We have suspended taking orders, we didn't do it overall, just on some models. We said, 'Sorry, until we see where this situation is going we don't take orders.'. Carlos Ghosn More Quotes by Carlos Ghosn More Quotes From Carlos Ghosn At the age of 20 I bought a used Fiat 127. This was the only one I could afford! Carlos Ghosn used age birthday India is definitely one of the markets where we can expect growth and a potential to do well. Carlos Ghosn wells india growth China will be the answer to Japan's problems. Carlos Ghosn japan problem answers I think that the best training a top manager can be engaged in is management by example. I want to make sure there is no discrepancy between what we say and what we do. If you preach accountability and then promote somebody with bad results, it doesn't work. I personally believe the best training is management by example. Don't believe what I say. Believe what I do. Carlos Ghosn leadership believe thinking Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation. Carlos Ghosn urban car important Synergies are not only about cost reduction. Synergies can be access to markets, exchange of products, avoiding overlaps, exchange of best practices. Carlos Ghosn best-practices reduction cost I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences. Carlos Ghosn shareholders not-happy ifs Is Europe going to be breaking? I don't think so. I think the euro will stay. I think at the end of the day Europeans will find the solutions in order to hold Europe together. Carlos Ghosn europe order thinking 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. Carlos Ghosn batteries car play 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. Carlos Ghosn taken years thinking 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. Carlos Ghosn japan motivation worry Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. And saying something different is just rubbish. Carlos Ghosn mergers different identity Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one. Carlos Ghosn car design important 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. Carlos Ghosn decision positive people 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. Carlos Ghosn pioneers optimistic mean When you start thinking about leaving, choose your moment carefully. Go out while you’re still on top, not when you’re no longer in control of events. Carlos Ghosn leaving events thinking People will always challenge you on an idea as long as it has not been concretized by somebody else. Carlos Ghosn long people ideas We are facing extreme volatility. Carlos Ghosn volatility extremes When your results are good, you are obviously going to have a lot of press. And when you start to falter a little bit, you are going to have some criticism, and there is nothing abnormal in that. Carlos Ghosn abnormal criticism littles Being in a multicultural environment in childhood is going to give you intuition, reflexes and instincts. You may acquire basic responsiveness later on, but it's never going to be as spontaneous as when you have been bathing in this environment during childhood. Carlos Ghosn childhood intuition giving
