“We are still keeping, as much as we can to the one million commitment that we made, hoping that at a certain point in time, the headwinds represented by the strength of the yen will be a little bit less strong.”

“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.”

“Electric cars are not going to take the market by storm, but it's going to be a gradual improvement.”

“Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation.”

“When you're C.E.O., you have to have two conditions: first, shareholders need to trust you and want you to head your company. The second is that you need to feel the motivation to do the job. So, as long as both are reunited, you continue to do the job. And today, they are reunited.”

“When you're CEO, you have to have two conditions: first, shareholders need to trust you and want you to head your company. The second is that you need to feel the motivation to do the job. So, as long as both are reunited, you continue to do the job.”

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

“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.”

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

“You have to listen to the people who have a negative opinion as well as those who have positive opinion. Just to make sure that you are blending all these opinions in your mind before a decision is made.”

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