[dkozloski]

There is a viable and thriving automobile industry in the United States, it just doesn't involve the UAW. 44% of the cars made in the foreign owned plants in the South such as Honda, Mercedes, and BMW are shipped to other countries for sale. The workers are doing fine and aren't held on the job at gunpoint. The problem is not the big three, the problem is the UAW. There are plenty of American made cars sold around the world. They just don't have American brand names on them.