Currently, the average national gas price is in the neighborhood of $3.20, which is 54 cents above what it was last year. But in trading yesterday, West Texas Intermediate was within spitting distance of $100 a barrel. "We'll change the mix of products that we offer," said one dealer, John Pitre, the general manager of Motor City Auto Center in Bakersfield, Calif. "Hybrid demand has been pretty weak the last couple of years, so you can count on that coming back to life."
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