Dieter Zetsche
Dieter Zetsche
Dieter Zetscheis a German businessman and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars since 2006 as well as member of the company's Board since 1998...
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We are not satisfied with last year's results. We can only safeguard the future of our company and the jobs of our employees if we achieve profitable growth.
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I'm more proud of the fact there is an extremely strong management team in place in Auburn Hills. Tom LaSorda was a key pillar of that management team.
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Industry sales actually came out higher than expected. In January, we lost some momentum in the marketplace because of the uncertainty surrounding our recovery. By announcing a major portion of our turnaround plan earlier this week, we will recapture that momentum.
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To what extent the adjustment we are making in employment leads to a stable employment situation will be defined by our success on the market.
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It was very clear that we needed a very different contract than we had in years past.
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Our aim isn't to win over customers by offering the highest incentives. Instead, we want to attract customers by offering them great products with excellent value for their money.
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If we had a light-duty vehicle population that was one-third diesel, that could save up to 1.4 million barrels of oil per day in the U.S.--the amount the U.S. currently imports from Saudi Arabia.
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No doubt hybrid offers real benefits to the consumer in stop-and-go conditions. That's not as true in long-distance, constant speed driving where the only effect of the hybrid is added weight.
I am responsible for everything we do at Chrysler, but I didn't know about it.
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Right now it's more probable that we'll make a decision in favor of the U.S.A. rather than against it.
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We want to have the board where the action is.
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DaimlerChrysler made significant progress in 2005. But our earnings are still not where we want them to be.
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We have no shortage of capacity and we are not planning to take any of it out. Our ambition is to make our plants efficient wherever they are.
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We want our divisions to concentrate on the automotive core processes - development, production and sales.