Synergies are not only about cost reduction. Synergies can be access to markets, exchange of products, avoiding overlaps, exchange of best practices.

The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary.

As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.

Regulations about environments are going to get tougher and tougher.

I think that the best training a top manager can be engaged in is management by example.

Electric cars are not going to take the market by storm, but it's going to be a gradual improvement.

Is Europe going to be breaking? I don't think so. I think the euro will stay. I think at the end of the day Europeans will find the solutions in order to hold Europe together.