NEWS FLASH

GM’s Sales Of Fuel-Efficient Cars Are Surging | Tired of sending their paychecks to Exxon Mobil as gas prices rise, Americans are increasingly buying fuel-efficient cars. General Motors, again the world’s number-one automobile company after its salvation by the Obama administration, reports that cars with a fuel economy of 30 miles per gallon and higher now make up 40 percent of its sales, up from just 16 percent three years ago. GM’s focus on innovation in fuel economy and electric cars has been ridiculed by conservatives.