Originally Posted by onwebcam

The reason they are having the problems they are now is because of the credit freeze just like every other business. It's not because people don't want to buy the cars it's because they cant get credit to buy them. The foreign automakers are having the same problems. Ford and GM have changed their ways in the past few years. Ford has a car coming out next year that will run solely on batteries up until 45 mph I think it is. Ford said it should survive either way. GM needs help and I feel the should get the pocket change compared to what the bankers got. Things are going to be bad enough in the retail industry come the first of the year. The last thing we need is the big box stores shutting down shops and compound that with millions of auto industry jobs. If we keep bleeding jobs then the whole house of cards comes crashing down.