Former AT&T boss and 10-month GM CEO Ed Whitacre has a book out about how he saved GM. I've already lampooned that notion, but it's nice to see 'Maximum' Bob Lutz chime in, if only because Lutz was there and because Lutz is a jet-flying, Global Warming-denying madman who always speaks his mind. Lutz, predictably, calls…

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Everyone involved with the General Motors turnaround seems to think it's important to note that they were the ones who actually saved GM, even though the company is still far from being a model of business success. Today's turn comes from former AT&T CEO and very very interim GM CEO Ed Whitacre in excerpts from his new…

General Motors' new CEO Dan Akerson told GM employees today that the automaker will go into "attack mentality" and made a small attack of his own against the Obama administration's economic policies, noting "I vote Republican."

General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre will step down Sept. 1, with GM board member Dan Akerson becoming the fourth GM chief in two years. Whitacre, 68, will stay on as chairman until the end of the year. UPDATE.

GM CEO Ed Whitacre reassures everyone he knows less about cars than Ford CEO Alan Mulally when responding to a question about GM selling a minivan during yesterday's Center For Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminar. [@DavidShepardson]

GM CEO Ed Whitacre's directed Cadillac to develop a RWD flagship model positioned above the upcoming Cadillac XTS according to Car&Driver. It's mostly speculation at this point, but for now dream sweetly of the Cadillac Sixteen. [Car&Driver]

CNBC auto industry reporter Phil LeBeau's job is to try to explain simple concepts to Mike Barnicle, so he's got a lot of pent up frustration. It explains why he so brilliantly scrum fucks this Fox Business Network reporter.

Former CEO Fritz Henderson has been rehired by GM, the company that hastily canned him, for a $59K-per-month gig as a consultant according to The Detroit News. What's next? Sarah Henderson getting hired to run GM social media? [via @davidshepardson]

No enlightenment about Saab's future moments ago in the press conference officially anointing Ed Whitacre, Jr. as GM CEO. What new news was there in the 15-minute press conference? Whitacre will basically be commuting from Texas to Detroit.