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GM Gets a New Boss

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:17:59 GMT

What was stunning was that he resigned on the eve of media days at the Los Angeles Auto Show, where he was supposed to deliver the keynote address...tomorrow morning!
Source: The Big Money

GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz to Open the LA Auto Show Press Days as Keynote Speaker

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:12:53 GMT

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Bob Lutz will kick off the Los Angeles Auto Show by delivering the Motor Press Guild (MPG) keynote address on Wednesday, Dec. 2, replacing Fritz Henderson, who has resigned as president and chief executive officer of...
Source: Street Insider

Ed Whitacre To Replace Fritz Henderson as Interim GM CEO

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:56:34 GMT

I’m going to my local betting shop and putting a bet on for Bob Lutz to be CEO in the next 4 months. What do you reckon my odds are? Nothing would surprise me now. But Bob Lutz for CEO? I wouldn’t put any money on it if I were you.
Source: The Truth About Cars

Henderson Out at G.M. Is Lutz In?

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:56:01 GMT

Bob Lutz, G.M.’s vice chairman, has spent time at all three Detroit automakers, but has never served as chief executive. Has his time finally come? Mr. Henderson served as chief executive for about eight months.
Source: The New York Times

Fritz Henderson steps down as GM CEO:

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:08:31 GMT

Fritz Henderson has resigned as General Motors CEO. Fritz Henderson has resigned as General Motors CEO, the automaker said on Tuesday. Henderson will be replaced by board chairman Ed Whitacre.
Source: Auto Week

BREAKING: GM CEO Fritz Henderson steps down

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:01:41 GMT

About time too, this guy is Rick Wagoner, same old ideas, same old policies and same old failures. Whitacre will shake that company up. Good riddance for some odd reason i just never cared for him or about him! Wow.
Source: Autoblog

LaCrosse shows Buick still has it

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:17:01 GMT

As part of its restructuring, General Motors executives decided to save Buick, kill Pontiac and Saturn.
Source: Ventura County Star

Blue Nile: Diamond Deals

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:57:45 GMT

Four reasons why small towns cultivate entrepreneurship. (350 sec.) Forget front row seats. Memorabilia expert Brandon Steiner can get you the winning pitch. Reform in executive pay unlikely as Washington looks elsewhere. Jewel robberies rise in Europe.
Source: Forbes

Quoted in 'Dodge to stop Viper production next July, new car set for 2012:'

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:36:35 GMT

said in Auto Week:

Hi, I'm Bob Lutz, and this is the Cadillac CTS-V Drive Challenge.

Quoted in 'Lutz Defends General Motors' 60-Day-Guarantee Ads, Says Few Cars Will Be Returned'

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:44:00 GMT

Bob Lutz said in Edmunds Inside Line:

The Ed Whitacre ad is not designed to tout GM products. It is simply designed to launch the 60-day guarantee.

Photo from AP Photo

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:07:12 GMT

General Motors Corp. product development guru Bob Lutz, center, is seen during a news conference in Detroit, Friday, July 10, 2009. The company announced Lutz will stay with GM as an adviser.

Photo from Getty Images

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:11:00 GMT

DEROIT, MI - JULY 10: Fritz Henderson (center), President and CEO of the new General Motors Company, walks to a photo-op with Bob Lutz (left), Vice Chairman, and Tom Stephens (right), Vice Chairman of Product Development, after holding a press conferenc...

Letterman - General Motors Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz

Thu, 21 May 2009 18:16:45 GMT