Carlos Ghosn Quotations

In most companies people make a specific contribution to the company in their function. But it is not expressed in terms of profit, only in terms of performing their function better.

People will always challenge you on an idea as long as it has not been concretized by somebody else.

I mean, when you're a pioneer and you are at the forefront of an offensive, you're going to be the most optimistic person.

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

You have to listen to the people who have a negative opinion as well as those who have positive opinion. Just to make sure that you are blending all these opinions in your mind before a decision is made.

As an individual, not as the boss of a company, I am very interested in motor racing.

What I worry about is not just Nissan, but Japanese manufacturers losing motivation to maintain production in Japan. The high yen is definitely a headwind.

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

China will be the answer to Japan's problems.

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.