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Larry Jutte resigns from Honda

06/23/2009, 5:40 PM

By Drew Johnson

Larry Jutte, senior vice president at Honda of America Manufacturing Inc., has announced he will be retiring from the automaker after a 24 year career. Jutte will use the time to focus on his “health, family, community and other interests”.

Jutte, 53, took his current position with Honda in 2001. In that role Jutte helped oversee three Ohio plants, as well as all of Honda’s North American purchasing. Jutte was also tasked with leading Honda’s “green factory” initiatives.

“After much reflection and deep consideration, I have made the difficult decision to move on to the next phase of my life,” he said in a statement.

Jutte’s biggest accomplishments came in 1996 when he helped launch the Honda Civic and the Acura CL – the latter the Japanese luxury car to be built in the United States, according to Automotive News. Most recently, Jutte helped Honda shift its North American production towards more fuel efficient vehicles.

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06/23, 5:50 PM

posted by:

jayjc08

… The prelude of his life?

06/23, 6:03 PM

posted by:

mayer_ray_nagin

No Jayjc, it simply accord to him one day that the vehicles spewing from his assembly lines were uglier than sin. Still, it is rather odyssey someone leave a good paying job in these times.

06/23, 6:25 PM

posted by:

jayjc08

To stay Fit in every Element of this Odyssey, we must give way to Accords due to Insight Mayer. That’s my final Edix for Larry Jutte.

06/23, 6:28 PM

posted by:

F3INT))AP3X

Or perhaps he just had the Insight and Clarity to live out his life long dream of being a Pilot.

06/23, 6:32 PM

posted by:

Madcapp

Damn, that Acura is dated…why do people waste perfectly good money on those cars?

06/23, 7:14 PM

posted by:

swamprat

I am glad that he brought more production to the United States. Honda cars do suck, but they suck less since they are built here.

06/23, 7:29 PM

posted by:

Borat

To concentrate on health, family etc at age of 53, it is either life is good or there is not much left of it. Or the guy was fired. Somebody has to pay the piper when things are ugly and it would not be the putz who designed those beauties….

06/23, 7:41 PM

posted by:

johnnycanuck

Statement: Jutte will use the time to focus on his “health, family, community and other interests”.

Translation: He’s too old, makes too much and we don’t want him here anymore.

Statement: “After much reflection and deep consideration, I have made the difficult decision to move on to the next phase of my life,”

Translation: Any more BS and I would have had to kill somebody.

06/23, 7:49 PM

posted by:

Get Real

Is he going to spend the Honda “extortion” money from car dealers who were desperate for Accords and Civics to sell ??

06/23, 8:09 PM

posted by:

ASIMO

Honda does have some truly good model names.

06/23, 8:23 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

The CL looks like the CL that MB has out now so the car is not as “Dated” as mad crap says I still like that design Acura should design a new CL

06/23, 9:28 PM

posted by:

mayer_ray_nagin

After 24 years Honda was certainly and IntegraL part of his life, and he a living Legend among Honda staff. As such it’s gotta be difficult to just get up and Beat it and head for the City, but after putting up with all that Jazz at Honda I’m sure he felt it was almost his Civic duty to raise his Gold Wings and get the flying Fit outta there.

And yet ASIMOck Larry’s accomplishments, I still respect the dude.

06/23, 10:50 PM

posted by:

KarLoveBoy88

It is CLear that after 9 years into the S2000’s, it was his clear destiny to stop abusing his Accord with the company. His wife is tired of CRaVing him and not having CSX with her and his marriage is on the Ridgeline. He’s doing the right thing. Maybe the new design cues weren’t his Type-S. By any means, I SHure hope he gets Insight by living his live abroad. Si senior.

But the CL was one sweet car. It was my first car and I will miss that ca greatly with 32MPG driving at 80MPH. Those were the days.

06/23, 10:56 PM

posted by:

jayjc08

Gold wings, good one!

Larry Jutte estas Del Sol ahora!

Did somebody just say this looks like a certain Mercedes?

I would have never heard of the guy if it wasn’t for this article!

06/24, 10:07 AM

posted by:

tripleonefive

2 stories down from this shows the current MB CL soon to be S class coupe Take a look at it take a look at the Acura back window lights the overall shape is very similar

06/24, 10:11 AM

posted by:

mayer_ray_nagin

Maybe 1115 is on to something. MBs like like shít too.

06/24, 10:47 AM

posted by:

tripleonefive

As long as it looks better than any GM or Ford Im happy

06/24, 10:52 AM

posted by:

mayer_ray_nagin

then you are sad

06/24, 11:16 AM

posted by:

tripleonefive

And of course relaible and dependable with a high resale value
Sad, no I think 23 people not being able to disprove my argument then resorting to namecalling liek children is sad
A guy naming himself after a mayor is sad

06/24, 11:29 AM

posted by:

jayjc08

23?

… Funny thinking there’s this one kid, with one keyboard but actually uses a bunch of names like tripleonefive. Did you count yourself as a few people again?

06/24, 3:05 PM

posted by:

yarddog82abn

Jumping ship?

06/25, 3:58 PM

posted by:

TL

I guess we’ll all reach a point when it’s time to move on.

Acura
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