GM Future Rides On New SUVs

The new SUV that may spell salvation for General Motors has arrived.

The SUV is vital to GM returning to profitability and to the fate of thousands of jobs at assembly plants and suppliers in Detroit and across North America.

It hits the market when some observers think buyers may have turned away from big SUVs because of rising fuel prices and changing tastes.

That would be a disaster for GM. The cash flow from its big trucks dwarfs the gross domestic product of some countries, and the income helps fund everything from pensions to the development of new cars.

Detroit Free Press