Bob Lutz (businessman)

Robert A. Lutz is the Vice-Chairman of General Motors Corporation, responsible for product development at the world's largest automaker.

He was previously an executive at Exide Corporation, Chrysler Corporation (now DaimlerChrysler), where he oversaw the development of the Dodge Viper and Plymouth Prowler automobiles, and Ford Motor Company, where he led the creation of the short-lived Merkur brand.

Before assuming his present post at GM, he was an investor in the Cunningham C7 project, which endeavored to develop an American-built exotic autombile, or "supercar".

A former aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps, Lutz published his memoirs, under the title "Guts". He is also known as a collector of aircraft and classic automobiles.