In 2001, General Motors hired Bob Lutz out of retirement with a mandate to save the company by making great cars again. He launched a war against penny pinching, office politics, turf wars, and risk avoidance. After declaring bankruptcy during the recession of 2008, GM is back on track thanks to its embrace of Lutz's philosophy.When Lutz got into the auto business in the early sixties, CEOs knew that if you captured the public's imagination with great cars, the money would follow. The car guys held sway, and GM dominated with bold, creative leadership and iconic brands like Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, GMC, and Chevrolet.But then GM's leadership began to put their faith in analysis, determined to eliminate the "waste" and "personality worship" of the bygone creative leaders. Management got too smart for its own good. With the bean counters firmly in charge, carmakers (and much of American industry) lost their single-minded focus on product excellenc

（美）鲍勃•卢茨(Bob Lutz),曾在通用汽车、宝马、福特、克莱斯勒四家全球顶级汽车巨头担任高管,其中,通用15年、福特12年、克莱斯勒12年、宝马7年,历时47年之久,业内无出其右者。

2001年,通用将已从克莱斯勒退休的卢茨再度请出山就职副总裁,主导通用的产品开发,达到事业巅峰。他在通用期间,将财务上的守财奴作风、办公室政治、内部地盘争夺、风险规避作为前进道路上的主要绊脚石一块块清除,带来了一系列翻天覆地的产品创新,包括凯迪拉克“16”概念车、CTS轿车,雪佛兰Malibu轿车、2010年型别克新君越等等。

在2009年全美经济紧缩中宣布破产之后,通用因为全面贯彻卢茨的管理思想而重回正道。他给我们讲述的故事将给任何企业的经营管理带来启迪,尤其是那些被守财奴作风整治得开始呼吸困难的企业,更应该好好吸取通用的经验、教训。

被称为“产品大帝”的鲍勃•卢茨至今仍活跃在世界车坛。