Hummer

Dozens of Hummer's line the highway ajacent to a car dealship as sales of the Hummer H2, the whipping boy of fuel-conscious Americans, have taken a 21 percent nosedive. For the year, H2 sales are off 24. 6 percent. Sales of the flagship Hummer H2 have fallen for eight consecutive months G. M. has resorted to rebates and financing deals, which have become standard for every Detroit brand but Hummer. I. Inventories piled up as Hummers sat unsold 62 days on average in the first quarter, compared with 15 days a year earlier. And G. M. is now using leases, which are less lucrative than sales, to move a quarter of its volume of H2's, according to J. D. Power & Associates. (Photo by Najlah Feanny/Corbis via Getty Images)