The greed of the oil companies is affecting everything from food, to housing. Ten by ten's of thousands of companies is closing, or going bankrupt from mom and pop shops to big industries. Even our highways and roads are falling into despair, as states can no longer afford the materials that are used to pave them. (oil prices drive up the coast of asphalt)

Where we once thought that terrorists, or weapons of mass destruction were going to destroy America and the world, is going to turn out to be the greed of the oil companies. Not to mention the greed of the dumbass's in the stock market that keep driving up the cost of oil. They are investing in the fall of America and are just too stupid to realize it.

The oil companies also count of the stupidity of some that believe America's gas prices fall on those of us that drive Hummer's and have RV's and boats. While they are busy pointing their fingers at us, it keeps the real reason and whom is to blame out of the site of fire.

When America falls to her knees due to oil/gas prices, the only thing left to do is start selling America piece by piece store by store industry by industry to other countries.

 

If they cancel Hummer maybe AMGeneral will take it back and continue making these vehicles.

 

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As fun as they are to drive, the era of the Hummer-sized SUV is over unless a radical advancement is made in fuel technology. Someone will still produce these for the Military, if there's a continued demand from the armed services (there will be).

The cost of oil is a function of economics. GM converting 4 plants from truck to car production is a function of economics. Blame the oil companies all you want, it's supply and demand; and there is a lot of demand from China and India now.

Sorry to be such a buzzkill, but the way we consume power is about to change big time. Fun while it lasted.

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Do you even own a hummer or are you here to troll. Because from this ignorant post, I doubt that you have ever even sat in a hummer. You should know that the H3 gets 20mpg, better than any other SUV in it's class, it also beats most smaller SUV's also. H2 Diesel will be out late this year, beating all other SUV's in it's class, even the Hybrid crap coming out... not to mention towing capacity.

So I don't get where you get the notion down that "radical" advancements needs to be made... because there are hundreds, if not thousands of other cars out there that gets a much poorer gas milage... and it doesn't even need to be an SUV.

 

If I owned a Dearlership I would be extremely Pissed. GM sure does not know how to treat its dealers. For example Hummer of Cincinati was built 3 years ago. So Millions Spent and GM dumps you after less than a Decade. That is so nice. As you can tell im no GM fan at all. I never have been. I just happen to love my Hummer. But I honestly think that Chryser or Ford could turn it around damn quick

 

Boy, sounds a little NOID in this thread gang. "radical change in how we comsum power". WTH?
I still have 40 year old piston driven motorcycles and cars, and .....booo whoo, wow-is me, if it costs a whole dollar more a gallon this year than it did last year, I just won't know what to do???? Uh.....spend a whole extra buck!

Get a grip.

 

Gas is still cheap. Anyone that lived through the last oil crisis remembers the panic and regret of selling nice cars for tuna cans on wheels. No, I don't think the world is ending, or "It's different this time". We won't see $0.99/gal ever again, but the market will settle down and gas prices won't rise to infinity. I like my H2, hell, I love all of my V8s, and I'll park them out front and make expensive lawn furniture out of them before I capitulate!

Good Luck GM, I hope they survive to keep making the finest cars in America. I always laugh when I see an asian car with a "BUY LOCAL" bumpersticker, what ever happened to "BUY AMERICAN"?

Sorry for the rant, it's looking pretty bad for GM right now, and my wife works for a supplier that'll probably close because of the 4 truck plant closings, so I'm a bit pissed off right now.

 

Thank you! Exactly what I am thinking.

 

I agree. It is a strategic rethink and it could actually be good. Hopefully they will consider the 2x4x option in all Hummers. That would pick up mpg 20%. Also the hedge funds are the biggest single factor on oil costs right now. Get them out of the speculative market and we have $80/barrel oil. Watch the actions of the SEC over the next year. Just like a bunch of telecom and chip execs went to jail....just keep watching the news.