Design is very, very critical for the success of the car. We want to find the distinctive features for Chinese cars on the world stage.

We carry out our work under the leadership of the government.

I believe the auto industry is a competition of human resources, competition of funding, competition of technology - and the competition is international.

Volvo is like a mysterious, beautiful woman. We just look at her from far away, amazed. We don't dare get close to her. We're just a bunch of farm boys.

And if we make the process political, if we start to make it personal, we're actually going to frustrate good public policy, in terms of managing this money.

As a world leader, America must be prepared to confront any challenge.

My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all.

The United States is the most innovative country in the world. But our leadership could slip away if we fail to properly fund primary, secondary and higher education.