Another Thought on Detroit

This is really just a follow up to the previous post, based on the same Yahoo article. I have often heard that the auto industry forced American's to buy gas guzzling vehicles. Not only do the previous statistics fly in the face of that statement, so do the manufacturers vehicle line ups. All three members of the Big 3 produce cross over vehicles aimed at the SUV crowd with an eye toward gas mileage. Chrysler and Dodge have the Pacifica and the Magnum; GM has the Acadia, Equinox, HHR, and SRX - each with 20+ highway MPG; Ford has the Edge and Flex. But "consumers have not embraced them as the new family car", sales are sluggish or dead. In fact Chrysler and Dodge will no longer be producing either of their offerings. Detroit did respond to the MPG issue, Americans simply did not purchase the vehicles, opting instead to stay with their traditional trucks and SUVs.