General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner is confident in his role at the helm of the world’s largest automaker, he said in an interview with NewsWeek. “I’m quite sure that I’m the right guy to run GM,” he said. Adding that he’s very “straightforward, thoughtful and very driven.” He said he feels “very secure” in his job, and is not worried about Carlos Ghosn taking over. “No [board member] has expressed dissatisfaction with me. And if one steps back and looks at the facts, the pace of the turnaround is exceptionally fast,” he said. He said he didn’t think there’s any need to change GM’s turnaround effort or his style of leadership. “I think it’s exactly why we’ve been able to do remarkable stuff here in the span of a year,” he said. “Why would anybody want to change that? That’s the craziest thing I’ve ever heard.”
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07/14, 8:50 AM
posted by:
jan
Wagoner opines “No one has expressed dissatisfaction with me.” This is disingenuous and shows that – whatever qualifications for the job he may or may not have – he has at least one of these serious failings:
- He is badly informed about discussions in his industry.
- He does not listen well.
- He is incapable of being honest even when his lies are easily found out.
That he chooses to find no fault with himself bodes badly for any chances of him turning around GM: Mistakes that are not recognized cannot be corrected.
07/14, 2:42 PM
posted by:
GMrules
What mistakes? GM doesn’t make mistakes. The buying public makes the mistake passing up a fine GM offering. Maybe if these sheeple smartened up and dumped their foriegn garbage, GM wouldn’t have such a negativite image from goons like yourself
07/14, 5:30 PM
posted by:
The Stig
He’s so good at the art of bull**** he’s singlehandedly raised the bar. A real craftsman. Enjoy the show.
07/14, 6:13 PM
posted by:
Al Bundy
Scotty, take a pill Man !
07/14, 6:56 PM
posted by:
Anonymous
lol #3
07/14, 6:57 PM
posted by:
PAUL D.
haha GM doesn’t make mistakes… Where have you been for the last 30 years???
Thanks for the laugh.
07/14, 7:53 PM
posted by:
Tristan
#2, you’re a retard, and should ever more be banned from speaking, for public fear of being driven mad by your idiocy. If GM didn’t make huge ass gas guzzling peices of ****, maybe more people would buy them.
Oh? What’s that? GM doesn’t have a DECENT compact coupe or Sub-Compact that isn’t ugly and drives well.. Well boohoo for GM not looking at the market. I don’t know about anyone else, but a good old 18-20MPG is pretty ****ty in my opinion for somehting like an impala or w/e. I think 25+ in pretty much any japanese sedan trumps the GM’s garbage anyday.
No mistakes… stfu fool.
07/14, 10:53 PM
posted by:
Uncle Sam
Never mind Tristan I was just joking. GM’s lineup is pretty sad
07/15, 7:15 AM
posted by:
norcalrobbie
He’s running GM into the ground.
And I’m trading in my GM Truck when the new Sequoia rolls out =)
07/15, 7:51 AM
posted by:
norcalrobbie
OOOPS- i meant Tundra, not Sequoia. Mein bad. =)
07/15, 8:09 AM
posted by:
Uncle Sam
By the way Tristan, I drive an Impala, and I get 20 mpg on average in town and 26 on the highway. For a large 5 pasenger automobile with a 3.8 V-6, that’s not bad and certainly competitive for it’s market segment with V-6 engines. Don’t imply things that you can’t back up…..and don’t quote me E.P.A. estimates either, that’s all B.S. when compared to the real world of driving. The figures I am speaking of are from actual experience in my first 6000 miles of ownership. The car is an ‘05 model. I filled up just yesterday, 12.662 gallons @ 2.919 per gallon ($36.96 ttl), I had traveled 257 miles, all in town, no highway, for an average of 20.3 m.p.g. I’m sorry to bore you with all the details, but you’re post is crap.