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Originally Posted by fastball
You don't publicly disgrace your #1 employee, right after you emerge from bankruptcy. In essence, by Fritz saying "Bob says alot of things but he works for me", and puting it out for the publict to see, shows infighting and bickering and the "new" GM isn't even a month old. It's like he's hanging Bob out to dry - not that Bob needs anyone to defend him, but it shows poor leadership skills and a lack of confidence by Fritz.
Bob knows product, plain and simple, and he talks off the cuff. Fritz knew that going into this - he needs to STFU!
If he is like this with this relatively small issue, how will he respond with much greater issues?
Scott you should read the GM blog. Bob Lutz has the majority of the country in his corner. Maybe not for the product reversal so much as the way Fritz handled it (but you can bet your sweet bippy that many people are mucho pissed that the G8 will not survive in some fashion at Chevy).
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Me thinks you believe you are watching sports on TV. Likely, the majority of the country doesn't know who Bob Lutz is. The car guys and gals certainly do, and I am guessing you are one of those. And your idea of what constitutes "poor leadership" is verrrry interesting. And how does this show Henderson has a lack of confidence? Lack of confidence in Bob? Yeah that's why he has a newly created job to only increase the awareness of GM in the publics mind. No easy task and it was given to Bob for a reason.
I am curious as to how you would handle a reporter coming up to you and saying, "Bob says the G8 is going to be saved as a Chevy, what do you think". Should he say, "Bob is brilliant and if he disagrees with what I said in the press 2 months ago then I guess I'll just have to change my mind"? Or maybe you like, "Gosh that is a nice comment from Bob. I think I'll go talk to him right after we finish this interview"?
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Originally Posted by Hylton
Regardless of the economy, GM's N/A market share has continuously declined over the last quarter century. Declining market share AND negative cash flow ultimately means one thing - a slow and painful death.
I am 100% behind all the moves that Fritz and company are implementing but I wonder how much of it would have been implemented if the economy was doing well and Rick was still running the show.
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It was all in the plan. The only additional casualty was probably Saturn. The bankruptcy allowed quicker action with fewer repurcusions. But the biggest impact was the crushing loss of Full Size Pickup and SUV sales due to the early trumped up increase in fuel prices, followed immediately by the economic melt down. If the sales rate and GMs market share held to late 07 early 08 levels, we may (I say that because we will never really know one way or the other) not be where we are today.