Reddit reviews Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business
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I have to recommend Car Guys vs Bean Counters, by Bob Lutz, who joined GM in 2001, and helped bring them back from the brink of death. GM is far better off now then they were a decade ago. The Volt is a plan for the future, and they, unfortunately, had to kill Pontiac and Saturn (wasn't really their decision). GM is still far ahead of Dodge in build quality and reliability. If you want to switch to a winner, switch to Ford.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your enjoyment I give you Cars Guys vs Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business. Written by none other than fucking Bob Lutz.
Bobblehead Bob needs to read his own book. When he supervised the writing of this book, he understood the importance of the customer experience. As long as Tesla remains the Apple of the automotive industry, they will continue to dominate the luxury car market. Tesla Models S, 3, and X have the highest customer satisfaction of any cars made (Consumer Reports). Tesla Model 3 versus Chevy Bolt. QED.
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You're not alone in that thinking. Some of the most successful guys in manufacturing (Bob Lutz, former Vice Chairman at GM, for example) agree. He wrote a book about it:
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business
TIME sums it up here
Add some rims and some fake portals, you're in business. (haha)
Anyway, the cool thing about the Magnum is that it appears to already be chopped. I've seen some really bad-ass looking ones tooling around (too bad they dropped this car, by the way). For the record, I have never been a fan of station wagons (don't even hint at the words "crossover SUV" -- I've got a wet fish right nearby that I keep handy for such occasions). But this car looked cool from day 1. Put some nice rims on it and tint the windows and you have one of the sweetest cruising machines around town that can seat more than 4 people (way more) and carry lord knows what in it's wagon portions.
What's a person with a big family supposed to do if they want to cruise in style? Put the kids on a luggage rack or something? No problem with this car -- stuff em in the back and crank the aftermarket stereo :)
Chrysler probably pissed off a small market segment that they thought was not worth the effort when they dropped this car. I understand the market dynamics of these kinds of decisions -- and this is precisely why Bob Lutz is right -- the bean counters need to step back and let the people who have a pulse make these kinds of calls.
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