14 Quotes by John Mendel

We're still the only manufacturer that's actually delivered a hydrogen vehicle (an FCX) to a customer.

I can't remember when it wasn't really a rough year.

It is a car worthy of its legacy.

Judging by the vanity plates in California - 'Saving More,' 'Low Mileage' - hybrid is a badge of honor that people want to wear. Hydrogen is the path to the future. But, on the way to hydrogen, hybrid is an alternative.

We've listened to our customers and added the features they told us they wanted. The Accord Hybrid is unique in that it delivers performance and environmental responsibility without compromising one for the other.

To make it really work, the cost has to be cut in half. The cost of the batteries is very high. We fortunately control the cost of the CPU, the electric motor.

Even though you try to take a position of quiet leadership, there are those times when you need to come out and help that along a little bit. So I think we can probably be a little bit more upfront.

As the definition of luxury evolved over the last 20 years, so did consumer tastes for luxury vehicles. As a result, from 1986 to 1996, we saw two major shifts. First, the domestic luxury share fell dramatically, and second, Japanese luxury vehicles accounted for nearly one of every four new luxury vehicles sold.

Entry premium vehicles accounted for only 17 percent of the market in 1985 and now take up nearly half of all premium vehicles sold.