Quotes by Carlos Ghosn

About Carlos Ghosn:

Carlos Ghosn is a French-Lebanese-Brazilian businessman born in Porto Velho, Brazil, who is currently the Chairman and CEO of Paris-based Renault, Chairman and CEO of Japan-based Nissan, and Chairman of Russian automobile manufacturer AvtoVAZ. Ghosn is also Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, the strategic partnership overseeing Nissan and Renault through a unique cross-shareholding agreement. The Alliance, which includes AvtoVAZ, has held approximately 10% of the global market share from 2010 through to 2014, and as of 2014 is one of the top four automobile groups worldwide.
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At the age of 20 I bought a used Fiat 127. This was the only one I could afford!

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I think that the best training a top manager can be engaged in is management by example.

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

Carlos Ghosn

I think we're going to have some difficulty in front of us. I have absolutely no doubt the next three, four years Europe are going to be at best stagnation. We are preparing for tough times.

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If we come to the conclusion after 90 days that the synergies are big enough to justify the efforts, then we can go to the second step, which consists of saying: what would be the best organization and conditions - including shareholdings - in order ...

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You'll never convince me there is a hopeless situation or there is any finality in any success or any failure.

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

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

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Business is tough; you need tough guys.

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

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You don't implement change easily in Japan unless you explain very clearly why you need to do this change, how you're going to do this change and what's going to be the outcome of this change. If you offset or you forget to explain one of these three...

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Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one.

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You want to make sure this particular car is going to please the customer and then you're going to be rewarded with something that is going to please the shareholder.

Carlos Ghosn

We have some worse scenarios for which we need to prepare as companies. For the moment, we're planning for the worst, and the worst is now, and the car market is down more than 15 percent in France. There is so much uncertainty.

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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.

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

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

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

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I love not to be busy in a certain way.

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

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Author Bio

  • NameCarlos Ghosn
  • DescriptionFrench-Lebanese-Brazilian businessman
  • BornMarch 9, 1954
  • CountryBrazil
  • ProfessionEntrepreneur; Businessperson
  • AwardsKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Order Of Isabella The Catholic