Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, GM, GMC, Pontiac, Australia
click above image to view more pics of the Holden VE Ute
A few weeks ago we wrote about an email exchange between “Maximum” Bob Lutz and a GM Inside News forum member by the name of MonaroSS. In the exchange, Lutz claimed he and his colleagues were behind a […]
Filed under: Trends, Sedans/Saloons
The Chrysler 300 is an overwhelming success for Chrysler. Ford’s Five Hundred wasn’t nearly as big a hit despite on paper being a strong competitor. The Chrysler’s advantage, of course, is bold design. The 300 has it, the Ford not so much. Automotive News even quotes an unnamed Ford exec saying the […]
Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Chevrolet, GM
In his latest missive on the Fastlane Blog, GM car czar Bob Lutz checks in after a trip to Australia during which he sampled several new Pontiac G8s (he called the Ponchos “fabulous”), the Buick Park Avenue destined for China, and the Daewoo Veritas, another Holden sedan export. Oh, he […]
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Crossovers/CUVs, Buick, GM
click above image to see more of the increasingly exclusive Buick Enclave
General Motors has a hit on its hands with the big, beautiful Enclave CUV. People all over the country are trying to get their hands on Buick’s luxurious iteration of the Lambda Ute. Rather than follow the time-dishonored practice […]
Filed under: Spy Photos, Crossovers/CUVs, Cadillac, GM
Cadillac’s lineup is looking better than it has in years, with the hot-selling CTS and the defacto standard for large SUVs, the Escalade. While the SRX crossover is an Autoblog favorite, it isn’t experiencing the kind of sales success as many of its rivals.
Cadillac appears to have another […]
Filed under: Car Buying, Etc., Chevrolet, GM
click above image for more high-res pics of the 2008 Chevy Malibu
The media is giving the new Chevy Malibu more love than any midsize product donning the bow tie has gotten in years. As it turns out, there are a few people in the market for a new car […]
Filed under: Concept Cars, LA Auto Show, Trends, Economy, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, Green, Tech, Crossovers/CUVs, Chevrolet, GM
Promising the best possible fuel economy for whichever type of vehicle its customers choose, GM’s Bob Lutz and Ed Peper trotted a full lineup of green vehicles from their arsenal. The Aveo5, Impala E85, Malibu Hybrid, Tahoe Hybrid, […]
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Chevrolet, GM
We can hear the hallowed halls of GM headquarters ringing with the chant, “Let Lutz be Lutz!” When Maximum Bob Lutz takes off the gloves, things get done, and the automaker’s vice chairman bared his fists recently at a meeting of the Western Automotive Journalists Association in San Francisco. Lutz […]
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Chevrolet, GM
Speaking at the Reuters Auto Summit in Detroit today, Bob Lutz stated that the Chevrolet Volt series hybrid will be in production by the end of 2010. What’s more interesting is that he told reporters employees working on the Volt “are becoming increasingly nervous” about meeting that deadline. According to […]
Filed under: Hirings/Firings, GM
Sending the Chevrolet Volt into production might be the last effort of GM’s Vice Chairman for Global Product Development, Bob Lutz. The 75-year-old executive has stated that he would like to retire from the automotive giant once they get a plug-in electric vehicle on the market (nevermind that they already had one […]
