You'll remember former Auto Task Force head Steven Rattner's take-down of GM and Rick Wagoner yesterday. Now, round two of GM bashing in the public sphere began today with some tart words in a Wall Street Journal article from a former long-time consultant of General Motors'.
This time, the denouncements came at a hearing in Washington on the EPA and NHTSA proposals to control greenhouse-gas emissions and fuel economy and appear to be aimed at at least one current executive. According to the Journal, the former consultant, Rob Kleinbaum said:
"Of chief concern is that people who actively ignored the research on the importance of fuel economy and believe in their hearts that [global warming] is a 'crock' are still in senior positions and spread throughout [the company]."
Might these senior people in fact be Bob "Global warming is a 'total crock of sh**'" Lutz? Sounds like the gauntlet has been thrown. Of course Lutz isn't exactly new to this whole challenge thing either.Your move, sir.
bodyblue says:
08:39 AM, 10/22/09
This is why GM will not make it. Today we found out that Comrade Obama will start slashing executive pay for all companies that took government money......do anybody really think that Obama and his Red lackies will let Lutz and others like him tell the truth like this????? 1487, this is YOUR GM.....it cannot survive until it is not government motors.
inlinesix says:
03:10 PM, 10/22/09
"Of chief concern is that people who actively ignored the research on the importance of fuel economy and believe in their hearts that [global warming] is a 'crock' are still in senior positions and spread throughout [the company]."
cwc1 says:
06:46 PM, 10/22/09
Our central government and its massive bureaucracies are out of control, emboldened by the millions of people who've been indoctrinated in school systems under that government's control and funded by money confiscated from property owners and foolishly squandered by those in charge of it. Those millions have also succumbed to years of propaganda by the mass news media culture whose actions are not to report things like truth and what actually happened but attempts to influence the outcome of events and who props up the anti-American Marxist president they helped convince people to send to the White House.
Lutz is one of the few public figures with the guts to say the emperor has no clothes.
inlinesix says:
08:51 PM, 10/22/09
Even ignoring the population's perceptions of the environmental impact of its automobiles, GM was on the down slide for many many years. This was before the global warming talk caught on. I'm not a proponent of crap presidents but lets be serious.
Lutz just challenged other four door sedans to a duel after two auto testers (Road & Track and IL) proved the CTS-V was the winner in track-timed events. So when he wins, people will say, no s**t...
lieutryan says:
09:45 PM, 10/22/09
Global warming is a total crock of shiit.
roadburner says:
07:38 AM, 10/24/09
His government bosses(most of whom don't even drive/own cars) will soon bring Bob to heel; the eco-nazis just KNOW that hybrids and electrics are the future...