The kids of America do not want cars because freedom means being online. General Motors research finds more than half of those surveyed by the company said they would actually rather meet up with
their friends in cyberspace than face to face.
"There's simply new and better and, frankly, more efficient alternatives to communication and [they are] getting that freedom that they used to
rely on the auto industry to provide," said John McFarland, senior manager for global marketing at Chevrolet, one of GM's divisions.
The automaker says there are 80 million Americans who are
18 to 24 years old. They wield a trillion dollars in spending power, but aren't spending it on cars.
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