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Old 14-06-2011, 12:25 PM   #1
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Default Life Lessons From the Car Guy

Great article from Bob Lutz about his time in GM and the culture there. I think his thoughts on the cost cutting culture in Chrysler are very relevant to Ford Australia too.


Its a long article, so I will just post the link:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...237203556.html

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Old 14-06-2011, 12:39 PM   #2
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Great article from Bob Lutz about his time in GM and the culture there. I think his thoughts on the cost cutting culture in Chrysler are very relevant to Ford Australia too.


Its a long article, so I will just post the link:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...237203556.html
That was a good read. Thanks.

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Old 14-06-2011, 12:57 PM   #3
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Thanks for that! Interesting stuff!
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