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...Lion of Judah, War in Ethiopia, Lutz Becker’s 1975 documentary, contains rare footage of Fascist Italy’s plundering of Haile Selassie’s kingdom....
...Mr Henderson’s resignation comes just five months after GM emerged from US government-supervised Chapter 11 proceedings and eight months after Washington’s car task force sacked his predecessor Rick Wagoner...
...It emerged yesterday that Bob Lutz, GM’s outspoken and high-profile product chief, has agreed to stay on in a new position, reversing an earlier plan to retire at the end of 2009....
...But back at the beginning of his career, Mr Wagoner’s financial skills and low-key, “call-me-Rick” personality stood him in good stead....
...Even some of Rick Wagoner’s most ardent fans at General Motors acknowledge that his ousting as chief executive two months ago could prove to be a blessing in disguise....
...Bob Lutz, General Motors’ vice-chairman and an icon of the Detroit car industry, mounted a vigorous defence on Monday of the beleaguered carmaker’s chief executive, Rick Wagoner, amid debate about Mr Wagoner...
...But Bob Lutz, GM’s product development tsar, had a different message on Tuesday....
...As they fast-track the car to market, Mr Weber’s team has the ear of Mr Lutz, Rick Wagoner, the chief executive, and other top brass, who meet to discuss progress on the Volt at least once a month....
...“Wow, by then those wanting one will be ready to buy a Caddie [Cadillac]”, commented one enthusiast on Mr Lutz’s Fast Land blog....
...Rick Wagoner, GM’s embattled chairman and chief executive, seemed to have had more sense than to get involved in a dispute between the former fighter pilot and the hard-nosed York....
...But the folks who really count for GM – prospective Camaro buyers – are heaping praise on Rick Wagoner, chief executive, and Bob Lutz, vice-chairman....
...Mr Lutz is a perennial optimist but an optimist at GM these days is somebody who thinks it can avoid bankruptcy....
...GM vice chairman Bob Lutz says no decision on the Camaro will be taken for several months “but there does seem to be a cult following out there”....
...Mr Wagoner tried to fix this last year, taking product development away from regional barons and centralising it under Bob Lutz, vice-chairman....
...With his folksy down-home charm and cheery smile, Rick Wagoner is a man you could trust to organise a children's birthday party....
...In 2001, he hired Bob Lutz, an industry veteran and all-round "car guy", to inject pizazz into GM's North American vehicle line-up....
...Combined with soaring healthcare and pension bills – GM now spends more on healthcare than on steel – that “miserable” 2005 was one of GM’s worst years ever, according to Rick Wagoner, chairman and chief...
...Bob Lutz, vice-chairman of General Motors, has the oldest and best business blog. How much longer can Rick Wagoner survive?...
...Bob Lutz, vice chairman and head of product development and North American operations, said in 2002 that it would take three years for consumers to accept that quality had improved....
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