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SUV stories: 31 news summaries

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 RIP Hummer: Symbol 
 of Eco-Defiance Is a Goner 

Villified car will be tough for GM to unload

Jun 4, 08 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors announced yesterday that it was considering selling the Hummer brand, which begs the question: To whom? Who exactly wants the most reviled division in automotive history, asks Frank Aherns of the Washington Post. With gas at $4 a gallon and counting, no one’s really interested... More »

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General Motors • SUV • auto industry • Hummer

 GM to Close 4 Truck/SUV
 Plants, Reassess Hummer 

Public taste turns away from big cars

Jun 3, 08 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - GM will close four of its North American truck and SUV factories, the company announced today, as the public interest in gas-guzzlers wanes. The Hummer brand is also under “strategic review,” with all options on the table, "from a complete revamp of the product lineup to a... More »

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General Motors • SUV • electric cars • auto industry • trucks • factories • Rick Wagoner • Hummer

Sales of Hybrid SUVs
Stuck in Neutral

New truck-based models save gas, but they're still costly

May 31, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - As sales drop for traditional SUVs, GM and Chrysler have high hopes for hybrid versions of their popular truck-based vehicles—but sales thus far haven’t been impressive, the New York Times reports. GM has sold 1,100 of its Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon hybrids—pacing far behind the... More »

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Chrysler • General Motors • SUV • auto industry • hybrid car

SUV Credit Crunch
Rolls Over Ford

Sinking value of big vehicles crashes auto firm's credit wing

May 30, 08 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ford's plans to get back in the black are being forced off the road by woes at its lending arm, the Wall Street Journal reports. The auto giant made a lot of cut-rate loans on trucks and SUVs in recent  years and has been unable to recoup losses on bad... More »

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Ford • SUV • credit • trucks • repossessions • used cars

OPINION

 $4 a Gallon?
 Keep It Coming! 

High prices are finally forcing Americans to fuel-efficient cars: Friedman

May 28, 08 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ideal presidential candidate wouldn’t pledge to cut gas prices—but would promise instead never to let them fall below $4 a gallon, writes Thomas L. Friedman in the New York Times. The high prices are finally forcing America to use fuel-efficient cars—and that’s crucial for the... More »

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energy • SUV • gas prices • auto industry • hybrid car

SUVs Plunge in Value as Drivers Turn to Smaller Cars

Downsizing is in as pump prices start to pinch drivers

May 24, 08 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - SUVs are falling out of fashion fast as gas prices go through the roof, CNN reports. As drivers downsize to more fuel-efficient vehicles, gas-guzzlers are filling up used-car lots—but there aren't many buyers. The biggest SUVs—like the Cadillac Escalade, Ford Expedition, and Chevy Suburban—are dropping in value... More »

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Ford • SUV • gas prices • auto industry • vehicle • SUVs • drivers • pickup trucks

 GM's SUVs May Get Smaller 

Firm considers switch to car chassis

May 9, 08 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors has long used truck chassis as the foundation of its largest SUVs: the Escalades, Tahoes, and Yukons. But with fuel costs going nowhere but up and stricter fuel standards on the horizon, GM is considering switching those models to lighter car-sized underpinnings when they come up for redesign... More »

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Congress • General Motors • fuel efficiency • SUV • SUVs • cars

Small Cars Surge Amid Sky-High Gas Prices

1 in 5 vehicles sold in April was compact or subcompact

May 2, 08 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Facing ballooning gas prices, many Americans are turning to smaller cars, with about one in five vehicles sold in April a compact or subcompact, the New York Times reports. That compares to one in eight 10 years ago. “It’s easily the most dramatic segment shift I have witnessed... More »

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SUV • auto industry • vehicle • auto sales • subcompact • cars

Gas-Guzzlers Will Cost Londoners $50 a Day

Mayor's move sparks outrage, applause

Apr 3, 08 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a move to make drivers of gas-guzzlers “pay for the environmental damage they cause,” London’s mayor is imposing a CO2 charge: beginning in October, every private vehicle driven in the central city that doesn’t meet tough emissions standards will cost its owners $50 a day,... More »

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London • taxes • gas • Ken Livingstone • SUV • Britain • carbon emissions

30K Americans Ordered... This?

Daimler's new fuel-savvy car in high demand before 2008 release

Dec 4, 07 6:30 PM CST
(Newser) - American orders for a new fuel-smart car are already swamping its German manufacturer, the AFP reports. Some 30,000 Americans have already put down $99 on Daimler's Smart Fortwo in anticipation of its January arrival—but some analysts say the tiny two-seater will end up parked in a country that... More »

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gas • Daimler • automaker • SUV • auto industry • Smart Car

N.J. Governor Injured in
Car Crash

Corzine in critical condition; doctors say he's "lucky to be alive"

Apr 13, 07 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was critically injured last night after a pickup truck struck his motorcade. "He's in serious shape, but he's alive and going to survive," says state senate president Richard Codey, acting governor until Corzine can resume his duties—which could be weeks. Cops are... More »

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Jon Corzine • New Jersey • car accident • Driving • car crash • SUV

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