I don't believe in hostile moves. I don't believe they carry any value.

I have my family, my children - I have a lot of outside activities.

I love not to be busy in a certain way.

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

If guys try to make a bigger company for the sake of size, they don't create value in most cases.

In a difficult and uncertain environment, Renault remains on track to meet its 2012 objective.

Incentives are not strategy, they are tactics. Defensive measures.

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

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

Profit is the most global aspect of a business, and it is cross-functional.

Regulations about environments are going to get tougher and tougher.

Synergies are not only about cost reduction. Synergies can be access to markets, exchange of products, avoiding overlaps, exchange of best practices.

Talking about stepping down in five years is frankly not a topic of particular actuality now.

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

The most interesting information I can have about a competitor is the cost.

The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.

The time is right for electric cars - in fact the time is critical.

We are facing extreme volatility.

We continue to be bullish on China.

When I come to a design decision, people know that is that.