Report: BMW hires Frank Weber, former lead engineer for the Chevy Volt

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  1. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

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    Report: BMW hires Frank Weber, former lead engineer for the Chevy Volt — Autoblog Green

     
    #1 cwerdna, Apr 15, 2011
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    This means BMW believes Weber has done well in the Volt. Dude looks like a sharp guy, did you notice the size of his head !
     
    #2 tpfun, Apr 17, 2011
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    usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD

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    Most of the key engineers have moved on. What will it mean to the future Gen2 Volt?
     
    #3 usbseawolf2000, Apr 17, 2011
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    From GM? Who else?
     
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    usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD

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    Bob Kruse - Executive director of vehicle engineering for hybrids, electric vehicles and batteries, left in Sept 2009

    Frank Weber - Left to Opel back in Nov 2009. Now he now joins BMW

    Denise Gray - Director of battery engineering left in Feb 2010

    Bob Lutz - He "retired" many times a long time ago (lost track)

    Lyle Dennis - Founder of GM-VOLT site (used to be the biggest fan) called quit after completing three months Customer Advisory Board trial, sold the site and quietly disappeared.

    Did I miss anyone?
     
    #5 usbseawolf2000, Apr 18, 2011
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    Your list of "most of the key engineers" is 3 engineers who left more than a year ago, a vice chairman (not an engineer) and a neurologist who owned a web site? Really? I thought you had some interesting information to share.

    I'm going to stick my neck waaaaaay out here but based on my experience, the "key engineers" are people neither of us have ever heard of. We would have no idea if they left.
     
    #6 mfennell, Apr 18, 2011
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