Hello, Captain Obvious... everytime I pull up next to a big-ass SUV or truck I resist the smart-ass urge to ask "How's that piece of shit working out for you at the pumps" (I did ask that once a while ago... didn't get a good reaction for some reason, and gas was only $3 a gallon then). So when I see that the chairman of GM makes this statement, I have to wonder... uh, duh?

No wonder, then, that Americans are changing their driving habits so quickly. With sales plummeting, General Motors said Tuesday that it would stop making pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles at four of its North American plants.

The company is also considering selling its Hummer brand, an emblem of the megavehicle. Rick Wagoner, G.M.'s chairman, explained the moves by saying that he thought the shift toward more efficient cars was "by and large, permanent." (My emphasis)