ARTICLE: Hummer looking at options for new entries to lineup

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OK, that's fine that women are buyers and drivers,
but in this interview, Susan Docherty did discuss
the importance of off-road capability even when it
is not used often:
http://www.autolinedetroit.tv/autoli...hp?stream=1001

Anyone know of online interviews with Martin Walsh?
We'll have to watch for them.

Certainly with the H3 Hummer seems to have maintained the good
off-road capability of the H2 at least. Small size helps
on small trails so maybe the H4 will be the size of the Jeep Wrangler
and do well on tight trails.


By the way, a guy at the Shreveport H3 manufacturing
facility tried to call me today -- I heard this indirectly
and hope that he calls again to my cell phone. He helped build
my H3, apparently. Very cool. I want to tell him
so far so good/great, and current plan is to budget for an H4
to either replace the H3 or to supplement it.

My big wish (perhaps unlikely) would be for an H4 with plug-in
hybrid engine. Nice to see mention of battery developments and
plug-in hybrid potential in news about enery plans
of President Bush...
--- from http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060221/...wh/bush_energy
...
One of Bush's proposals would expand research into smaller, longer-lasting batteries for electric-gas hybrid cars, including plug-ins. He highlighted that initiative with a visit Monday to the battery center at Milwaukee-based auto-parts supplier Johnson Controls Inc.
...