I agree they should have fleshed out the 20th Century Motor company story more, but I expect that they will do it in the second part when they have a real John Galt actor to be in the flashback. He could tell the story better than anyone, maybe at the Gulch!
Have you heard the Century Motors Youtube audio?
I posted it on a non-political site, and it grabbed a lot of attention. Comments ranged from, we are headed that way, to, we already are that way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCmJUobwKQk