Will the perfect storm unleash in the U.S.?

Question

Are the American automobile manufacturers ever going to wake up?

After witnessing the collapse of the GMC, and large amputations of the jobs in Ford, we must learn something.

The former head of Nissan's engineering team said after the fall of GMC, "the American automobile industry failed to listen to what the consumers demand."

Sure, our flashes are being eaten off by the Japanese and other foreign autos, but I do not see any sign of getting better.

Will the perfect storm come to the U.S. automakers? Will the Americans see the major fall of the American auto industries, significantly affecting our economy and bring the nightmare? (well, we are sort of having the nightmare already...)

Will the Americans get up from the comfort zone? Or will we change after the horrible events wake us up? Or will we fall into the deep, unwakeable sleep forever?

I want to hear what you think.

Answer 1

The industry is about to enter a transformation that has happened before, with many companies going out of business or adjusting size. "Foreign" brands are not to blame, as they build and employ in the US while the Big3 send jobs offshore and keep closing plants. And then there's the risk of oil getting more and more expensive with the havoc that would create to the entire world economy.

Answer 2

First of all, GMC is still going strong with their all new 2007 full-size lineup and you are watching way too much CNN and Weather Channel.

Answer 3

OMG. How many times is this question going to appear in how many different categories?

Answer 4

No.