The government cannot become a bailout organization for companies on the verge of bankruptcy.

People act as though the hybrid could solve all of our problems - which is certainly not the case.

Politicians are fond of criticizing others.

Bentley and Lamborghini have been achieving record sales for years. This doesn't support the notion that these models are suddenly social pariahs. There will always be a place for these kinds of cars.

My goal is not to eliminate jobs but to secure jobs by increasing production volume.

Russia has the largest reserves of natural resources, including iron and natural gas. The market will develop in the long term, and the VW Group will benefit from it.

The US will always be an enormous automobile market. You're lost without a car there.