the number of people who will be laid off if the automakers failr would be devestating.

on the other hand, i hear that toyota u.s. is doing well and they're paying the same wages and rents as gm, ford, etc. maybe the u.s. automakers should try making cars people want to buy. it's easy for them to say that no one is buying cars, but they seem to be buying toyotas. of course, toyota makes cars that get awards from magazines and that most mechanics recommend as the mechanically best car you can drive in the under $50,000 range. but considering how long we've been making cars in the u.s., why don't we make more cars that are mechanically excellent and emotionally desirable?