In the financial crisis to rule the world, we will all be sucked into the ultimate perilous doom, and suffer the wrath of our accountants, but the car industry, undoubtedly, will suffer more than most. None more so than America's - where the heart of problem lies. But if the car industry in America goes belly up, will we really miss it? Will we miss the Hummer, the Ford Explorer, and the Cadillac Escalade? I think not. I think that killing the American car industry could well be one of the best things we could do for the environment. I've got to think very seriously about the new Chevrolet Volt before I even consider changing my mind. The American car industry is simply, stupid. Dumb. Thick. I could go on about it all day.

And it's not just the Hummers, Explorers and Escalades that are stupid. Even when the Americans do normal cars, they are stupid - and this is probably the funniest example for a while. Two rival companies, Mercury and Cadillac (from parent companies Ford and GM repectively), have just created two similarly sized cars, that don't just look similar, but exactly the same. You'll think you're seeing double too. In case you can't tell the difference whatsoever, on the left you have the Mercury Milan, and on the right, the Cadillac CTS.

Their profiles are almost identical, and their faces - sheer copying. Do Ford and GM want to survive? Do they realise how dumb, in every business sense, copying each other is? It seems rather communist to make cars that all look the same, but as we all know, America is probably the most hypocritical western country. Who cares how they drive? They're anonymous. And people won't understand the difference between the Mercury CTS and the Cadillac Milan. Oops, I mean Mercury Milan and Cadillac CTS. Silly me. How could I ever have got that wrong?

RANT: The American Car Industry Deserves to Die