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"Maximum" Bob Lutz, GM's VIce Chairman, small screen star and General fan-boy favorite, will transition to the role of "Senior Advisor" April 1st and retire at the end of 2009. We were one year off. More »
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In a conversation with WardsAuto.com, GM vice-chairman and product czar Bob Lutz stated his desire for at least a three-year suspension of US frontal and side-impact crash testing standards. Said Lutz, “In Europe, the crash-test procedures are different than in the U.S., so the tests are different. If our government says cars that meet crash tests in other countries are good enough to be sold here, we would have more high-mileage, small-car flexibility.” In other words, Lutz isn't calling for the sale of vehicles that haven't been crash tested, just the ability to legally sell vehicles that have passed Euro NCAP — and possibly other — safety standards, but not US NHTSA standards. More »
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