Former GM vice chair Bob Lutz remembers auto legend Lee Iacocca

Bob Lutz, former GM vice chair and CNBC contributor, joins "Squawk on the Street" to remember legendary auto exec Lee Iacocca.

[@Gudi102]

Legendary Lutz, talking about another Legend, great interview!

[@clearviewtechnical]

Lee had a sidekick, Hal Sperlich, who was also instrumental in the K Car and the mini van too. But Iacocca was a fearless leader.

[@peachyclean93]

Long Live Lee Iacocca thank you for giving us the Ford Mustang the Chrysler minivan and the Chrysler LH cars Chrysler Concorde Dodge Intrepid in Eagle Vision I will always remember you anywhere live on every time I turn my Chrysler on!

[@chargermaster586]

And Dont Forget for giving the Ford Pinto During the 70s oil Embargo.

[@RADIUMGLASS]

Bob Eaton was a SOB who pocketed $70 million dollars when Chrysler was sold to the Germans. It would be nice if someday it were "Chrysler" again but I can't see that happening.

[@ckratzet5286]

Way more then 70

[@PHRCpvh]

Too bad that Lutz didn't became Iacocca's successor, since they kept headbutting each other during the 80s due to personal conflicts over how things were done; think "wise and cautious" vs "energic and passionate", that was their relation at the time. Even Iacocca later regreted letting him go and placing Eaton, so imagine if Lutz had became the new boss at Chrysler.

[@doug3819]

Interesting how complex humans are.

[@SlumberSource]

Bob is a really smart guy who unfortunately made many wrong decisions. His last bad decision was the Chevy Volt. He was so excited for the final product and invited the press to check it out but he didn't see what everyone else saw. It was so UGLY! You knew it would bomb based on looks alone

[@ckratzet5286]

Volt looked awesome before refresh. Bolt is a bust.

[@teNpac47]

He was still alive 🧛🏻‍♂️?!!!!!!!

[@andymckane7271]

I agree with Bob Lutz: The Mustang and the K-car were good products. Chrysler's purchase of AMC/Jeep was probably the single most brilliant business decision Lee A. Iacocca ever made. It wasn't the AMC part of AMC/Jeep that Iacocca and Chrysler wanted. It was the Jeep brand. And, by the way, today's Jeeps, the Jeeps that have been developed since Chrysler's take-over of AMC/Jeep, are the best Jeeps that have ever been built. Andrew "Andy" McKane, 9 January 2023, Maunaloa, Molokai, Hawaii.

[@ericknoblauch9195]

Before Chrysler purchased AMC, Lee Iacocca struck a deal with them to build Chrysler cars at AMC's Kenosha Wisconsin assembly plant. AMC had the capacity to build and produce more cars at that plant than they were. Iacocca knew he could use that capacity, and he did. How many other car makers do this? Iacocca was. Very clever when he knew how to grow Chryslers production. During Iacocca's tenure at Chrysler, the car maker was on fire, and they produced a lot of cars. He rebuilt Chrysler then Eaton sold it to the Germans. After that it was destroyed in the worst way it ever was when there was a downturn.

[@andymckane7271]

I have very great respect for Lee Iacocca. Had he been younger, had he remained with Chrysler, I don't suspect Chrysler Corporation ever would have been sold off, but by the time it was, I was out of the automobile business and my attention was fully tied up in studying U.S. entry into WWII and then what has been written in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor and World War II. Thank you for your reply! Andy McKane, Maunaloa, Molokai. @@ericknoblauch9195

[@user-ni3fs9pn5v]

Bub sound like he starting to like tesla!! Good!!

[@mentus24]

😱

[@MaliciousSRT]

No, he meant everyone that works there follows Musks vision, like they did at Chrysler when Lee was CEO.

[@ekop1778]

USED TO CALL CHRUSLER LEBARON THE VEAL CUTLET INSTEAD OF CUTLASS

[@jameschavez6400]

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