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Ceo, Hummer; Former GM, Cadillac

Jim Taylor on the Survival of American Automobile Industry 1:43 Discuss
Jim Taylor on the New Dealership Model 1:33 Discuss
Jim Taylor on Buying a Cadillac on eBay 1:42 Discuss
Jim Taylor on Bringing Cadillac into a Post-Globalization World 2:13 Discuss
Jim Taylor Describes the Cadillac Crisis 2:46 Discuss
Jim Taylor on the Hypocrites of the Green Revolution 3:15 Discuss
Jim Taylor on Whether the U.S. Government Should Bailout the Auto Industry 2:04 Discuss
Jim Taylor on Inspiring Creativity 2:22 Discuss
Advice to a College Graduate from Jim Taylor 1:53 Discuss
Jim Taylor Shares the Best Advice He Ever Heard 2:10 Discuss
Jim Taylor and Cadillac's post-American Future 2:49 Discuss
Jim Taylor and a Cadillac Motorcycle 2:10 Discuss

User_rify_30f95ee3f Jim Taylor has been the CEO of Hummer since October of 2008.  Prior to that, he was the General Manager of Cadillac.  Since beginning his GM career in 1980 with GM of Canada Limited in Oshawa, Ontario as an industrial engineer, Jim Taylor progressed through several production and purchasing positions, including management positions at Saturn, Adam Opel, Worldwide Purchasing and GM Truck.  Taylor was appointed Cadillac General Manager in 2004, and was responsible for the division’s global product, marketing and promotional activities.Although Taylor is a skilled tactician and engineer, his creative side is exercised through music—he is a concert-level pianist. He also spends free time enjoying the open road on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.  

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