5 Quotes by Yasuhiro Matsumoto

I don't think Honda's solar-panel business will ever make economic sense, or be a large money loser either.

GM is quickly and carefully reassessing its assets and acting on what to sell and what to keep. It's essential for GM to raise cash to prevent its debt rating from dropping further.

Japan's power-generation equipment business, including nuclear power plants, has been shrinking as power utilities cut back on investments. Japanese manufacturers are seeing the need to expand overseas.

Toyota always uses conservative figures so it can make sure it achieves the goals it sets. Toyota will soon catch up with GM next year just by growing at its current pace.

Domestic sales of nuclear power plants have been shrinking in Japan as utility companies cut back on investments, pushing equipment manufacturers to expand overseas.