tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post4170214598387561709..comments2024-03-17T20:09:25.676-07:00Comments on Flint Expatriates: Bob Lutz Walks Away from G.M.Flint Expatriateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352270564340149006noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-5160757312548172642010-03-21T10:00:41.622-07:002010-03-21T10:00:41.622-07:00JWilly-
Well said. I agree that product design a...JWilly-<br /><br />Well said. I agree that product design and 'feel' are emotional characteristics which will make the difference between an efficient business and a successful business.<br /><br />Unfortunately, with the US taxpayer owning a majority of GM, I don't expect creativity as much as an absolute aggressive management of the bottom line. This approach will ultimately spell disaster for GM.sgcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-70997143254342768842010-03-20T13:39:20.297-07:002010-03-20T13:39:20.297-07:00In my opinion, he's one of the all-time-great ...In my opinion, he's one of the all-time-great "car guys". <br /><br />Every durables manufacturer that necessarily designs and markets to elicit customer emotional involvement in its products, needs someone like Mr. Lutz at its highest levels who inherently understands how an industrial organization can achieve those goals starting with nothing but raw materials and talent.<br /><br />An automotive company that thinks of itself as solely a maker of high-quality, safe transportation appliances, and is run by bean counters and efficiency experts, cannot meet all the desires of a significant segment of its customers. Humans are emotional beings; automobiles appeal to those emotions. For that, you need somebody like Mr. Lutz. <br /><br />The next generation of Lutz-types hasn't been very visible within any of the major automobile companies. Here's hoping they come to the fore.JWillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243354011523248499noreply@blogger.com