As General Motors continues to repurpose and shape-shift in order to remain competitive, how creative are they really getting? Presumably they’ll still be manufacturing cars, instead of shifting to bikes, trains or some other more sustainable and long-lasting solution. We imagine they’re also sticking to mostly gas-powered vehicles, instead of actually doing something new like solar/electric/wind-powered vehicles. Of course, these are all fairly obvious and practical solutions to the larger problems inherent to motor vehicle transportation. On the more imaginative and comic side of things, illustrator Lunchbreath at Core77 has 8 Unsolicited Proposals for Detroit that we find particularly inspired. We especially like the idea of sending unsold SUVs into the army:

(via GOOD)