Word: hummer
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...Number of brands GM is trying to unload. It recently agreed to sell Hummer to a Chinese firm. It has potential buyers for Saturn and Saab, but Pontiac could be junked. GM's newly consolidated European arm, Opel, is being sold to Magna/Sber bank/GAZ, a Russo-Canadian partnership...
...Actually, the most disconcerting aspect of the new Pelham 1 2 3 is the sight of Washington, the usually impeccable movie hero, sitting at a subway dispatcher's console. The star looks puffy and has a gut you could park a Hummer on. Weighing in at a sedentary 220 lb. (100 kg), he's playing a desk jockey burdened by the usual bureaucratic bull plus a scandal that has put his career in the commode. (In the original film, Matthau rarely rose to anger; he was a weary, wily guy, just doing his job. This time it's personal...
...which are as rare as they are rich in wildlife. "The paper industry is the No. 1 industrial pressure on forests," says Allen Hershkowitz, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). "Using toilet paper made from virgin trees is the paper-industry equivalent of driving a Hummer...
...SUVs that did sell well in China last year were only popular in sizes not much larger than ordinary sedans. That may influence the design of future Hummers. "I expect that after the deal, Hummer would be much better tailored to the Chinese market," says Liu. "If anything, its price might be much lower and more acceptable to the Chinese consumer...
...Tengzhong CEO Yang's comments about fuel efficiency are a recognition that the Hummer has to change its image if it wants a future in the U.S., where the public has soured on gas guzzlers, and in China, where gas-mileage standards are high and are expected to increase. "They see that great weakness in the vehicle and the movement in China toward more fuel efficiency," says Bonnell. "We know they have to address that if they want people...