For years it’s been assumed that, using their superior marketing skills, automakers have the ability to trick consumers into buying SUVs and pickup trucks…when, in reality, the consumers really only wanted to buy compact cars. While that’s probably quite flattering to the marketing departments, it doesn’t have the important benefit of actually being correct.
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Heave Ho, Hummer: GM considers selling Hummer brand
General Motors is "undertaking a strategic review" of its iconic Hummer brand, CEO Rick Wagoner said Tuesday, and is "considering all options ... from a complete revamp of the product lineup to partial or complete sale of the brand."
Video: Explorer America Concept Reveal at NAIAS
The Ford Explorer America concept showcases a new kind of utility for the vehicle customers have known and loved for years: even betterfuel efficiency.

How is Cutting Emissions A Bad Thing??
California and 15 other states are taking the American Government to court because of it's refusal to pass the Greehouse Gas Reduction bill for personal vehicles

With Lower Gas Prices, Searches For SUVs Surge While Hybrids Decline
A recent Cars.com survey of online used car searches shows people are again more interested in gas-guzzling SUVs then when gas prices were higher, while interest wanes in hybrids and small cars. Meanwhile, industry-sponsored pundits continue to spread the myth that the bigger the car, the safer everyone is on the road. Consider the two safest cars.

Would a £25 Pollution Tax Do Any Good to the Environment?
Owners of those huge 4×4s and ‘Chelsea Tractors’ will now have to pay a £25 pound pollution tax each day they enter the city centers in Britain, according to a new bill passed by the government.