I think that pumping out SUV slowed to a trickle last week when both GM
and Ford were downgraded to junk bond status in a largely symbolic
recognition of a sad situation that's been going on for some time. SUV
sales are off 15 percent for last quarter and both those companies bet
the farm on SUVs. Toyota reported SUVs sales down similar to the
American manufacturers sales, but profits were up because they produce
a more diversified product line.

You just can't imagine that the US auto industry would make such a
whopping stupid mistake again (like they did a generation ago) and hand
over market share to the japanese AGAIN, but they did it. The looming
problem is that the US carmakers have little else but SUVs to sell,
having pathologically neglected the development of efficient cars.

Jim

>> N.A. Automakers are still pumping out
>> SUVs like there is no tomorrow and N.A.  consumers still buy them and
>> pickups that we don't need.