Breaking: The man that is GM, Bob Lutz To Retire end of 2009

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And that is why you are called buttmonkey? Either you take it or give it to monkeys?

haha...good one. He probably takes it in the rear...look...his mouth is open for more cock.

Bobby better check to see if the Salaried Pension plan is fully funded...

That's true....with so much "packing" Bobby Boy "No Clue" Lutz takes in, it actually comes out of his mouth with a end result of..."VERBAL DIARRHEA"...And further note, GM can actually add this towards the bailout proposal package to the White House and Congress of what to expect in terms of GM's turn around going into 2010...LMAO!!!

The guy is great copy, but by all acounts his tenure is a sad failure. How many geat designs GM can you think of over the past decade? The partial turnaround of Caddilac, and perhaps the current Malibu, are the only cars (not trucks) that register competitively. Lets hope the new guy manages to capture the imagination as GM once did.

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American Taxpayers led by Obama the Change need to borrow GM a bit more bailout cash to fund Bobby's retirement package. I mean, it's hard work to expand losses from 'vast' to 'HUGELY MASSIVE'. Anyway, Joes Sixpacks have deep pockets so I don't see the problem.

Lutz sees the writing on the wall... the auto industry is going to be a boring, lackluster, government run shitbox from now on. Now that GM has an awesome lineup, the economy had to falter, the eco-nazis got their people in power, and all the rest of us have to suffer. Who in their right mind wants to work for an industry that could be the most exciting industry in the world, when a bunch of retarded politicians with anti-auto agendas are running the show?

point taken

Its time for the entire generation of the Old Guard at the Big 3 to get out of the game. You guys ran an entire industry into the ground. 10,000 GM workers lost their jobs because of the crappy decisions that this guy made. Take your golden parachute and leave.

your a little late bud..... CTS/Maliby/Enclave/ETC ETC ETC.

It is just amazing to see the ignorance that you so called 'auto enthusiasts' have toward a TRUE auto enthusiast. Bob Lutz is a true 'car guy'. The guy grew his professional teeth in GM but has worked for practically everyone in the industry (save Japanese brands) and has had a great reaction from employers and buyers at each one. He single handedly marched the Solstice project through GM's backwards and difficult denial, er approval process. He championed the award winning interiors of the CTS, Enclave, and Malibu. He positioned Saturn to receive the imported Opels that GM haters had for decade been calling on GM to bring to the states. He and Rick Wagner personally ran blocker for the Camaro concept/production. The guy also is responsible for the 1st and now 2nd CTS-V's powertrain getting approved (throw the LS9 in the ZR1 as well). To insult this great man is to do a disservice to the amazing career he has had. You bunch of ignorant snobs don't deserve to call yourself 'auto enthusiasts' if you don't understand the point of my post.

well said, couldnt have said it better myself.

+1 Spot on 91z4me. In addition, he inherited the shit end of GM. It would take a minimum of 5 years to see changes, as evidenced by examples mentioned above. It sucks to see him go...

Here Here. At least there is a few of us who see the forrest amoungst the trees.

Bob Lutz should be praised not villified, this mess was not his to begin with. All he ever wanted to do was to design exciting cars for car people. We should be so lucky to have an actual exec who is a car guy in every car company. Maybe detroit wouldn't be so bad off if they would have listened to him a long time ago and tried to build american cars to european standards.

Bob, I salute you sir for your gung ho spirit in the face of overwhelming odds and staunch support of cars being the embodyment of the human spirit rather than mere boxes. You have earned your retirment. Enjoy.

Dude where have you been my entire life on this thread? This is exactly what I wanted to say but was looking information to link to.

+1000 Bravo, 91z4me. Nothing is ever good enough for the majority of people who post here. I'd write more but you alread did.

Your wasting your time. This site is hard proof that common sense and a brain to go along with it are indeed a rare occurrence.