There are a lot of stories to tell about Detroit. Very few of them from the past 50 years are good.
"Greed. Corruption. Crime. Racism. Labor unions. White flight. "
I am going to add "poor leadership by US auto executives"
They were fat dumb and happy with their million dollar salaries while the Japs just went about the task of building better cars with better designs, better engineering, and better quality control. The US execs went for the sizzle while the Japs went for the steak.