GM Needs Permanent Car Czar Title: When Bob Lutz retires, GM needs to replace him with someone who is worthy of his rank

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THE NEW CARS AND TRUCKS COMING OUT of General Motors these days are amazingly good, Three years ago you couldn't make a statement like that. The credit largely goes to Bob Lutz, GM's vice chairman of global product development, who was brought in to fix the system in 2001. But Lutz didn't do it alone. Ed Welburn's design team is crafting beautiful bodies and interiors. Jim Queen's engineering organization is developing them to high degrees of refinement. Tom Stephens' powertrain group is fitting them with silky-smooth engines and transmissions.