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02-09-2009, 11:27 AM | #1 | |
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General Motors’ Bob Lutz Will Retire at End of 2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...Rrg&refer=news
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02-09-2009, 11:46 AM | #2 |
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Oh well I guess we can shift our attention to Joe Biden,he's fun to make fun of..
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02-09-2009, 11:53 AM | #3 |
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All he's doing is changing his title and Thomas Stephens is changing his title.
The same people are still running the company and the same **** will still be produced. |
02-09-2009, 11:54 AM | #4 |
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Good riddance...the guy was a lose cannon that did nothing to represent the company in a good light. they need younger, more forward thinking people
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02-10-2009, 10:26 AM | #5 | |
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He was the only guy with passion. He is a car guy through and through. Younger people? He acted like a teenager! If exciting cars are what you want, Lutz was the guy that pushed for them. You can fault him because they usually didn't make them $$$, but as far as wanting to deliver exciting vehicles, well, he was your man. The vehicles we wanted them to make, the ones that got axed or were shortlived at the hand of the bean counters...they were Lutz's babies....not sure if you're confusing him with someone else... I'll take the guy that FORCED the Solstice through, and made the GTO happen. Those cars, those -failures-, were some of the best vehicles the General has put forth in a while. So, he failed. But he failed trying to make cars for the likes of us. You want a mini-van pro in there, fine. Don't ****ing cry when all GM releases it's K-Car... Maybe they can throw Iacocca in for you? Last edited by REX8; 02-10-2009 at 03:45 PM. |
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02-10-2009, 10:59 AM | #6 |
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The guy is 76 years old... I mean I hope I will be 1/32nd that succussful and energetic in 50 years, but I think it's about time to call it quits at that age. I'm sure his last bonus alone is probably more than I will make in my lifetime... So at least he'll have a cushy retirement.
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02-09-2009, 12:18 PM | #7 |
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LOL - writing on the wall...
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02-09-2009, 02:55 PM | #8 | |
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You’re Not Rid Of Me Yet
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02-09-2009, 04:19 PM | #9 |
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Now the big question is how much of a bonus will he get when he leaves?
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02-10-2009, 04:27 AM | #10 |
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02-10-2009, 10:11 AM | #11 |
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Good riddance but sadly I doubt he's gone. He's a nut.
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02-09-2009, 04:54 PM | #12 |
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Lutz will be remembered as the guy who brought us relatively cool cars that didn't make any money for anyone...
Oh yeah, here Bobby. I can get a to-go bag for the eggs. |
02-10-2009, 01:41 PM | #13 | |
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How Bob Lutz Destroyed GM
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02-10-2009, 01:48 PM | #14 |
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wonder what this means for the volt?
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02-11-2009, 04:10 AM | #15 |
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I don't know if I completely agree with the article but I certainly understand the sentiments. No doubt Lutz is talented, and the whole mess is not his fault; but, he has to feel like this endeavor was not his best work(understatement). I feel at 76 you got to know when to fold them. I have been in my industry for almost 25 years, but am always slightly wide eyed at some of the energy and ideas young minds bring to the table. You feel like you still got it, but its a thin lin of self deception.Maybe a young mind could have added just the right touch to make a GTO or G8 boom. America has got to figure a way to hang on to young talent. The foreign automakers are raping us of our best.
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