonomous cars are 10 times safer than those driven by humans, it takes one spectacular incident to make it much harder to win widespread acceptance.

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We are interested in external conquest. by Dieter Zetsche

We are interested in external conquest.

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Nokia here led to a common approach... and there might be other a... by Dieter Zetsche

Nokia here led to a common approach... and there might be other areas.

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There are commonalities between the German carmakers. nokia here led to a common approach... and there might be other areas.

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It would be even more convenient if the car came to you autonomously, and it would be extremely practical if the car2go appeared without needing to be prompted, once my appointment in the calendar had come to an end.

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This is a concrete development goal of ours. by Dieter Zetsche

This is a concrete development goal of ours.

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There is tremendous opportunity in the convergence of the West Coast tech industry and the auto industry with its huge technological depth, we feel we are well equipped to drive that development and to lead it in many areas. We are open and attentive to all intrusions from all sides.

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When we talk about high safety with Mercedes, it does not apply specifically for protection from accidents, but this means safety of their personal data as well. To be able to provide that, we have to keep control, and we can't do that when it is collected by Google.

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Fears of a decline of the Chinese market have been around for 10 years. We still experience very strong dynamics in the market.

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I see very few if any markets where we would see a reduction in d... by Dieter Zetsche

I see very few if any markets where we would see a reduction in demand.

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I hope you will still recognize us as being the inventor of the car, but we should be defined by our future, not by our past.

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