135 Quotes by Rick Wagoner

What I've seen around the world is if the regulatory desires are combined with things that affect consumer behavior - such as in Europe, they tax gasoline very heavily - you do get people to move to very fuel efficient cars; trade off bigger vs. smaller cars.

We are viewing the U.S. economic and auto market environment with considerable caution, ... That, combined with our poor business results in the first three quarters this year, really highlight that we are at a critical juncture in our company's history. And so we are accelerating the pace and scope of our turnaround actions.

We are very pleased with the market's reaction to our launch products. In the first three months of the year, our new products accounted for about 30 per cent of our total sales ? more than double where we were a couple of years ago.

We have decided to substantially alter the pension benefits for current U.S. salaried employees so that we can provide a competitive and fair benefit but also reduce the financial risks to GM.

Don't worry about planning every step of your life.

There's pressures, of course, but I actually feel energized by the challenge.

These actions are necessary for GM to get its costs in line with our major global competitors,

These actions are necessary for G.M. to get its costs in line with our major global competitors.

I've taken a significant pay cut this year, ... I think I'll have a 50 percent pay cut.