I'm sure the price of gasoline had nothing whatsoever to do with this. (/SARCASM)
Once again, Detroit has been caught flat-footed by cranking out little but gas-guzzling behemoths in the midst of rising prices at the pump.
Producing junk doesn't help either...
GM is really using outdated engines. I bought a mexican made rendezvous. It uses a 10 year old engine design with push rods. It works, It was cheap, but lacks hp.
Also GM still has the chevy cavalier dating from 15 years ago.
MPG is not the issue with Kia/Hyundai.
It is price per unit + standard warranty.
It's a lot of car for a little money right smack in the middle of what normal people can afford. (And they're figuring out that these aren't "new brands" but are brands that have been in Korea for decades.)
The new Hyundai I’ve seen look pretty darn nice. The panel gaps are tighter than anything you’ll find at a GM dealership.