15 Quotes by John Elkann

I learnt not to be desperate in bad times and am learning not to be bullish when times are good.

Components are important in the evolution of cars, and there is increasing need for electronics.

It's my experience at Fiat and, now, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles that when there is a very strong CEO, it's a good thing to be chairman.

As long-term business builders, we invest our permanent capital and deploy management skills in support of talented leaders and companies with global potential.

My biggest satisfaction was to learn, inexperienced as I was, that it is possible to find ways out of the deepest difficulties.

Avoiding the all-too-typical divisive trappings of a takeover and creating instead a shared transnational culture - this is one of the most important lessons learned from combining Fiat and Chrysler to create FCA.

We think the ownership culture is very important, so we like to invest in businesses whose leaders are also owners.

Della Valle is worried about RCS? RCS is a company that is doing well; I don't think that Della Valle is worried about this.

I think there is empirical evidence that if you look at family controlled businesses, they actually outperform in terms of results and also valuations, the broader market.