Conspicuous consumption is not an American exclusive. Been to China lately? The Beijing airport has a Cadillac Escalade on display in the ticketing area. GM is probably not gonna sell as many Hummer h2's here at home since a lot of people are getting on the enviro-bandwagon, but I'm pretty sure the production numbers will remain steady...They love those things in Asia. The H2 and escalade play second fiddle to only the 7 series BMW for a status symbol.

They feel the same way we do..If they can afford the gas, they run it. If they can't, they get an 800 cc chanjang suzuki car. The market price of fuel generally sets the people into conservation VOLUNTARILY.