154 Quotes by Carlos Ghosn

I would say a good leader brings results. A great leader writes a new story, it's different. Obviously a new story has to incorporate a lot of results. But a story is a chapter in the life of a company that people want to write and want to remember.

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.

When a company is facing a problem, it always takes a stance and takes a decision, but at the same time it wants to make sure of what it can learn from it, what enhancements it can make.

You go to a plant not only to pat the people on the back, but to tell them about the opportunities they have to do a better job. Quality is one of the opportunities they have to do a better job.

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 don't build your character by doing what everybody else is doing.

To face deflation, you have to have people accepting it and not reacting to it.

We are not making a capital investment into GM as the first element or condition.

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