GM is having the foresight to plan for the worst and hope for the best.

Once the price point gets down to the cost of a good AM/FM cassette stereo package -- $400 or $500 all inclusive, including the video screen, bells and whistles, then I think you've got a marketable option that'll have much broader, more mass appeal.

That's the big issue: whither goes the full-size SUV, You wouldn't call it a growth market.

The profits won't be as great. It's going to have to come from crossover SUVs or its passenger car lineup.

The trucks look great. A lot of the things we used to fault them on have been fixed.

Don't despair: despair suggests you are in total control and know what is coming. You don't - surrender to events with hope.