You might have heard about this -
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-G...54J04Q20090520
GM US needs to follow my idea
Forget the Hybrid as the main focus, in the small car range offer small Diesels (Like GM Europe does), a recent test I saw of the new Mini Diesel showed it gets better MPG than a Prius (about 60MPG in fact!) and has lower emissions.
http://carsguide.news.com.au/site/ne...d_first_drive/
So imagine the Malibu, Cobalt etc could all get 40 - 50 MPG, that still allows GM to build full size trucks with big motors and continue to offer engines like the LS7. Because the problem is, some people still and forever will need big vehicles. Pretty sure a plumber isn't going to be able to haul around all he's gear in a 4 cyl Silverado.
Cheers,
Ross