BMW 3 Series. Ultimate Driving Machine. Dodge Viper and many more: All the brainchild of legendary automotive executive, Robert A Lutz. In kicking off the reimagined Inside the MotoMan Studios, we visit our old friend Bob Lutz and learn about his latest board appointments in the advanced materials and silicon carbon worlds then move onto his famous SWOT analysis of GM, Ford, BMW as well as start ups like Rivian, Lucid & others as we welcome Bob back to the reimagined MotoManTV Podcast!

00:00 – Introduction

01:20 – Bob Lutz Today

03:50 – EV Battery Breakthroughs

07:00 – Bob Lutz on Business Judgment

09:50 – GM Escalade V-Series Story

15:00 – Dealer Influence on Car Sales

16:00 – Tesla & Direct-to-Consumer Models

16:55 – Ford Report Card

20:00 – Ford vs GM in EVs

22:30 – Future of Electric Vehicles

25:00 – Dodge Charger EV Debate

27:15 – Lessons from the 70s & 80s

31:20 – The Role of Software

33:00 – Ford, GM & Chinese Competition

35:00 – Branding, Names & Belief Systems

40:00 – NAFTA & Global Trade

45:00 – U.S. vs China in EVs

54:00 – Meritocracy & Leadership

1:00:45 – General Motors Report Card

1:12:00 – German Luxury Brands Today

1:13:45 – Porsche & Toyota SWOT

1:18:20 – Tesla Design & Cybertruck Debate

1:21:45 – Lucid & Stellantis SWOT

1:24:00 – Bob Lutz Legacy

1:26:00 – Closing Reflections

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