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      06-06-2019, 09:26 AM   #42
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Originally Posted by ferizzo View Post
Contrary to belief, it was not Johan that wanted to move Cadillac to NYC:

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/04/23/...w-cadillac-gm/

His undoing, again in my opinion, was that he clashed with GM leadership. He honestly wanted Cadillac to succeed, as do all the GM execs, but he clashed a lot with the established leadership.

There were pros and cons of moving Cadillac from GM HQ (not necessarily to NYC per se). One benefit I saw was that Cadillac got a bigger voice. You had people that only thought Cadillac as opposed to "GM." Read the above Interview...I enjoyed reading it and agree with Johan on some points. It was a good read.
Thanks for posting the Automobile mag link. I agree, it was a good read. I'm not much of a Jamie Kitman fan, but it seemed fair enough. I think de Nysschen has been reading my E90 Fourm posts! He and I agree on the EV disruption, autonomous driving tech, and Wall Street. Glad to see at least one auto exec with his head actually not in his ass. Now I see why there was tension between him and GM Brass.

I don't see Musk hiring de Nysschen anytime soon after we Nysschen's no-compete clause expries.
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