Hummer Sales Up Despite High Gas Prices

Hummer sales have nearly tripled from a year ago, despite $3-a-gallon gas. The Baltimore Business Journal says people are buying Hummers precisely because of high gas prices — buyers want the world to know they can afford the gas. Another interesting note on vehicle sales: One out of every four vehicles purchased from January to March 2006 had an eight-cylinder engine, according to a study by J.D. Power and Associates.