Automotive industry & Retail

The Trump CFPB doesn't want to just pull back on enforcing the law, it wants to actively reward lawbreakers instead.— Eric Halperin, former CFPB Director, commenting on the agency's decision.

"I mean at some point that amount of greed is a mental illness."— Yoshitake, a California resident, speaking about Elon Musk's greed.

"We are making a commitment that we are going to bring more production back to this country to build on what we already have."— Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, in an interview with CNBC discussing plans to increase U.S. production.

They're worried prices will rise even higher and that household budgets, already feeling the impact of previous inflation, will be stretched beyond breaking point.— Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell, commented on consumer anxiety and its impact on spending.

"We believe this evolved, labor focused approach has more potential to improve throughput and connection while minimizing future capital expenditures on equipment."— Brian Niccol, CEO of Starbucks, discussing the new labor-focused strategy and its implications for equipment investment.

There's room for lots of winners there. I predict Starlink will continue to be successful, and I predict Kuiper will be successful as well.— Jeff Bezos, Amazon Executive Chairman, in a January interview with Reuters.

The impact of association with influential figures in today's heavily divided environment cannot be understated, especially with a deeply polarising leader like Elon Musk.— Isabel Casillas Guzman, Chair of the Global Risk Advisory Council, discussing the risks associated with Musk's influence.

The protests that you’ll see out there, they’re very organized. They’re paid for.— Elon Musk on the protests against Tesla during the earnings call.

"Importantly, as its descendant enjoys success on the track today, the spirit and desire within Porsche that allowed the creation of a 917 for the road all that time ago remains very much alive five decades on, prompting the question: what if?"— Porsche hints at the ongoing inspiration from the story of chassis number 30.