GM Sales of Hybrids Miserable

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Originally Posted by civic94

the thing is most SUV's and pickup's are never used for towing, hauling, going off road, etc. most of the owners drive it to their office job 20 miles away. I can see like in your case, you need the towing capacity, which is different.

Yes there are many wasteful people out there. Your point was that you didn't "get" GM. GM will continue to build them as long as people continue to buy them. And it is no secret that they are more profitable than other cars, so they will continue to market them as needed.

You can put some blame on the auto manufacturers for pushing cars that are not fuel efficient, but I put the majority of the blame on people who buy larger cars than they need. And I am not just talking about SUV's. Most people don't NEED full size sedans, or even mid size sedans. Most people don't NEED cars that seat more than two. Most people don't NEED to drive more than 100mi a day so an electric car would suit their needs.

But they are not going to buy anything less than what they perceive their needs are. I think with a good marketing campaign that the publics perceived needs can be changed, the problem is that EV's and Hybrids are not as profitable as SUV's and Pickup trucks, so which do you think they have marketed (historically)? So that marketing would have to come from someone else........

BTW, why do SUV's get so much flack and pickup trucks are hardly ever mentioned? I see quite a bit more empty full size pickups being used as daily drivers than SUV's.