General Motors Names Bob Lutz As Chairman Of Opel

Bob Lutz General Motors top marketing boss, will chair the supervisory board of GM's Opel unit and help steer a restructuring plan there now that GM has decided to retain control of the European automaker, a source close to GM told Automotive News today.

Lutz, 77, will not take a direct management role in Opel, the source said. The supervisory board meets three or four times a year.

Lutz already is a member of the Opel supervisory board. It is unclear when he will become chairman, the source said.

2009 SEMA AUTO SHOW Photo Gallery Now LIVE!

AutoSpies.com Photo Galleries

If you want to see your photos running on our homepage photo ticker, be sure to upload your photos on the go by sending them to Mobile@AutoSpies.com

Share on Facebook

There are photos and then there are AutoSpies.com photos!

AutoSpies.com is ranked number one on Google search for auto shows

The 2009 SEMA Auto Show gallery is sponsored by Lexus.
Read Article

TehShibbs - 11/6/2009 6:08:54 PM

+3 Boost

Great, so now Opel is doomed.

91z4me - 11/8/2009 10:16:13 AM

+2 Boost

The Regal is midsized, the Astra and Vibe are compacts.

EL34 - 11/8/2009 1:26:06 PM

0 Boost

Did Obama approve this?

tango - 11/9/2009 4:57:49 PM

+2 Boost

His presence on the board will be like strakes on the hull of a ship. Serves a much-needed purpose without affecting the looks or the capacity of the vessel. I'm with Lutz 100%. The man is a genius.