BAD NEWS FOR THE ECONOMY: U.S. auto sales predicted to plummet to 13.4 million in 2009. Of course, the stock of existing vehicles is huge, and cars last a lot longer, and are a lot better, now. So until they can give you a significant reason to buy a new car -- like much improved gas mileage, or some other feature existing cars don't have -- there's not much of a reason to buy.
