“The manufacturers need high gas prices for people to accept those cars, ” said Maryann Keller, an automotive consultant. “Gasoline prices motivate behavior.”

“制造商需要高油价让民众接受这类车”，汽车咨询师Maryann Keller表示，“油价可激发人的行为”。

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"They're going to lose position in certain markets where they need to be, " says automotive analyst Maryann Keller.

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"Ford can say SUVs are over because they have the 500 and the Fusion coming, " says industry consultant MaryAnn Keller.

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"What GM did was brilliant, " says veteran auto industry analyst Maryann Keller.

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