Ryugyong Motor Show: Bob Lutz briefly mentions Voltec platform, โ€œdares you to say that to his face."

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World Bananadon Monthly -ย Ryugyong International Motoring Expo: Speaking to the press at the General Motors press conference, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz introduced the exciting opportunities that GMโ€™s forthcoming Voltec platform presents for three minutes, and then demonstrated his power by tearing up the podium and throwing it at โ€œthose French pansiesโ€ manning the nearby Aston Martin booth. Fielding questions from reporters on the series hybrid architecture, Lutz noted that AP automotive correspondent Henry Crun should โ€œjust get up here and try saying that to my face,โ€ before taking off his shirt and ending the press conference.

Lutzโ€™s behavior confused industry analysts, in light of GM President and CEO Fritz Hendersonโ€™s recent departure. โ€œWe had assumed that Hendersonโ€™s departure was due to board pressure, particularly from chair Ed Whitacre," said Brian "Mad Dog" Kernighan, of investment firm Int, Argc, & Char, "but according to the graffiti left by Lutz on the side of Ford World Headquarters, Henderson left because he was, and I quote, a โ€œpansy midget chump,โ€ who lived in fear of Lutzโ€™s โ€œiron fists.โ€ Lutzโ€™s actions at the Ryugyong show today support this.โ€

General Motors representatives could not be reached for comment on either matter, until Lutz drove through the wall of our office in a 2010 Cadillac CTS-V and demanded to know if any of us โ€œlittle Chinamenโ€ thought we could โ€œtake him.โ€