Wolfgang Bernhard
Wolfgang Bernhard
Wolfgang Bernhardis a member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG. He served as the former President and COO of Chrysler from 2000 to 2004...
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I think we have turned the corner in the United States,
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There was only ever one reason for delaying the launch: the cars were not right. Even if only one in 10 is having problems, then I will not give my approval.
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Our German factories must be able produce at prices appropriate for export.
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We must consider closing those (car parts) operations that are far from being competitive. Or we find a partner that will take over these activities who is in a better position to secure jobs.
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When we export to the United States, to the NAFTA region, we lose three-digit-million numbers, ... That raises questions about our European production facilities.
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The product palette of Volkswagen hasn't had a family friendly van which speaks to the specific desires of our American customers. With this new vehicle, we will quickly tap into another large market segment with our own product.
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The problems aren't dissimilar to what I worked on at Chrysler, ... We have to work on our cost-competitiveness, we need to improve our quality, and we need to come up with new and exciting vehicles.
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We will improve our productivity by up to 30 percent in the coming three years.