Wolfgang Bernhard Quotations

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.

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.

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.

I think we have turned the corner in the United States. I am very confident we will see rising car sales in the United States.

I think we have turned the corner in the United States,

Our German factories must be able produce at prices appropriate for export.

We have our back against the wall. We can't give anything anymore, ... The only thing we can give is the future of Volkswagen.

Using the concept time for a production car is good because everybody comes and not much happening around, so you can reach everybody who is at the show, ... We will have a concept car.

VW must either put a question mark over plants or the manner in which they work.

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.

We are delighted to be supporting an important event such as the World Youth Day, ... The young people coming together in Cologne are our future. The message of tolerance, optimism and understanding among nations they are sending all over the world comes from Germany this year, in many ways a valuable sign in itself.

Volkswagen will grow strong. We know where our roots like, in the heart of the value segment. High quality and good value are the keys to doing that.

Those activities that are in danger must undergo a tough fitness program.

We will improve our productivity by up to 30 percent in the coming three years.

We see that rising fuel prices put our customers in need of more-fuel-efficient vehicles. We are talking about a completely new world of engine technology.

We cannot survive alone by cutting costs. We need a future at Volkswagen, and at the end of the day that future comes from the products.

We're developing a design that will be uniquely Volkswagen's because we believe there's tremendous opportunity in this market for a vehicle of this type.

Following a comprehensive analysis, we determined ... that the competitiveness at a sizeable portion of our components business is endangered and a considerable portion are far removed from being competitive at all.

The United States is the litmus test for our competitiveness. We won't run away from that.

Ten of them will be entirely new models.

Although the Volkswagen minivan shares its basic architecture with upcoming Chrysler and Dodge vehicles, this will be an all-new product.

Although the Volkswagen mini-van shares its basic architecture with upcoming Chrysler and Dodge vehicles, this will be an all new product.

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.

It's a company in crisis. People need to understand that. They have to change.

The next three years will be decisive for us, ... If we don't succeed in the next three years, there'll be an acute crisis at Volkswagen.

This is just the first step on a long way. We cannot lean back and be complacent.

In the VW product range, we are missing a van for families which meets the necessary requirements of our American customers. With this new vehicle, we are going to enter another important market segment with our own product.

By 2010, we will bring between five and 10 completely new models ... to market.