Regardless of the number of Renaults on American roads, the fact is that Renault is a profitable company, while GM is headed for bankruptcy. It doesn't matter how many cars you make if you don't make any profit on them.
Exactly. GM can't even *give* their cars away now, since their "employee pricing" has saturated the market.
New accounting methodologies and structures have allowed us to transcend the now obsolete stone age "real profits" business model you subscribe to.
I'm sorry, Elmer, there's no easy way to say this: With your defeatist attitude we can no longer employ you at Enron Inc.
Please clean out your desk immediately.