I think there is a chance to make a significant impact overall. GM sold 14000 Yukons, Escallades and Tahoes last month. People looking to buy one of those vehicles is in the market for that kind of vehicle. They want a big truck that is full of luxuries. They enter the market knowing they will spend a bunch of money. If GM can sell 1400 hybrid trucks each month, what is the impact going to be? If the other manufacturers are able to do the same thing with there new hybrid SUV offerings? I'm not going to figure out the overall gas savings, but if someone has a moment that would be real nice.

Not only do I think there is a market for these vehicles, but I think people that never would have considered buying a large SUV like a Tahoe will really look into one. If all the companies that are putting these hybrid systems in there vehicles can sell 100000 combined units each year that is a significant volume. If the companies start transferring this technology into small vehicles, the costs will come way down. I really hope GM is making the proper steps. I think GM is going to leap frog Toyota in the next 4 years. Toyota is a good company but I feel offering for offering, GM is providing a good product at a fair price and ridding itself of overpriced hourly manufacturing labor. GM is going to emerge from these problems a lean, strong and hopefully more nimble company that it has been in the past.