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.

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Most of the model consolidation we've done is behind us. There will be some fine...

Most of the model consolidation we've done is behind us. There will be some fine...

We don't always agree on stuff, but when it's time to blow the whistle and...

We don't always agree on stuff, but when it's time to blow the whistle and...

This is a game that's going to play as long as you're playing it. It's...

This is a game that's going to play as long as you're playing it. It's...

Generally, cars were not built to sit on dealer lots. It encourages the wrong kind...

Generally, cars were not built to sit on dealer lots. It encourages the wrong kind...

I'm not sure we think it's a win to talk about what you're taking out.

I'm not sure we think it's a win to talk about what you're taking out.

The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out...

The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out...

I remember very clearly at the first budget review having a pretty direct conversation with...

I remember very clearly at the first budget review having a pretty direct conversation with...

History shows you don't know what the future brings.

History shows you don't know what the future brings.

A lot of other things come along with Chapter 11, which basically end up in...

A lot of other things come along with Chapter 11, which basically end up in...

We believe in fair exchange rates and Japan doesn't practice that. They have massive U.S....

We believe in fair exchange rates and Japan doesn't practice that. They have massive U.S....

All this improvement is great, but all that does is get us in the game...

All this improvement is great, but all that does is get us in the game...

I'm like Sergeant Schultz, I know nothing. We are trying to share ideas around the...

I'm like Sergeant Schultz, I know nothing. We are trying to share ideas around the...

Ford, as I understand it, had done away with the concept of regional management, and...

Ford, as I understand it, had done away with the concept of regional management, and...