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Originally Posted by 1487
I cant believe people here are so easily influences by half ass articles like the one here. The GMT900s came out in 2006 which means that they were likely under development in 2001 or 2002. GM (or anyone else) cannot just cut a billion dollar product overnight because gas prices went up. Even in 2006 gas prices werent high compared to today. MEanwhile companies like Toyota who are supposedly on top of every trend are launching huge gas guzzling pickups and SUvs and no one in the press cares. This time last year the media was swooning over the Tundra and saying how it was the import truck that was going to break the Big 3's stranglehold on the pickup market. In 2008 the media ignores the Tundra and pretends that only the Big 3 spent money developing trucks. The best sellinng hybrid is the Prius and its been out since 2004. Toyota didnt develop the Prius in response to $4 a gallon gas because when the Prius was being engineered gas was under $2 a gallon. Toyota was in the right place at the right time and they are reaping the benefits. Even with the Prius under their belt Toyota spent a billion dollars on a new 14 mpg pickup. IF they know so much about the market and anticipated gas prices why would they do that?
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That's because the US Media WANTS every US auto company to fail. They are no good, and can't compete no matter what they bring to market!