well, then you got some guy who ups and moves his company out of Detroit - taking a large portion of the talent with him
can't win for losing MEK "Frank Glazer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 02/26/2008 02:35:53 PM: > that's exactly why i thought motown was a better choice of logo appropriation! > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Fred Heutte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the design is fine, although the GM reference raises > > a number of problematic associations concerning the > > company's relationship to Detroit (not to mention balance > > sheet, market share, offshoring, the lamea$$ comments by > > Bob Lutz about global warming, etc.). > > > > But hey, when you're talking about anything Detroit related, > > it's all about ambiguity and contradictions. > > > > So yeah, Martin's gotten us the postmodern 313 t-shirt > > design :) > > > > fh > > > > > > ----------------- > > > > GM exec stands by calling global warming a 'crock' > > > > Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:04pm EST > > > > (Editor's Note: This story contains language in paragraph 1 that may > > be offensive to some readers) > > > > DETROIT, Feb 22 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote, > > Profile, Research) Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has defended remarks he > > made dismissing global warming as a "total crock of sh1t," saying > > his views had no bearing on GM's commitment to build environmentally > > friendly vehicles. > > > > Lutz, GM's outspoken product development chief, has been under fire > > from Internet bloggers since last month when he was quoted as making > > the remark to reporters in Texas. > > > > In a posting on his GM blog on Thursday, Lutz said those "spewing > > virtual vitriol" at him for minimizing the threat of climate change > > were "missing the big picture." > > > > "What they should be doing in earnest is forming opinions, not about > > me but about GM and what this company is doing that is ... hugely > > beneficial to the causes they so enthusiastically claim to support," > > he said in a posting titled, "Talk About a Crock." > > > > GM, the largest U.S. automaker by sales and market share, has been > > trying to change its image after taking years of heat for relying > > too much on sales of large sport-utility vehicles like the Hummer > > and not moving faster on fuel-saving hybrid technology. > > > > "My thoughts on what has or hasn't been the cause of climate change > > have nothing to do with the decisions I make to advance the cause of > > General Motors," he wrote. > > > > Lutz said GM was continuing development of the battery-powered, > > plug-in Chevy Volt and other alternatives to traditional internal > > combustion engines. > > > > GM is racing against Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T: Quote, Profile, > > Research)(TM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) to be first to market a > > plug-in hybrid car that can be recharged at a standard electric > > outlet. > > > > Lutz has previously said GM made a mistake by allowing Toyota to > > seize "the mantle of green respectability and technology leadership" > > with its market-leading Prius hybrid. > > > > A 40-year auto industry veteran who joined GM earlier in the decade > > with a mandate to shake up its vehicle line-up, Lutz is no stranger > > to controversy. > > > > As part of a campaign against higher fuel economy standards, Lutz > > wrote in a 2006 blog posting that forcing automakers to sell smaller > > cars would be "like trying to address the obesity problem in this > > country by forcing clothing manufacturers to sell smaller, tighter > > sizes." > > > > Automakers ended their opposition to higher fuel standards in 2007 > > when it became clear that proposed changes would become law with or > > without their support. > > > > In December, U.S. President George W. Bush signed a law mandating a > > 40 percent increase in fleetwide fuel economy by 2020, the first > > substantial change in three decades. (Reporting by Kevin Krolicki, > > editing by Toni Reinhold) > > > > > > > > > > -- > peace, > > frank > > dj mix archive: http://www.deejaycountzero.com
