I was willing to go just about anywhere in the U.S. for the best job - except New York City. Of course, I received a job offer from GM - in New York City. Rick Wagoner cityjoboffer Change image and share on social
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 administrationceofriday Change image and share on social
Most of the model consolidation we've done is behind us. There will be some fine tuning. Rick Wagoner consolidationfinehave Change image and share on social
A lot of other things come along with Chapter 11, which basically end up in a lot of pain. Rick Wagoner basicallychapterend Change image and share on social
What I've seen around the world is if the regulatory desires are combined with things that affect consumer behavior - such as in Europe, they tax gasoline very heavily - you do get people to move to very fuel efficient cars; trade off bigger vs. smaller cars. Rick Wagoner affectbehaviorbig share on social
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 endgamejob Change image and share on social
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 beginbudgetchance share on social
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 beatbigcheck Change image and share on social
There are some things that I like, like education, wine, and I'd like to be a good cook, although I'm a pretty good eater now. Rick Wagoner cookeatereducation Change image and share on social
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 dollarexchangefair Change image and share on social
