New Holden GM

[RATT]

DETROIT -- Mark Reuss, the executive behind General Motors' new generation of high-performance vehicles, has been promoted to vice president of GM Asia and managing director of GM's Australian subsidiary, GM Holden Ltd.

The promotion is effective Feb. 1. Reuss will report to Nick Reilly, GM group vice president and president of GM Asia Pacific.

Reuss, 44, an engineer, has been executive director of GM's global vehicle integration, safety and virtual vehicle development since 2006.

From 2001 to 2005, he was executive director of GM's performance division, which created the successful V series for Cadillac, SS line for Chevrolet and Red Line vehicles for Saturn.

The move to Australia is a natural progression for Reuss, son of former GM President Lloyd Reuss.

GM's North American operations have been leaning on Holden for high-performance rear-drive vehicles, such as the Pontiac GTO and G8. Holden played a big role in engineering the new Chevrolet Camaro.


Reuss will succeed Chris Gubbey, Holden's current managing director. Gubbey, 51, has been promoted to GM Europe vice president and managing director.

In that job, Gubbey will run GM Russia, which includes the Commonwealth of Independent States. He will report to Carl-Peter Forster, GM group vice president and president of GM Europe.

[Bossxr8]

The guy he replaced lasted less than 6 months.

[Paxton]

Heh, new Holden General Motors (Thread Title).

Was Grubbey pushed, or did he go of his own free will? This smells of the FPV sackings last year when Sak went. I guess we'll know more when Reuss starts. Can't be good for Holden having another Yank at the helm.

[crYnOid]

Originally Posted by Paxton

Was Grubbey pushed, or did he go of his own free will?

Grubbey is being sent to Russia (an emerging market) after he helped take GM to market leadership in another emerging market (China).

His skills are better off in Russia than Australia. Now why he didn't go there in the first place......