General Motors has put Bob Lutz, former head of product development on the company roster as a part-time special adviser. Lutz, 79, had been informally advising GM executives since his retirement in
2010.
"I'll basically be doing formally what I did informally for the past 16 months -- general observation and advice to senior management ... whoever wants the view of a highly
experienced outsider as an aid in arriving at what, in all cases, will be their judgment," said Lutz, a former GM chairman, who was also a former top gun at Chrysler. Said Jeremy Anwyl, CEO of
Edmunds.com, "This is a good thing for GM. Even with his depth of experience, Bob can always be counted on as a source of fresh ideas."
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