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GM - bankrupt and bailed out by taxpayers. Ford - not. That’s some great management at GM. Maybe the sun was in their eyes or the refs were against them. You can say that the stars were out of alignment, but it doesn’t negate the fact that they failed, and failed big. And that falls on management’s shoulders. They can try to shrug it off, but it’s still on their shoulders.

You can say that the stars were out of alignment, but it doesn’t negate the fact that they failed, and failed big

If you only knew how difficult it is to make anything here in the United States, you would be so flippant in your remarks. We have lost so much manufacturing in the US it isn't funny. It's killing our economy and standard of living. Do you think these companies all had bad management? Do you think you could manage a manufacturing company today and try to keep most of the jobs here in the USA? I'd invite you to try. Our government has made it damn near impossible to make anything here. There are a lot of reasons and whole books, websites are devoted to explaining the reasons for this horrible problem.

Nothing makes me madder than asinine comments from posters who think that if just they were in charge, they could have done it better and that the management of the company is just plain stupid. Yes, Ford made some very clever financial moves and if not for that they would have been going to the Feds for help as well. 2 out of the 3 automakers in the US needed assistance. That tells you something.