Article: Lopez slashed spending, burned bridges. (former Volkswagen AG production head J. Ignacio Lopez)

Article: Lopez Changes Mind Again, Leaves GM for Volkswagen
The Journal Record;  March 16, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... originally meant to announce an agreement that would keep Lopez at GM. Lopez apparently gave no reasons for his decision. "There ... General Motors did not have a written contract with Lopez. GM and Volkswagen have been vying for Lopez, who is credited ...

Article: GM's Lopez Won't Take Post at VW; Supply Chief ...
The Washington Post;  March 15, 1993 ;     560 words ... ... three days after J. Ignacio Lopez de Arriortua rocked GM with his decision to relinquish ... an inducement to stay at GM, Lopez would be given broader responsibilities ... continuous intervention" by GM and its board of directors. Lopez, 52, said Thursday that ...

Article: At GM, a Last-Minute Change of Heart; Cost-Cutting Whiz ...
The Washington Post;  March 16, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... intended to announce that Inaki Lopez was staying with General Motors," GM President John F. Smith ... in the United States with GM, Lopez had come to symbolize the ... mind. Smith said he told Lopez GM was willing to promote him ...

Article: GM Names Successor To a Key Cost-Cutter; Wagoner Replaces ...
The Washington Post;  April 6, 1993 ;     660 words ... ... officer, replaces J. Ignacio Lopez de Arriortua, who cut GM's purchasing costs in ... whether he would remain with GM. Lopez left Detroit only a few ... Smith. In the eyes of many GM officials and industry analysts, Lopez added insult to injury by ...

Article: Ignacio Lopez, Symbol of New Management, Quits GM
The Washington Post;  March 12, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... its bargaining to persuade Lopez to leave GM, Volkswagen promised to build ... In his job as the head of GM Worldwide Purchasing, Lopez served on the strategy boards ... charge of European supply for GM Europe. Lopez was credited with helping to ...

Article: An Accusation of Front-Seat Espionage; GM Says VW's ...
The Washington Post;  March 17, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... Things were going so well that GM was prepared to name Lopez president of its North American ... officials, half of whom left GM with Lopez. The suit alleges the defection ... power. As part of the deal, GM alleges, Lopez was to bring with him his top ...

Article: The Lopez Affair; Diana T. Kurylko and James R. Crate ...
Automotive News Europe;  February 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... mothership In late 1991, GM Chairman Jack Smith brought Lopez and his methods to Detroit ... the VW offer appealed to Lopez is that he believed GM reneged on a commitment ... begin Almost immediately, GM accused Lopez and three purchasing executives ...