GM closes four plants and sez Volt is coming

That last part I’ll believe when GM puts a new Volt in my driveway for free, but the plant closings are no surprise. Neither is the possibility of ending the Hummer line, though I believe that no more than the perennial “Volt is just around the corner” comments.

GM CEO Rick Wagoner says he believes the country is going to see a permanent shift to smaller cars:

“We at GM don’t think this is a spike or a temporary shift.”

And, you didn’t see that a decade ago?

No. Instead, like one of Amos’ “fatted cows of Bashan,” you gorged yourself on Hummer profits.