Employees are your most valuable assets. They are the heart and guts of a company. This doesn't mean that from time to time, you aren't going to do what is good for the company.

More and more, in any company, managers are dealing with different cultures. Companies are going global, but the teams are being divided and scattered all over the planet.

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

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

I would say a good leader brings results. A great leader writes a new story, it's different. Obviously a new story has to incorporate a lot of results. But a story is a chapter in the life of a company that people want to write and want to remember.

Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one.

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