In a move that should make American motorists go “Hmmmmm,†Reuters reported in late August 2008 that two separate investors from the Gulf Arab region are showing interest in buying the Hummer brand from General Motors.
The Hummer has become a lightning rod for attention since people started taking global warming seriously, and in light of record-high gas prices.
People Actually Want Hummers
So why not sell it to someone from an area that controls oil production and gas prices?
If a sale goes through, the more Hummers sold, the more gas guzzled.
So here comes public employees of the California Department of Motor Vehicles, not showing up to work in protest of the state’s inability to pass its annual budget.
Type “cool new cars†into an Internet search engine and you might be surprised by what you find.
Introduced June 2008 only in standard V6 engine format, by October buyers will be able to tap a new option for the South Korean automaker’s first V8 engine.
The test is simple, 40 men and women listened to recordings of three exotic Italian sports cars and one mid sized German car rev their engines.
The fact of the matter is, after a few years of fat sales and robust revenue figures, those who produce luxury cars are finally being forced to design and market in a brave new world.