I don't agree with the guy's list at all.
The Ford Taurus, Ford Explorer, and the Chevrolet Cavalier were highly profitable cars for Ford and GM. To state that these cars "sank" Detroit is just incorrect in any valid reasoning process.
The Hummer didn't sell in enough numbers to budge Detroit.
I have always read that the Toyota Prius was an unprofitable vehicle for TM. TM makes its money on the Lexus (and large production Toyota's) and can confuse some internet "writers" into saying a low production hybrid "sank" Detroit.
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Besides—what's a sebring, anyway?
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Sebring is a town near an Air Force landing strip where WW2 bomber pilots were trained for the eventual victory over the Axis forces. The USAF sold the B52 bomber air strips to the City of Sebring who decided that it would be a good idea to build a road race course for sporty car guys.
The race track opened in 1950, and the 12 Hour race has been a special race since 1952. The city still owns the land but has a long term lease to the Panoz organization which now promotes the race.
Who is Rick Newman?