Allen it is you that is Cherry picking. You use Unsubstantiable variables to make your point. I am using cold hard realities.
Who knows to what extent GMs management caused problems? It’s hard to substantiate that.
After all, they were heroes just a few years ago with awesome SUVs they were making tons of profit on and people bought like crazy. Look at the world beating Corvette? How about the new Camero. I argue that they have made the right choices given the FACT that they are not allowed to compete on an even playing field and thus have been FORCED to put their efforts into more expensive models with better margins.
You try and make a low profit margin small car with a $4k disadvantage before you even weld one panel.
Your position is debatable.
What we need not debate is that our Gov. helps foreign countries beat us. Why? Who knows, maybe it’s just trade charity to win/keep allies?
The $4k per car trade policy gift/advantage that Japan and Korea have enjoyed over us is reason enough for our industry’s problems. There it is, it’s real and it a deal breaking, unsustainable reality for our auto makers.
Also, lack of support by US consumers is an obvious, real nail in the coffin. Millions of Americans sending the dollars they earn here, over to Japan, Korea etc. can in no one’s mind not have wreaked substantial damage.
Anything else is just “might have contributed” cherry picking conversation.
