Winfried Vahland Quotes

Our dream is to see Geely vehicles driven all over the world.

The automotive corporations, including Ford, I think are in the business of trying to make cars that people will drive.

The U.S. market has the highest priority for Volkswagen.

Starting in the 1970s, American cars started to lose market share to foreign cars. It was clear what was happening - these better-made foreign car companies were encroaching on the U.S., and the U.S. car makers had less than half of their own country's market.

I drive Fords, and I've driven American cars all my life, and I want to have a strong American manufacturing sector, especially in automobiles.

People always want cars. It's a huge industry, and there's always new product coming out.

Disruption is continuously afoot in every industry, but especially in autos. It is how Toyota, Nissan and Honda bloodied Detroit: They did not start their attack with Lexus, Infiniti and Acura, but with low-end subcompact models branded Corona, Datsun and CVCC.

The problem with the auto industry is layered upon the lack of consumer confidence. People are not buying cars. I don't care whether they're or American cars, or international cars.

The U.S. automotive industry has been selling cars the same way for over 100 years, and there are many laws in place to govern exactly how that is to be accomplished.

It would be easier to make money in other sectors, but since I was a kid, I liked cars.

We have a spirit of working together, and we have a passion for cars. And we also have a great desire to see the Ford name in the forefront of world transportation.

The vision is to restore Avon to an iconic beauty brand and to our leadership position in global direct selling, as well as continuing to ensure that we live up to our mission of empowering women.

Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?

You can't develop a great car and sell it as an independent. You can develop a great car and make a deal with Mercedes.

2008 was a good - a very successful year for Volkswagen.

Audi has fewer problems with electronics than any other company.

If you want to be promoted into the first league of carmakers, then you can't just follow suit.

The automotive year 2013 was, especially for European car makers, extremely challenging.

Jardine is the largest dealer of Mercedes in the world. They also sell cars for two or three Japanese makers.

When you sell cars in the U.S., it forces you to be the most competitive.

Toyota is competitive in anything they do.

Growing up, I had always looked up to LG as a big brand and they are doing very well.

At Tesla, we don't go into a community and think we're going to sell one or two cars.

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.

There is a lot of development to be done at Toyota. It will be tough in the beginning, but the chances are very good, so that is why I decided on this team in the first place.