Amy’s Garage

According to Automotive News Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone move : After only six years of selling the Hummer brand, GM announced that they are “pulling the plug on Hummer and considering all options for the brand, including selling it”

What does this mean for the approx. 170 Hummer dealers across the country and especially for the 35 dealers that spent millions building specially distinctive quonset-hut style showrooms? It means that Hummer had a good ride for a couple of years, but now they’re running out of a rode to drive on. It also means that these 170 dealers invested in the wrong brand at the wrong time.

{According to Automoitve News Data Center & Company Sources} Hummer under GM sold:

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• 20,000 units in 2002
• 35,000 units in 2003
• 30,000 units in 2004
• 55,000 units in 2005
• 72,000 units in 2006
• 55,000 units in 2007
• will be interesting to see if they even sell 10,000 units this year…

Some dealers are dreaming that a Hummer Hybrid System will magically appears to save the day. Other dealers are hoping that the price of gas will drop drastically and folks forget about fuel economy.

This AutoGirl predicts that Hummer will turn back into a Army type rescue vehicle that is was design for in the first place.

What do you think will happen to the mighty Hummer?

Jenny Ortiz from the Car Care Council Women’s Board turned me on to a very cool website: www.drivesmarterchallenge.org

This is an interactive website that computes the $ savings on your specific year, make and model vehicle if you take their 1-6 recommended fuel efficiency actions.

The website also gives money-saving gas tips, online resources and has a creative campaign at www.sixdegreechallenge.org

City of Rott

This campaign will help you lower winter energy use by explaining the interconnectedness of energy-related issues that affect you, your families, your communities, your state, your county and our world.

Check these websites out and tell me what you think!