Bob Lutz
Bob Lutz
Swiss American automotive executive who has worked in high-level positions at GM, BMW, Ford, and Chrysler during his five decade career. He starred as in himself in the 2011 documentary, Revenge of the Electric Car.
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth12 February 1932
design kirk
Kirk Kerkorian has not been through the design dome,
business coming developing gradually optimistic united
All of those things are gradually coming true, so I'm cautiously optimistic about the way the business is developing in the United States.
couple days discovered enormous fallow glory gold good japanese left mine recently
There's enormous good will for the glory days of American cars, when they really were American and didn't try to be Japanese or German. We all recently discovered that was a gold mine we had left fallow for a couple decades.
few months system
For us to go out with a half-baked system just to get a few months out, I don't think would be prudent.
business
Most business don't want to have a single-point backup.
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Adams is a pretty good back. He adds a lot to their offense. It hurt them when he went out last week.
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They've got a nice middle linebacker (Justin Thacker) and a good secondary. They run to the ball pretty well.
thinking able boxes
Being able to ‘think out of the box’ presupposes you were able to think in it.
running philosophy passion
It applies in any business. Shoemakers should be run by shoe guys, and software firms by software guys, and supermarkets by supermarket guys. With the advice and support of their bean counters, absolutely, but with the final word going to those who live and breathe the customer experience. Passion and drive for excellence will win over the computer-like, dispassionate, analysis-driven philosophy every time.
school competition innovation
Public Schools too often fail because they are shielded from the very force that improves performance and sparks innovation in nearly every other human enterprise - competition.
past excellent vehicle
In the past, (GM) produced a lot of very excellent vehicles but somehow they didn't excite anybody,
thinking political advantage
One colossal advantage of being in extra innings is that you can tell it like it is, say what you think, and largely eschew political caution.
jobs party thinking
I think either party would have seen the wisdom in bailing out the American automobile industry, because one job in ten in the United States is either directly or indirectly connected to the automobile industry. You just could not let these companies go down.
communication design excellence
Design can be both a manifestation of a company's design ethic and an outward communication of a company's design ethic and drive for excellence.