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The 900s can sell at lower levels and still maintain profitability. Unfortunately for you they are still selling at a good clip and are only down compared to fire sale levels.
Truck sales tend to be much more stable than SUV sales. Trucks are closer to the necessity side of the spectrum for many of their buyers.
Aura hybrid
Outlook, Enclave, Acadia
Malibu
Camero
CTS
Updated SRX and STS
Astra
Majorly upgraded Equinox and Torrent
New Vue
HHR, already selling the same or better than the PT, adding the SS model
So, yeah... nothing really coming down the pike.
Only if you are comparing to fire sale levels.
But the remaining full size SUV sales would favor the GMT-900 SUVs because they're the only fullsizers with hybrid and E85 options.
GM's biggest problems would be making enough Aveos, Cobalt, HHRs, Malibus, Vues, Equinoxes, Torrents, and Aura Hybrids to satify demand..... not exactly a bad position to be in. Small car incentives would disappear.
Lutz is somewhat correct. Hybrids on smaller vehicles help the environment less than hybrids on larger vehicles. That's why GM started with busses and worked their way down. Toyota's plan of attack was the one that was ass backwards. You can't really blame Toyota though, they don't have experience building hybrids for 90 years like GM does.. By the time GM got to the Aura, they found a way to make a less expensive hybrid then their competition. Additionally, GM is getting ready to produce Hydrogen vehicles. They've already supplied some to the DoD.
So are you. Broad sweeping generalizations are fun aren't they?
What are you? Buickman version 2.0?
Gas prices are already down substantially.
Cobalt is currently profitable for them.
The updated cars <Thetas, STS, SRX> plus the interesting sound of the Malibu and what we already know of the '08 CTS... yeah, I wouldn't count GM out yet.