87 Quotes by Sergio Marchionne

My job is not to make decisions but to set stretch objectives and help our managers work out how to reach them.

I just want to make a difference. I want to make Chrysler the most profitable car company in the United States.

Leadership is not a quantitative thing. People either smell it in you, or they don't.

I have been public on this, and I firmly, firmly believe that this notion of accountability for what you promise as a leader is as important as your integrity.

I'm a phenomenal fan of Elon Musk. I think he's the greatest. He's a disrupter, and I think he is a great marketer. And I love him.

You've got to allow people to make mistakes, even though your gut tells you that the guy is going to get torched.

I like fast cars. I used to be a car buff before I went to Fiat.

Back in 2005, I introduced a thing which, I don't mind saying this - I mean, we stole it, at least in its basic form, from Toyota - it's called World Class Manufacturing. I mean, it's this pretentious title for something which really involves the revisiting of the manufacturing processes of dedication to the removal of waste.

We have been very reluctant to make statements about where the industry is going to go. The Wrangler is going hybrid in 2020. We don't make much noise about that, but it will happen.