As G.M.”s executive salaries are under review as part of the whereby the government invested billions in the ailing company in June, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz – who also serves as the company”s VP of marketing – says that G.M.”s execs are extremely under-compensated, given the nature of their jobs and the market in which [...]
General Motors’ Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has officially confirmed that the Cadillac Converj Concept will enter production and will use the same Voltec technology as the Chevrolet Volt. Speaking at a Society of Automotive Analysts meeting Sunday, Lutz declined to give any official date on the production Converj, but said it would appear after 2012. [...]
Maximum Bob Lutz is filling in for former GM CEO Fritz Henderson this morning at the 2009 LA Auto Show to deliver the Keynote address. You can check out the live video right here after the jump. Click through for the video.
Earlier in July, Bob Lutz confirmed that the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe is on the way with a possibility of a CTS-V Sport Wagon. It was later confirmed by an ‘inside source’ that CTS-V lineup will be extended to the Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon. Today, CARandDRIVER is reporting that Bob Lutz has confirmed a production CTS-V [...]
At the 2009 SEMA Show earlier this month, Jay Leno unveiled his twin-turbocharged version of the 3.6L V6 Chevrolet Camaro. With the help of Turbonetics T-3 turbochargers, output was taken up to a total of 425-hp. Apparently, when the turbochargers aren”t being used, there is virtually no loss in the fuel-economy of the base 3.6L V6 [...]
Don’t get your hopes up for a civilian version of the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle. According to Bob Lutz, General Motors has no plans on dropping the Impala, which will be upgraded sometime later next year. He said that the next Chevrolet Impala will be a front-wheel-drive sedan and will be slightly larger with [...]
When the 2011 Chevrolet Volt makes its debut later next year, it will allow 40 miles of gas free driving and a “sporty” 0-60 mph time of under 9 seconds. However, if a 0-60 mph time of 9 seconds isn’t “sporty” enough for you, GM may be considering a Chevrolet Volt SS model. In a [...]
A source close to General Motors said that Bob Lutz, the company’s marketing head, will become chairman of the supervisory board of Opel to help the restructuring plan. Lutz, 77, will not take a direct management role in Opel the source said. He is already a member of the Opel supervisory board, which meets three [...]
Here are the lap results from the Cadillac CTS-V Challenge at Monticello Motor Club Track so far: 1. John Heinricy – Cadillac CTS-V: 2:46:560 2. Aaron Link – Cadillac CTS-V: 2:48:902 3. Brian Redman – Cadillac CTS-V: 2:49:596 4. Michael Cooper – BMW M3: 2:50:424 5. Jack Baruth – Cadillac CTS-V (TTAC): 2:51:153 6. Lawrence Ulrich – [...]
The Cadillac CTS-V Challenge is going on right now and for those of you really interested in seeing if Bob Lutz can beat the competition in his Cadillac CTS-V, we’ll be providing updates as fast as we get them throughout the day. General Motors has just released a short 2:00 minute video showing us the Monticello [...]
