You cannot buy a bad automobile any more from any producer. We have to do more products not because we're looking at a particular segment, but because it's a great vehicle.

One colossal advantage of being in extra innings is that you can tell it like it is, say what you think, and largely eschew political caution.

In the past, (GM) produced a lot of very excellent vehicles but somehow they didn't excite anybody.

People under 75 need more seasoning

CAFE is like trying to cure obesity by requiring clothing manufacturers to make smaller sizes.

There's a powerful sense of reality to our concepts, ... These are vehicles we think people would purchase and drive today.

Forcing automakers to sell smaller cars to improve fuel economy [is like]... fighting the nation's obesity problem by forcing clothing manufacturers to sell garments in only small sizes.