Words matter. These are the best Martin Winterkorn Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
We want to be the volume number one, but also we want to have 8 percent in operating profit.
The two inventions of the century, the car and the computer, are gradually coming closer together.
VW grows with the challenges. We continue to do, even when times are tough.
MoMA is one of the world’s most admired cultural institutions.
Americans are as they are. We have to accept this. Lots of Europeans forget that.
There are always opportunities one cannot pass up.
Volkswagen must continue to attack and make good use of its opportunities.
I am an emotional person, and soccer is sheer emotion. For me, it is the best way to unwind.
We procrastinated in the U.S., it’s true. And we are changing that.
When a customer sits inside the car, then they have to have the feeling that it’s an Audi – whether it’s the leatherwork or the bodywork. All these things must be typically Audi.
The integrated automotive group of Volkswagen and Porsche is a certainty.
I clearly say yes to Big Data, yes to greater security and convenience, but no to paternalism and Big Brother.’
The European auto industry made a commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by an average of 140 grams per kilometer. But then there was a significant change in what customers wanted in their vehicles.
Combining their operating business will make Volkswagen and Porsche even stronger – both financially and strategically – going forward.
The hybrid engine costs a lot of money, and customers are hardly willing to spend so much more for a car.
Audi has fewer problems with electronics than any other company.
I have always been driven by the ambition to solve every problem I face, whether as a scientist, engineer or entrepreneur.
The Volkswagen Group has proved that it can remain firmly on track even when the terrain is slippery.
The automotive year 2013 was, especially for European car makers, extremely challenging.
Taking the third step before the first would be fatal.
I would like to thank Wolfgang Schreiber for his successful work with Bentley and Bugatti and the consistent further development of the two brands.
The Volkswagen Group offers the world’s largest low-CO2 fleet.
VW’s future is increasingly being decided in China, Russia, India, the Americas and Southeast Asia. This is where we will generate most of our growth in future.
2008 was a good – a very successful year for Volkswagen.
As CEO, I accept responsibility for the irregularities that have been found in diesel engines and have therefore requested the Supervisory Board to agree on terminating my function as CEO of the Volkswagen Group.
The U.S. market has the highest priority for Volkswagen.
Politicians are fond of criticizing others.
If you want to be promoted into the first league of carmakers, then you can’t just follow suit.
Growth in the Chinese automobile market has exceeded everyone’s expectations.
India is and will remain an important strategic growth market for the Volkswagen Group. We are convinced that VW will take on a key role in the Indian automobile market in the long-term.
