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	Global Neighbourhoods: Interview: Bob Lutz
		Bob's biggest mistake, and I've posted comments to his blog about this, is failing to respond to user comments within the comment thread, rather than in a summarizing post.
		Bob doesn't read comments, so the "interactive" aspect of the blog is unreal, this is a Pseudo Blog, violating almost all the core values of blogging, defying the Universal Blog Mantra.
		Bob is not one of us, he is no blogger.
	redcouch.typepad.com /weblog/2005/04/interview_bob_l.html (1252 words)

	GM - Senior Leadership Group and Staff Officers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Lutz joined Exide after a distinguished career with the former Chrysler Corporation from 1986 to 1998, where he reached the position of vice chairman.
		Lutz began his automotive career in September 1963 at GM, where he held a variety of senior positions in Europe until December 1971.
		Lutz was born on February 12, 1932, in Zurich, Switzerland.
	www.gm.com /company/investor_information/corp_gov/bios/lutz.htm (538 words)

	Bob Lutz To Head GM Product Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Lutz joined Excide after a distinguished career with the former Chrysler Corp. from 1986 to 1998, where he reached the position of vice chairman.
		Lutz began his automotive career in 1963 at GM, where he held a variety of senior positions in Europe.
		Lutz is a member of the board of directors of Battery Council International; Kepner-Tregoe Inc.; Northrop Grumman Corp.; and SGI (formerly Silicon Graphics Inc.).
	www.autointell.net /nao_companies/general_motors/gm-management/gm-bob-lutz-01.htm (960 words)

	Straightline - Bob Lutz, the man with the Midas touch
		What sets Lutz apart from his peers, is his incredible sense of design, and most important—how to inspire the designers under him—plus the ability to get those great designs approved for production—and damn the bean counters and the endless line of corporate beaucrats that inevitably get in the way.
		Lutz was hired 5 years ago, and only now are we starting to see what this man is capable of.
		Well, the fact of the matter is, until Lutz arrived, most GM vehicles were for the most part a visual snore.
	blogs.edmunds.com /Straightline/1572 (518 words)

	bob lutz - Jalopnik
		"Maximum" Bob Lutz, the vice chairman for the General, got in front of the camera to talk a bit about his new baby -- the Chevy HHR SuperSport -- the same HHR esh-esh we revealed last night via press photos, and we'll be on hand for at the live unveiling later today.
		Lutz explains by throwing down some serious industry beat, dropping like it's hot the differences between concepts for showing off new technology, concepts for showing off new design and concepts just because they're fun for designers.
		Lutz also took the on-camera opportunity to chide Detroit News writer Sharon Terlep for reporting the GM was trying to distance itself for promises made when the Volt hit daylight in Detroit.
	jalopnik.com /cars/bob-lutz (2209 words)

	Robert Lutz: ZoomInfo Business People Information
		Smart, strong-willed and unabashedly opinionated, Lutz is the proverbial rugged individualist--whether piloting his Czech-made Albatros fighter-trainer, charging a tight corner on a race track or negotiating the labyrinths of the corporate boardroom as president of the nation's number three automaker.
		Bob Lutz is a self-described "moderate" smoker, though one seldom sees him without a cigar in hand.
		Lutz's routine calls for a Churchill in the morning, another by noon and a robusto or a corona in the evening, "because they're aromatic, draw well and last a long time." On the weekend, Lutz prefers a lighter smoke, like a panatela.
	www.zoominfo.com /people/lutz_bob_19083735.aspx (1917 words)

	LutzSpeak: GM's Vice Chairman Bob Lutz talks to AutoWeek - Pontiac Solstice Forum
		Lutz, who was recently asked by GM to focus exclusively on global product development, talked about a wide array of issues.
		Lutz: I would be very happy with a stable and profitable 27 and 28 (percent), and if we work to achieve that, we would be performing better than any car company in the history of the planet that once had a dominate share in the market.
		Lutz: I could, but I won’t because I’ll get myself in a lot of trouble, but I think what happened was the joint venture worked supremely well, just on the basis of procurement savings.
	www.solsticeforum.com /forum/showthread.php?t=3337 (2261 words)

	Cars! Cars! Cars!: Bob Lutz
		Lutz was the sole person behind the design of the Solstice and Sky, then he can open a can of whoop-ass on the Monte Carlo.
		Lutz said his hope "is that the majority of Americans, not being extreme liberals, and harboring a deep-seated distrust toward the media, will see his piece for what it is: the product of an unusual, but not altogether well, mind."
		Lutz was supposedly talking about the future, but once the impending strike comes along, it will be clear he meant driving a GM product.
	carscarscars.blogs.com /index/bob_lutz/index.html (1517 words)

	Straightline - What about Bob?
		Even though results are mixed, Lutz is as qualified as anyone for the job.
		Here's the deal...I heard Bob when talking about interiors that GM is going to keep raising the bar on interiors.
		Bob needs to realize by making the best like Toyota, you can charge the most.
	blogs.edmunds.com /.ee9057e (395 words)

	Should Bob Lutz run General Motors? \| Leftlane News - Car News For Enthusiasts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bob Lutz epitomizes the arrogance of GM that we have all come to characterize with the company.
		Bob Lutz is the man. Wait until you see what cars GM has in the pipeline thanks to Bob Lutz, they will blow you away.
		Lutz has been around long enough that he ought to be at able to point to at least one mainstream winner in the car line.
	www.leftlanenews.com /2006/04/07/should-bob-lutz-run-general-motors (1077 words)

	GM executive Bob Lutz says no new plans for investments at Oshawa plants
		Lutz said in an interview Thursday that a published report saying GM may soon approve a $400-million investment in Oshawa is "pure speculation."
		Lutz also reaffirmed that plant No. 2 in Oshawa is scheduled to close in 2008.
		Lutz said for GM to remain profitable and competitive, it will have to continue to look to countries where production costs are lower and sales increase faster.
	www.cbc.ca /cp/business/060615/b061584.html (403 words)

	Lutz's 6-Month Report Card - Bob Lutz of General Motors - Brief Article Ward's Auto World - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Lutz wasted no time in settling in, creating a flurry of press coverage for himself, his ideas - and GM's concept cars and trucks and upcoming models - during the past 180 days.
		It's precisely the kind of buzz only a Bob Lutz could create, validating Wagoner's bold move in luring him away from Exide Corp., where he was languishing as chairman after his 1998 retirement from Chrysler.
		Lutz did better on the truck side, ushering in the full size Ram pickups modeled after big rigs, Dodge Durango SUV and Jeep Grand Cherokee.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3165/is_2002_March_1/ai_87849197 (889 words)

	Inside Line: GM's Bob Lutz: Is He Making the Grade? - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The appointment of former Chrysler vice chairman Bob Lutz to the top of General Motors' ranks was initially hailed by everyone — from automotive critics to Wall Street to GM insiders.
		Lutz was appointed to the product development position, one created by GM just for him, in 2001 by GM chairman Rick Wagoner.
		Lutz fans further argue he is being unduly criticized in the media, in particular, and they insist the full fruits of his labors have yet to be seen by outsiders, a crop that we will be anxious to see — and then judge Lutz's legacy by.
	www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/Columns/articleId=104875 (1046 words)

	Jeremy Smith's blog: Bob Lutz Blogs
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		Bob Lutz, GM Big Wig and Vice Chairman of the company, has a blog.
		This is not the case with GM's Bob Lutz.
	blog.case.edu /jms18/2005/02/03/bob_lutz (370 words)

	TIME.com: Vrroooom At The Top -- Page 1
		The car is exactly what Lutz had in mind--simple, sultry, evocative--and although it is for now the only one of its kind, its off-the-shelf components suggest that if the critics like it, it could make it into production in a few years and sell for a little over $20,000.
		In hiring Lutz, Wagoner is making a bold bet: that GM solves its problems not just by exhorting the bean counters to keep cutting costs and endlessly haggling with the unions but also by taking big risks to create exciting, popular products that bring in new revenues.
		For Lutz, the quick development of the Solstice is a welcome signal that things at GM are not as bad as they seemed from the outside.
	www.time.com /time/business/article/0,8599,190945,00.html (1112 words)

	Bobby Lutz: ZoomInfo Business People Information
		Lutz himself has been honored by an induction into the National High School Federation Hall of Fame and is a certain Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame selection in the near future.
		Lutz's first win was 26-2 at Chesapeake on September 12, 1969, in his second game at St. Joe.
		Lutz is now (Foot Note) 303-63-5 in his 33rd season, that includes a 283-55-4 record during his 30 years at Ironton.
	www.zoominfo.com /people/lutz_bob_9385732.aspx (851 words)

	An Auto Show With Bob Lutz - MSN Autos
		Lutz is an ex-Marine, owner of a fighter jet or two and capable of making split-second decisions.
		Despite the praise and admiration that Lutz receives from colleagues at GM and elsewhere these days—one visitor at the auto show approached him to declare Lutz "a hero of the American auto industry" —Lutz admitted he's not the sole arbiter of consumer automotive taste.
		Lutz toured the show floor, stopping now and then to inspect fit and finish of body panels on vehicles, size of the gaps between body panels and even the edges of hoods to see if the hoods were symmetric and evenly aligned.
	autos.msn.com /advice/article.aspx?contentid=4020922 (2026 words)

	Bob Lutz going GM - SaturnFans Forums
		Lutz, who has worked at all three major Detroit automakers, ``will be a burr under the saddle of senior GM people who have been surviving by keeping their heads down in meetings,'' said David Davis, editor emeritus of Automobile magazine.
		Lutz, a former Marine pilot who has owned his own fighter jet, retired from Chrysler when the company was acquired by Daimler-Benz AG in November 1998.
		Lutz was Chrysler's president from 1993 through 1996 during one of the automaker's many turnarounds.
	www.saturnfans.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2916 (1641 words)

	Bob Lutz For GM CEO? (GM) - SeekingAlpha
		Lutz is not a backstabber, and this is a business in which backstabbing is fine art.
		Lutz has run into some problems at GM, which is natural for someone who attracts the press like a rock 'n' roll god.
		Sometimes Lutz speaks with too much candor, such as the time last year when he called Pontiac and Buick damaged brands--which, of course, is the truth.
	transport.seekingalpha.com /article/8876 (617 words)

	Bob Lutz Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At 72 Robert Lutz is still as passionate about cars as he was seven decades ago when he could name every vehicle's make, model and year that he spotted during family outings.
		Robert Lutz started his automotive career at GM in 1963, and he returned to the General in 2001 as the head of product development.
		Lutz about his automotive past, what he parks in his own garage and his plans for a revived General Motors that he believes can take on, and beat, the Japanese.
	www.edmunds.com /advice/specialreports/articles/100660/article.html (3407 words)

	Robert Lutz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert "Bob" A. Lutz (born February 12, 1932, in Zurich, Switzerland) is the General Motors Vice Chairman of Product Development and Chairman of GM North America, the world's largest automaker.
		While at General Motors, Lutz championed the exporting of the Holden Monaro to the United States as the Pontiac GTO.
		Lutz maintains a weblog called Fastlane that is hosted at GM Blogs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Lutz (309 words)

	Bob Lutz offers some candid comments on the Industry - GMInsideNews Forums
		Lutz's responses indicate that GM has done an intellectual 180 on the issue of hybrid gas-electric vehicles.
		Lutz, who last week took control of GM's vehicle development and engineering strategy world-wide, now acknowledges that "Toyota scored a major coup with hybrids even though they didn't have a business case." Having hybrid vehicles, he said, is now a symbol of whether a car maker is technologically capable and environmentally aware.
		Lutz says there's no business case for hybrids, but at the same time, he says satellite radio is very important.
	www.gminsidenews.com /forums/showthread.php?t=13342 (2406 words)

	Bob Lutz Reveals New Structure, Hints at New GM Models
		Bob Lutz, now in his fourth year of trying to turn around GM’s new products to make them competitive and exciting, spoke to the Automotive Press Association in Detroit last week providing an update and a mostly optimistic view.
		Lutz insisted, in answer to just that question form this reporter, that quite the contrary will be true.
		Lutz, universally touted as the most enthusiastic “car guy” in the industry, believes there will be little growth in the number of segments in the industry and he believes that GM will gain slowly and steadily in percent penetration in existing segments.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2005/10/19/145938.html (587 words)

	Lansing State Journal:Auto design becomes free-for-all (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz is credited with shepherding several notable cars through the design process.
		The future of car and truck styling is fractured, Lutz said Tuesday in an interview at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
		Lutz doesn't do the hands-on design work himself, but he gives up-and-coming designs the green light.
	www.lsj.com /news/business/040109_lutz_1a-4a.html (652 words)

	Q&A: GM's Bob Lutz - The Car Connection
		Lutz first resurfaced as chairman of troubled battery-maker Exide Corp. But his love of the auto business was over-powering, and when offered the opportunity to take control of General Motors' product development program last August, Lutz jumped at the opportunity.
		LUTZ: The crystallizing effect was from the Aztek, which caused many people to ask how could this happen in the world's largest, and ostensibly most professional, carmaking company.
		LUTZ: I had a meeting with John Devine (GM's chief financial officer), and the idea was broached, but never concretely said.
	www.thecarconnection.com /index.asp?article=4381 (998 words)

	Bob Lutz calls GM stupid? - AutoSpies Auto News
		Lutz was a wonder at Chrysler in the early/mid 90's and if you read his book, he knows what he's talking about.
		Hopefully, Lutz will come out as the winner, as he is telling it like it is. Consolidate some friggin GM brands and focus on auto's.
		Lutz was and is definitely part of the problem.
	www.autospies.com /news/Bob-Lutz-calls-GM-stupid-5310 (924 words)

	BW Online \| June 18, 2001 \| Bob Lutz: The First Virtual Carmaker?
		Lutz describes it as combining the lush leather appointments of a Bentley with the performance--powered by a 500-horsepower V12 engine--of a Ferrari.
		Lutz may be the best-connected executive in Detroit, but no one seems ready to risk hooking up with him.
		What Lutz believes he has going for him that others didn't is his idea of creating a virtual car company.
	www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/01_25/b3737081.htm (1298 words)

	Detroit Auto News - Auto Industry News from the GM FastLane Blog and Bob Lutz
		Detroit Auto News - Auto Industry News from the GM FastLane Blog and Bob Lutz
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		The Wonderful World of Oz By Bob Lutz
	fastlane.gmblogs.com (642 words)

	Bob Lutz, General Motors - This Much I Know - Motor Trend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bob Lutz has served in top jobs at BMW, Ford, and Chrysler.
		Lutz was at General Motors from 1963 to 1971, a stint that overlapped with his 11 years in the U.S. Marines.
		GM's Bob Lutz told journalists at the Paris motor show that the Opel Corsa is coming to the U.S., and it would be rebadged as a Saturn.
	www.motortrend.com /features/consumer/112_0510_bob_lutz/index.html (790 words)

	HAIL TO GENERAL MOTORS' NEW GENERAL
		Lutz displays many of the qualities that General Motors has sorely lacked in the highly competitive marketplace that places such a premium on style.
		Lutz's assignment, long overdue, is to put some spark in GM product design.
		Robert Eaton, Lutz's old boss at Chrysler, says, “Bob Lutz was singly the best and most well-rounded automotive executive this industry has ever seen.
	wdb.wardsauto.com /ar/auto_hail_general_motors (603 words)

	GM FastLane Blog: Sharpening the Arrowhead
		Bob - the problem with the new GTO was not that it doesn’t look like the old GTO, the problem was that it looks like a rental car.
		Lutz, first off, a debt of gratitude is owed to you by all GM fans for what you've managed to do for GM in a very short time: completely change philosophies and give us hope.
		Bob, I don't expect you to listen to everything, or even anything that I have to say, but Pontiac is too good of a name to ruin like this.
	fastlane.gmblogs.com /archives/2005/01/sharpening_the.html (21385 words)

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