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Rick Wagoner quotes

American Businessman February 9, 1953

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Rick Wagoner quote: "Generally, cars were not built to sit on dealer lots. It..."
Generally, cars were not built to sit on dealer lots. It encourages the wrong kind of behavior in the whole system. Rick Wagoner
Rick Wagoner quote: "We don't always agree on stuff, but when it's time to blow the..."
We don't always agree on stuff, but when it's time to blow the whistle and start the game, we're not still debating. Rick Wagoner
Ford, as I understand it, had done away with the concept of regional management, and now they've re-introduced that in Europe, so it's kind of a two-way street. Rick Wagoner
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. Rick Wagoner
All this improvement is great, but all that does is get us in the game to play for improvements that we need in the future, so that we can be aggressive in the marketplace. Rick Wagoner
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. Rick Wagoner
On Friday I was in Washington for a meeting with Administration officials. In the course of that meeting, they requested that I 'step aside' as CEO of GM, and so I have. Rick Wagoner
Rick Wagoner quote: "A lot of other things come along with Chapter 11, which..."
A lot of other things come along with Chapter 11, which basically end up in a lot of pain. Rick Wagoner
Rick Wagoner quote: "I'm not sure we think it's a win to talk about what you're..."
I'm not sure we think it's a win to talk about what you're taking out. Rick Wagoner
Rick Wagoner quote: "History shows you don't know what the future brings."
History shows you don't know what the future brings. Rick Wagoner
Rick Wagoner quote: "The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check..."
The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they're big and fast. Rick Wagoner
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. Rick Wagoner
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. Rick Wagoner
Rick Wagoner quote: "Most of the model consolidation we've done is behind us. There..."
Most of the model consolidation we've done is behind us. There will be some fine tuning. Rick Wagoner

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