Article: Egos collide; Iacocca spurns "disrespectful' Lutz in CEO derby; 1991 - 1994.(NEWS)

Byline: Jesse Snyder

By his 67th birthday on Oct. 15, 1991, Chairman Lee Iacocca had pretty much done it all in 13 years at Chrysler.

Saved it from bankruptcy. Made money selling a dozen flavors of K cars. Repaid government-guaranteed loans early. Turned a rejected Ford project the minivan into a breakthrough product and profit machine. Sold the faltering European operation to Peugeot. Bought American Motors and its jewel of a brand, Jeep.

Once-broke Chrysler was vibrant and poised to become highly profitable as a series of innovative vehicles reached production.

Now it was time to find a successor. For all its gratitude and ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!