ed whitqacre says he will be stepping out -- stepping down at the end of this month and will be succeededdan akerson. >> he was the obama administration's pick to lead the lead car maker. >> fritz has done a remarkable job leading the company to run unprecedented time of challenge and change. momentum has been building our company over the past several months. but we have all agreed that some changes needed to be made going forward. >> and the transformation continues. ed whitacre will hand over power at the end of the month to this man, and dadan qakakerson. he will be the company's fourth chief in 18 months. is he the right man for the job? >> i think he wrote said it -- he is set up to come in and take it over and be successful. >> the detroit firm has cut costs and axed jobs and is making money again. >> the obama administration still owns two-thirds of gm, learning it the nickname "government motors." the only trustee have is to return here to the stock market. >> it is one of the largest stock offerings ever made by an american corporation and it may not be a coincidence. >> people