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Bentley and Lamborghini have been achieving record sales for years. This doesn't support the notion that these models are suddenly social pariahs. There will always be a place for these kinds of cars.
Martin Winterkorn
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It's important to see things in perspective. Automobile traffic is responsible for only 12 percent of total CO2 emissions. One should be able to point this out without being accused of changing the subject.
Martin Winterkorn
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My goal is not to eliminate jobs but to secure jobs by increasing production volume.
Martin Winterkorn
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The government cannot become a bailout organization for companies on the verge of bankruptcy.
Martin Winterkorn
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People act as though the hybrid could solve all of our problems - which is certainly not the case.
Martin Winterkorn
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Politicians are fond of criticizing others.
Martin Winterkorn
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The US will always be an enormous automobile market. You're lost without a car there.
Martin Winterkorn
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The tough competition among German manufacturers makes us fundamentally strong.
Martin Winterkorn
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Russia has the largest reserves of natural resources, including iron and natural gas. The market will develop in the long term, and the VW Group will benefit from it.
Martin Winterkorn
