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April fool's 2007: Exclusive: BOB LUTZ RETIRES!
GMI Exclusive: Bob Lutz Retires
By Ghrankenstein ![]() Bob Lutz can now spend more time relaxing at home Despite prior announcements to the contrary, Bob Lutz has decided to retire. In an official press release, the reasons behind his decision were his hectic schedule and the desire to spend time with his family. “We’re going to miss Bob, and so will the family he has built here. We could hardly keep up with Mr. Lutz, so truly replacing him will be impossible,” read a GM press release. “Our loss is his family’s gain, but we know that he’s doing the right thing. We appreciate his years of service to GM, and his pioneering contributions to the automotive industry. In his place, GM will draft a new Chief Product and Design Committee for North American products, represented by automotive stylists, engineers, accountants, adjustors, celebrities, suppliers, dealers, burghers, and notaries. “The Product and Design Committee will leverage our greatest strength, our people, to creating our greatest products ever, our future products. We are seeing the dawn of a vibrant new and synergistic General Motors, ” When asked how the committee would affect design and performance, GM’s spokesperson responded, “We have an authoritative system of checks, balances, procedure, policy, and referendum to assure that decisions are made in the best interest of everyone. We guarantee that we’ll continue to build on GM’s heritage of building true road cars, classic truck toughness, and world-class SUV’s.” “People will know GM as a complete cluster of great vehicles.” |
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Re: Exclusive: BOB LUTZ RETIRES!
April fools?
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Re: Exclusive: BOB LUTZ RETIRES!
April fish.
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Re: Exclusive: BOB LUTZ RETIRES!
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Re: Exclusive: BOB LUTZ RETIRES!
Wow, he will be greatly missed.....
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Re: Exclusive: BOB LUTZ RETIRES!
I just messed my pants. Please never joke like this again, please!!!! Maximum Bob needs to hang around untill atleast 2010-2012 when the Volt is out and GM's entire product lineup is 21st century worthy and in place.
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Re: Exclusive: BOB LUTZ RETIRES!
Well if you look at the photo above closely it looks like someone did a poor job of cropping Bob's head on someone else's body. That was my first indication that this had to be a joke, that and the fact he would still be reading about car news in his retirement instead of golfing.
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Re: Exclusive: BOB LUTZ RETIRES!
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