Bob Lutz Quotes
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I think either party would have seen the wisdom in bailing out the American automobile industry, because one job in ten in the United States is either directly or indirectly connected to the automobile industry. You just could not let these companies go down.
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Design can be both a manifestation of a company's design ethic and an outward communication of a company's design ethic and drive for excellence.
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We've got one less day to heal. The other thing about winning a game like last week is the threat of a letdown the next week. We have to guard against being flat. If you're flat against this team, they'll zip right by you.
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All of those things are gradually coming true, so I'm cautiously optimistic about the way the business is developing in the United States.
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One colossal advantage of being in extra innings is that you can tell it like it is, say what you think, and largely eschew political caution.
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There's enormous good will for the glory days of American cars, when they really were American and didn't try to be Japanese or German. We all recently discovered that was a gold mine we had left fallow for a couple decades.
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They're a little banged up, but so are we.
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There's a lot of talk about their quarterback and he's a good one, but they have a lot of good skilled players who can run. They're not a one-man show. They spread the field and make you cover them.
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There's no Toyota of America engineering group, there's no Volkswagen or Audi that engineers unique cars for the United States. All we're doing is we're learning how to do what everybody else does.
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Hummer is a very profitable brand for General Motors, very profitable.
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They're very aggressive on defense. They have a smaller lineup on defense up front and they really get to the football.
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Being able to ‘think out of the box’ presupposes you were able to think in it.
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I think what happened was the manifest success of the Prius caused a rethink on everybody's part.
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GM is definitely better off with Saab brand.
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There's no denying I believe GM's business in Europe is in the process of improving quite quickly.
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You cannot buy a bad automobile any more from any producer. We have to do more products not because we're looking at a particular segment, but because it's a great vehicle.
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For us to go out with a half-baked system just to get a few months out, I don't think would be prudent.
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Saab has really turned the corner. It is close to making money as a brand.
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I'm happy about the weather, ... I'm happy about the turnout. I'm happy to see so many old friends and new faces as well.
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Right now, we're not where we ought to be on hybrids.