Last week, GM reported the U.S. automotive industry’s biggest annual loss ever — $38.7 billion. Here’s hoping that the auto giant can turn it around — for Bob Lutz’s sake, at least.

D magazine recently reported that the frank GM vice chairman (who’s been on the job only since September), told a group of Dallas reporters that global warming was, shall we say, a pot of poo. The conversation was supposed to be off the record — but since the kitty is now out of the carry-all: Yay for you, Bob.

Lutz, a former marine aviator, has no shortage of Guts. While we applaud his candor, Planet Gore wouldn’t be shocked if he were criticized for these comments. No shock of crit here.

[UPDATE: D magazine’s Glenn Hunter writes in to clarify that Bob Lutz’s comment on global warming (unlike some of the other topics discussed that day) was not off the record.]