I left the 7 of you who read this blog yesterday waiting in anticipation for my lock on turning around GM right now. Ready?
Bob Lutz, General Motors Vice Chairman
Born in 1932, Bob Lutz has been in the car business for almost fifty years. He has a fantastic resume with having a hand in some of the most famous production vehicles of all time:
While VP of Sales for BMW, Bob had a hand in developing THE best selling 3-series
While President of Chrysler, Bob developed the Viper, the Prowler, and the LH platform of autos.
He brought the Pontiac GTO, arguably one of the most famous muscle cars ever to the U.S. while stationed in Europe for General Motors
His reference to global warming as a “crock of shit” didn’t warm him up to the environmental crowd, but the guy can sell cars. He has vast experience in selling and manufacturing cars both in the States as well as Europe which provides Bob with the chops needed to take GM into the next decade.
But Bob is too old!
Mr. Lutz is 76, Senator McCain will be 72 in two months, and if he gets the job he’s after, they’re going to give him effing launch codes, so I’ll take my chances with Mr. Lutz. Besides, he can’t do any worse than the current D-heads running GM right now!
Even though Lutz is 76, he used to fly jets for the Marines, so I am pretty sure he can still kick my ass. He’s smart and knows his way around the car business. He got blown up during the abortion that was the “merger of equals” between Chrysler and Daimler back in 1998, went on to become CEO of Excide for four years until returning to GM in 2002. Point is, this guy knows the car business better than anyone in Michigan.
The Board
Once the board gets up enough balls to fire Rick Wagoner then I am positive all points will lead to Bob stepping in and saving this truly American institution, and not just by putting lipstick on a pig.
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