Our objective is to position Nissan in the top rank of the car industry. Until we get there, there will be no rest.

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

The time is right for electric cars - in fact the time is critical.

I approve designs not because I think I am more gifted or somebody who can see ahead three or four years from now, but just to make sure that the design is a logical, rational decision, taken after analyzing pros and cons.

I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences.

Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. And saying something different is just rubbish.

The low price of oil is a headwind to investments in alternative energy technologies, but it will not stop them.