Volt's father to retire this year
Bob Lutz at the Volt's NAIAS debutGM's product chief and Vice Chairman Bob Lutz is set to retire at the end of this year.
The legendary Lutz was one of the main drivers of GM's Chevy Volt program, but he will not hang around long enough to see the vehicle hit the streets in late 2010. The 76 year old has had enough.
A fierce critic of global warming and the Toyota Prius, Lutz has often been on the wrong side of issues covered by this blog. In fact, I used to refer to him as "Lutz, the putz".
Still, having had the opportunity to be around Lutz a few times at various auto events was a priceless experience for this blogger. Nobody made a press event more entertaining than Bob Lutz, even if you did disagree with him.
Labels: Chevy Volt electric vehicle concept, GM
posted by Dahcredyns at
8:15 AM
2 Comments:
Oh, oh, that can't be good for the Volt's prospects, or GM's for that matter. What does Lutz know?
I don't agree with Lutz on many things, but I really like the guy.
Of course, who am I?
Still, I think it was time and I am excited about his replacement, especially since he is coming from powertrains - which GM needs to put more of its focus.
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