"Someone has to pick up where he leaves off. Without Lutz to bring a product focus to GM, the company may surely be lost right now. Tom Stephens, GM’s vice chairman of global product operations, and GM-North America President Mark Reuss are the two men who will have to keep the car culture burning at GM, says Jim Hall. Lutz says he left a system in place to make sure it happens. And the two executives minding the car works have the sense to keep it going. Stephens is a car nut with an impressive collection of muscle cars and deep engineering knowledge. Reuss recently ran GM’s Holden business, where he had a big hand in developing the Camaro and beloved Pontiac G8 sports sedan. He is an engineer by training and has just the kind of expertise GM needs high up in management."
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