Edward Whitacre, Jr.

“We had a culture of no results, no accountability.”

“I came here to help. I'm not a car guy.”

“We're going to stop looking in the rearview mirror and start looking out the front windshield.”

“Capitalism without failure is like religion without sin. It doesn't work.”

“A brand is a promise. A good brand is a promise kept.”

“I don't know anything about cars. So we're going to get back to the basics of running a business.”

“There's a new sheriff in town.”

“I think the U.S. auto industry is worthy of being saved.”

“There's no sacred cows. We're going to look at everything.”