I never answered your question...we are a small, family owned marketing supplier to Nissan, DaimlerChrysler (Mercedes and SMART) and GM based in CA. We are a very small company, but I am telling the truth dealing with GM has become very painful...we are probably at a break even point on our business with them. Some day we will likely decide it is better not to have the business, and expand the other clients which pay better.
And with regards to the Toyota Tundra trucks, about five years ago, all the rave at GM was voluntary buyouts. The HR person would hit up each department waving forms for staff to sign with a giant bonus attached if they would seperate from the company. Every month the bonuses would be ratcheted up, along with the threat that "when we have to lay people off, there will be no cash attached, so volunteer now" As you can guess, the most qualified and marketable workers would see this as a boon.
Toyota hired away the person that designed the Chevy Silverado manufacturing process from GM. (The latest Silverado, which is now several years old) GM even paid them to leave....and the person walked right into Toyota's hands and planned and built their Indiana plant, and is designing the Texas plant.
The person responsible for Chevy Trucks advertising for the last 20 years was also encouraged to leave after a missed promotion. (Passed over for an outsider) He turned in his papers for retirement, was given pats on the back and within a month was working for Toyota for brand marketing for the Toyota truck line. It is no coincidence that Toyota is in Nastruck and those zany Darrell Waltrip Toyota Truck commercials are on during Nascar. (Another former Chevy guy)