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Bob Lutz To RETIRE: GM Executive Announces May 1 Retirement

AP | TOM KRISHER and DAN STRUMPF | Posted 03.04.2010 | Business

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DETROIT — Bob Lutz, the longtime auto industry executive who led nearly a complete overhaul of General Motors' lineup, will retire May 1. "My w...

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LA Auto Show: Green and Smaller Could Mean Big Profits for Automakers

Michael Rose | Posted 03.18.2010 | Los Angeles

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Companies that have earned enormous profits selling giant trucks and SUVs are in the process of re-branding themselves as responsible corporate citizens with an obligation to society.

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GM Appoints Mark Reuss As New President

Michael Rose | Posted 03.18.2010 | Business

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GM is not of the woods yet but it's clear the board is not afraid to do things differently and pave the way for a younger generation to lead the company as it moves forward.

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Los Angeles Auto Show -- Insider's Guide

Steve Parker | Posted 03.18.2010 | Los Angeles

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This year the big news is, much to the chagrin of car-makers and their PR people worldwide, about GM and their ongoing leadership problems.

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

Steve Parker | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

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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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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

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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

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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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Steve Parker | Posted 08.17.2009 | Business

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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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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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

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

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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

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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

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

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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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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

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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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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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

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"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

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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

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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

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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

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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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