Wednesday, January 07, 2009

GM And The Janesville Plant

From Rush and Dailypress.

Did GM jump the gun by closing down the Janesville G M plant? Remeber the sky was falling and GM closed the plant. Bring the Janesville workers back to work. They made the most profit per vehicle in SUV. Shut down the hybrid line instead.
"Big is back: As pump prices plunge, SUV sales surge
Buyers with short memories when it comes to gas prices find hot deals on big vehicles.

By Adrianne Jeffries | Special to the Daily Press
December 30, 2008

NEWPORT NEWS - It looks like the Highlander is in and the Prius is out — for now at least.

Trucks and sport utility vehicles will outsell cars for the first time since February, according to a December report by Edmunds.com, which tracks industry statistics.

"Despite all the public discussion of fuel efficiency, SUVs and trucks are the industry's biggest sellers right now as a remarkable number of buyers seem to be compelled by three factors: great deals, low gas prices and winter weather," said Michelle Krebs of AutoObserver.com, a division of Edmunds.com, in a prepared statement." Big is back: As pump prices plunge, SUV sales surge -- dailypress.com


Let the people buy what they want, not what Washington thinks people should drive.

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