Rick Wagoner Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“We believe in fair exchange rates and Japan doesn't practice that. They have massive U.S. dollar reserves, and they use them to intervene regularly.”

“History shows you don't know what the future brings.”

“I'm not sure we think it's a win to talk about what you're taking out.”

“Most of the model consolidation we've done is behind us. There will be some fine tuning.”

“I remember very clearly at the first budget review having a pretty direct conversation with the head of manufacturing... We began to get huge improvements in productivity and responsiveness. I got a chance to see that firsthand.”

“I'm like Sergeant Schultz, I know nothing. We are trying to share ideas around the world. We don't just come up with a great idea in Brazil and ignore it in the rest of the world.”

“Honestly, I can't tell you what I what I would be doing if I wasn't chairman of GM, because this is all I've done.”

“This is a game that's going to play as long as you're playing it. It's never going to end. It'll go until I retire, and when the next person has the job, they'll be on it too.”

“I was willing to go just about anywhere in the U.S. for the best job - except New York City. Of course, I received a job offer from GM - in New York City.”

“It's fine if you're making 1,000 or 2,000 of an electric car, and I think there is value in that in a lot of ways, but it's not going to have a big dent in oil consumption in the country, or CO2 emissions.”