[eharri3]

What is causing the demise of the American automobile manufacturers is Union labor's unyielding demand for generous benefits packages for which they do not want to contribute a single dime, and noncompetetive wage and pension packages. Meanwhile people who buy Dodges from a German automaker which may have been made in Mexico or Canada, and Fords that may have been built in Canada preach about 'buying American".

This country's automotive industry is going down the toilet and the first people to thank for that fact are your good ole American unions, which would rather watch everything fall apart and see their members completely loose their jobs than negotiate now in good faith for the sake of the greater good. If foreign companies that can compete want to come here and hire Americans to build their vehicles, I say more power to them. Instead of whining about foreign companies taking over our auto industry we need to figure out how to be competetive. The only way our auto industry will be strong again is when the companies can build and sell cars cheaply and without always having to offer discounts. That will only happen when the Unions come to the table and the workers start caring about doing what is necessary to help the company thrive and employ future generations of Americans rather than just refusing to give up or renegotiate anything.