The legendary Robert “Bob” Lutz will be leaving General Motors at the end of 2009. Bob is Product Vice Chairman at GM and has been responsible for the development of such vehicles as the Chevrolet Camaro and VOLT as well as the fire-breathing Corvette ZR1. He will take up the role of an advisor at GM from April until his retirement.
Lutz is a perennial motor industry go-to guy. Before coming back to GM he was at Chrysler. At some point he was also at Ford, making him one of, or perhaps the only high-ranking executive in the industry to work for all “Big Three” American automakers.
“Bob Lutz was already a legendary automotive product guy when he rejoined GM in 2001,” says GM CEO Rick Wagoner, “and he's added to that by leading the creation of a string of award-winning vehicles for GM during his time here. His 46 years of experience in the global automotive business have been invaluable to us. I've personally learned a great deal from Bob and have very much enjoyed the time we've worked together.”
GM executive Tom Stephens will take over Bob’s role. Stephens has worked for GM for 40 years.
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