Hopefully not. Until Obama, it was understood that the authority of an American President did not extend to dictating the affairs of corporations.
Of course, if the Gingrich surge continues, the point may be moot.
Romney is by his own methods bashing his own success by comparing his business practices, to what Obama has done to US. Personally, I think it was his attempt to answer these so called liberal 'occupiers' before the general election. He really cannot complain when he gets called on the carpet about his business practices when he compares and contrasts them as no different than Obama practices.
The auto bailout followed by 'cash for clunkers' is NOT going to win him votes from the base, nor will it elevated him in the eyes of those independents he is courting. I think when he gave this message, he counted votes that had not yet been cast.