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GM's New TV Commercials -- Do They Grab You?

Steve Parker | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Lee Iacocca, Automotive News, White House, Bob Lutz, Ed Whitacre, General Motors, Hyundai, Honda, Detroit, Lexus-es350, Cars, Cadillac SRX Crossover, Buick Lacrosse, Business News
Steve Parker

I like the fact that GM, having suffered from a terrible inferiority complex for the past 20 years (often based, in truth, on some pretty bad product) seems, at least for its latest commercial, to have gotten some guts back.

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GM's "60-day Buy Back" plan - more gimmicks or smart sales move?

Steve Parker | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

Another "Hail Mary" from GM? Or the real thing? Starting today and running through November, General Motors is offering buyers of their Core Four bra...

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Chevy Volt: GM's Hybrid Will Have $40,000 Price Tag

AdAge | Dave Guilford | Posted 09.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Fuel Efficiency, General Motors, Gm, Toyota Prius, Electric Car, Bob Lutz, Hybrid Vehicles, Chevy Volt, Sustainability, Green Technology, Business News

DETROIT (AdAge.com) -- In 2006, Bob Lutz was steaming over Toyota's success with the Prius hybrid. ...

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GM Unhappy With New Buick Ads: Report (VIDEO, POLL)

Posted 08.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Fritz Henderson, Gm, Poll, Bob Lutz, Buick Ad Video, Buick Ad, Leo Burnett, Autoblog, Business News

What image should the bailed-out General Motors project to the world? AutoBlog passes along a report from Automotive News (subscription required) th...

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Our Weekend Automotive Radio Shows ...

Steve Parker | Posted 08.17.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

Top GM exec Bob Lutz has been un-retired and is back at General Motors as vice-chairman in charge of marketing, advertising, promotion and will have a heavy hand in styling and design. Does this make any sense at all?

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Tell Bob Lutz What GM Must Do Now

Steve Parker | Posted 08.15.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

GM doesn't have the kind of partnership and help which Chrysler will be getting from Fiat and Washington is on-hand only to protect the public's huge investment in the company.

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What!?! Bob Lutz back at GM!

Steve Parker | Posted 08.10.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

Is it possible for a 77-year old to do a complete 180-degree turn from his life experience and philosophy? After all, among Lutz's major claims to fame are green-lighting the Dodge Viper and the Plymouth Prowler faux hot rod.

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Report: Pontiac Dies on Monday

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

Pontiac was chosen as the "easiest" to kill since it was cut from GM's self-defined herd of four "core brands," Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick.

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8 Green "Colbert Report" Moments (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Chevy Volt, Video, Bob Lutz, Gm, Hummer, Stephen Colbert, Colbert Report, Van Jones, Global Warming, Green News

To continue our green fun from the 7 green moments from "The Daily Show," we've assembled 8 green moments on "The Colbert Report." In these clips, St...

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General Motors VP Bob Lutz Offers Himself as Sacrifice

James Hoggan | Posted 01.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change, Bob Lutz, General Motors, Economy, Global Warming, Green News
James Hoggan

Lutz told CBS News that whoever is charged with monitoring the U.S. government's auto-industry bailout should look harshly on the negative impact caused by California fuel regulations.

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Call for Resignation of GM's Lutz, Too, as Condition of Bailout

David Sassoon | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

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David Sassoon

Forcing out GM's Bob Lutz may seem like a sideshow to the much bigger issues needing resolution to rescue Detroit, but if you believe in the power of gesture, maybe not.

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GM Turns Lutz Loose, Hopes "Straight Talk" Will Help

New York Times | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Automaker Bailout, Bob Lutz Bailout, Bob Lutz, GM Bailout, Gm, Business News

On Monday, the 76-year-old Mr. Lutz gave his first interviews since the Big Three's campaign for a bailout began, and he dispensed with the polite, an...

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Detroit's Next Step; Analysis of Rescue Proposal Here

Steve Parker | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

It's always nice to own part of any failing automotive giant from the last century, if the companies are still not viable three, six or even twelve months from now, what will taxpayers' ownership be worth?

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General Motor's VP Bob Lutz's Green Pose

James Hoggan | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

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James Hoggan

I think the U.S. legislators contemplating this auto industry bailout package should demand Bob Lutz's resignation before dribbling a single dollar into GM's leaky pockets.

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Detroit Drives to DC and Dr. Deming Invents Japan

Steve Parker | Posted 01.06.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

We've had enough threats from our sworn enemies -- we don't need them from Detroit executives. These CEOs and their boards of directors must go, whether by car or jet or skateboard, they must go.

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Car Sales Tank; Detroit Visits DC, Pt. II

Steve Parker | Posted 01.02.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

Now that they have our attention, the Detroit Three, in plans submitted to Congress Tuesday, increased their appeals for federal loans from $25 billion to $34 billion.

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GM Bankruptcy Never Discussed, Says Lutz

Detroit Free Press | Posted 12.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Automaker Bailout, Bankruptcy, Bob Lutz, General Motors, Gm, GM Bankruptcy, Economy, Financial Crisis, Cars, Business News

"Bankruptcy for GM certainly is not an option," Lutz said Monday morning while speaking to the Public Relations Society of America. "The board has nev...

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Global Warming Denier Bob Lutz Continues Making General Motors Look Ridiculous

Josh Nelson | Posted 11.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Auto Companies, General Motors, Politics, 60 Minutes, Greenwashing, Climate Change, Electric Car, Tom Wilkinson, Bob Lutz, Global Warming, Green News
Josh Nelson

Show me an environmentalist that "likes" Bob Lutz and I'll show you a gullible fool. Seriously, I'd love to know who he is talking about.

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General Motors Continues to Send Mixed Messages on Global Warming

Josh Nelson | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Bob Lutz, General Motors, Chevy Volt, Global Warming Deniers, Climate Change, Global Warming, Tom Wilkinson, Green News
Josh Nelson

A General Motors corporate executive with a history of denying global warming went on a widely watched television show and pushed a thoroughly discredited theory on the science of climate change.

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Green "Correction" in Auto Sector Leaves GM Clinging to Government Loans

George Spyros | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Chevy Volt, Government Bailout, Bob Lutz, Gm, General Motors, Financial Crisis, Green Business, Global Warming, Green News
George Spyros

To adopt some financial lingo being bantered about quite a bit these days, the green "correction" to the U.S. auto industry is in full swing. GM lea...

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General Motors Responds, Defends Global Warming Denier Bob Lutz

Josh Nelson | Posted 10.20.2008 | Green

Read More: General Motors, Climate Science, Climate Change, Colbert Report, Tom Wilkinson, Bob Lutz, Global Warming Denier, Global Warming, Political News, Politics, Green News
Josh Nelson

A top executive at GM, Bob Lutz, doesn't accept the role humans play in global warming. Incredibly, GM dispatched its Director of News Relations to defend both Mr. Lutz and the company's environmental policies by commenting here on the Huffington Post.

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Chevy Volt Exec Bob Lutz On Colbert Report (VIDEO)

Comedy Central | Posted 10.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Chevy Volt, Bob Lutz, General Motors, Gm, GM Volt, Electric Cars, Environment, Cars, Auto, GM Electric Car, Colbert Report, Green News

Colbert gets faux-outraged that an electric car is tantamount to admitting that humans have to do something about climate change. COLBERT: "Why not j...

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General Motors Executive Doesn't Recognize Global Warming as Fact -- He Should Be Fired

Josh Nelson | Posted 10.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Big Auto Makers, General Motors, Bob Lutz, Global Warming Deniers, Auto Industry, Climate Change, Global Warming, Politics, Political Contributions, Colbert Report, The Colbert Report, Green News
Josh Nelson

Originally posted at The Seminal. The Green Miles has the scoop:General Motors Vice Chairman of Global Product Development Bob Lutz was just on The C...

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GM's Lutz Asks For Break On Crash Tests To Focus On Fuel Efficiency

DailyTech | Jason Mick | Posted 10.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Autos, Fuel Efficiency, Chevy Volt, Bob Lutz, Gm, Energy Use, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Cars, Fuel Economy, CAFE Legislation, Corvette, Green News

It's no secret that America's largest automakers -- General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler -- are struggling. Weighted by the burden of a t...

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GM Jam: Keeping Parts Moving Proves Difficult

Reuters, AP | Posted 09.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Cars, Bob Lutz, GM Profits, Gm, GM Cash Flow, Volt, Delphi, GM Losses, Business News

Even as CNBC aired a documentary this week called "Saving General Motors" -- in which GM's Bob Lutz drives a Chevy Volt and seems almost relieved it w...

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