DETROIT –

Bob Lutz is back at General Motors.

The automaker revealed prior to Labor Day weekend that the auto legend and the OEM’s former vice chairman is going to provide counsel to the senior leadership team of the company

GM indicated Lutz will be available to executives on a part-time consultancy basis effective immediately.

The company sought out Lutz again because of his wealth of experience built over the course of more than 40 years in the industry, including two stints at GM. Lutz also has been a senior executive at Ford, Chrysler, BMW and was chief executive officer of Exide Batteries.

Officials pointed out Lutz has been providing advice to GM executives informally since retiring from the company in 2010.