Akerson sagde, at han ikke har brug for Corvette. For den sags skyld, at han ikke virkelig har brug for, GM. Selskabets bestyrelse har udarbejdet ham for den mission, fordi ingen af de andre ville skridt fremad. Akerson said he didn't need the Corvette. For that matter he didn't really need GM. The company's board of directors drafted him for the mission because none of the others would step forward.