Today is Bob Lutz’s last day as General Motors Vice Chairman and head of Global Product Development. Tomorrow, Lutz will take on a new role as Vice Chairman and Senior Advisor. So on his last day, GM-Volt only saw it fit to ask Maximum Bob about the remarks that came from the auto task force yesterday regarding the Chevrolet Volt (since the Volt is Lutz’s little baby and all).

The government’s audit of GM’s viability plan said that the company had invested too much time and money into the Volt instead of focusing on producing better smaller cars.

What does Lutz have to say about all this?

In an e-mail to GM-Volt, Lutz wrote: “Thanks for your concern. Volt will survive and prosper. We know the numbers better than the Government”¦we furnished them! First-generation technology is expensive, but you can”t have a second generation without a first generation,” Mr Lutz wrote me in an email. “Common sense and intelligence will prevail, here!”

- By: The Daily Auto Editor

Source: GM-Volt


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  • Neil

    Shut up Lutz , maybbe you should be next to go!

    Zermatt, Ivan, Bobmarley and Myself – THE REAL AUTO TASK FORCE!!!!!

  • Pat

    Or you guys can just lead General Motors and do a better job than these 100 year old losers

  • Neil

    The other 3 are going to run GM – I am just along for the ride, third row passenger!!

  • VWRABBI

    WELL, I DO BELIEVE ONE THING HE'S SAYING: COMMON SENSE AND INTELLIGENCE WILL PREVAIL. THE VOLT, HOWEVER, WILL NOT.

  • Rick WAg

    “Common sense and intelligence will prevail, here!” …their common sense is what got us in this whole mess…

  • Neil

    Did THE Rick Wagoner just leave a comment

    Now we know what he is doing!!!!

  • Pat

    get Rick Wagoner to blog for eGMCarTech. please. we want to yell at him

  • GMfan87

    why is everyone jumping bob lutz again? He's the ONLY big wig at GM thats actually been doing some good these past years…you name it he's had a hand in it: malibu, CTS, ZR1, cruze, beat, volt (despite what zermatt says), camaro, G8, solstice, the list goes on

  • Neil

    Shut up Lutz , maybbe you should be next to go!

    Zermatt, Ivan, Bobmarley and Myself – THE REAL AUTO TASK FORCE!!!!!

  • Pat

    Or you guys can just lead General Motors and do a better job than these 100 year old losers

  • Neil

    The other 3 are going to run GM – I am just along for the ride, third row passenger!!

  • VWRABBI

    WELL, I DO BELIEVE ONE THING HE'S SAYING: COMMON SENSE AND INTELLIGENCE WILL PREVAIL. THE VOLT, HOWEVER, WILL NOT.

  • Rick WAg

    “Common sense and intelligence will prevail, here!” …their common sense is what got us in this whole mess…

  • Neil

    Did THE Rick Wagoner just leave a comment

    Now we know what he is doing!!!!

  • Pat

    get Rick Wagoner to blog for eGMCarTech. please. we want to yell at him

  • GMfan87

    why is everyone jumping bob lutz again? He's the ONLY big wig at GM thats actually been doing some good these past years…you name it he's had a hand in it: malibu, CTS, ZR1, cruze, beat, volt (despite what zermatt says), camaro, G8, solstice, the list goes on