Why wouldn’t he, if he’s all for “industry consolidation” (i.e. against competition, and hence a crony corporate type)? He’s got the European Union on his side in this matter; they certainly want to grab up and centralize all they can.
I would question your knowledge of the man based on that statement.
I understand his argument that industry consolidation is likely.. but the press are the folks who pushed GM... he stated he could see consolidation with GM or Ford or someone else to make it a global player as only the big players will likely survive.