tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736378642004875114.post4993480626684724681..comments2024-01-21T22:17:21.149-06:00Comments on The Natural State Hawg - ramblings from an Arkie: The Hummer is back?HawgWyldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749940044190568834noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736378642004875114.post-88129615096762172212009-12-01T13:06:18.209-06:002009-12-01T13:06:18.209-06:00You tell 'em honey!!!You tell 'em honey!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736378642004875114.post-54085128684453375282009-12-01T10:03:43.766-06:002009-12-01T10:03:43.766-06:00The Hummer might not have left, but it was showing...The Hummer might not have left, but it was showing signs to being on its way out the door. That, I do believe, was the point of all those "the Hummer is back" ads I referenced.<br /><br />As for the company being profitable, that brand had been losing money hand over fist. That may well be one of the reasons GM sold it.<br /><br />Finally, who on earth would argue that profitability is what's wrong with the U.S. auto industry? The government had to step in and save Chrysler and GM because those companies weren't making any cash. The only U.S. auto manufacturer that is worth a damn is Ford and that's solely because it did make enough money to avoid having to beg the government for help.<br /><br />The reason I've picked on the Hummer is because it represents the notion that our auto industry simply can't adapt to changing market conditions. Toyota and Honda were touting great gas mileage and developing vehicles that were even more economical while GM was doing little more than rolling out bland, uninspired cars and dumping money into Hummer marketing.<br /><br />That very lack of foresight almost caused a couple of major U.S. auto manufacturers to close. It's fairly easy to criticize that...HawgWyldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02749940044190568834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736378642004875114.post-87269300993632535032009-12-01T06:31:33.825-06:002009-12-01T06:31:33.825-06:00The Hummer never left. Ever try paying attention b...The Hummer never left. Ever try paying attention before you write an ignorant article?<br /><br />This should chap your hyde a bit. While Hummer is sold and will be producing new models in the next few years (Tengzhong will pay GM to develop and produce) three car companies that sold those small cars that everone doesn't really want are gone or going (Saturn, Pontiact, Saab).<br /><br />The main reason Hummer lives on is that it is a profitable brand. Of course you probably think that profitability is also part of what was wrong with the auto industry?Elripsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10272373136473169467noreply@blogger.com