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At any rate they simply don't know how hard it is to manufacture ANYTHING here in the US today.

While I do agree that some regulations could use some review, it still bears mentioning that companies like Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes and Mitsubishi seem to have few problems at all building cars in the USA. If they can do it and make money, then so can GM, Ford and Chrysler.

You really need to get educated or try working for a company who is actually trying to build something in the US.
Okay for about the 10th time; Toyota, Honda, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, do NOT MANUFACTURE here. They do LOW-TECH final assembly. There is a tremendous difference between Manufacturing and Final Assembly. I don't have time to explain this. Look it up.
GM, Ford, Chrysler have a COST STRUCTURE that the foreign manufacturers do not have. The legacy cost alone is about $2,300 per car. This is nearly impossible to make up on a small car. This is why the US Manufacturers concentrated on larger cars, SUV's, and Trucks. They actually made money on these vehicles. The per hour compensation package for US Manufacturer's is about $73/hr vs $48/hr for the Japanese Manufacturer's here in the US. I'm not sure about Mercedes and BMW wages. I haven't seen the numbers for these companies.
Please get informed so you know what you are talking about!