Another interesting read

[MerlinZero]

7 ways NOT to save GM

I like the alternative for #2
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...e-detroit.aspx

2. Force them to build 'green' vehicles
There's already a strong incentive for automakers to build hybrids and other high-mileage cars: People buy them. If the government has to "incentivize" a company to build the kinds of products customers want, maybe it should incentivize the top executives to get lost.

Besides, Detroit isn't as backward as the lampoonery suggests. There are already a few domestic hybrids, with more on the way. Detroit's Big Three sell economy cars, too. They're just not as good as Honda Civics or Toyota Corollas. But all three U.S. automakers say better models are on the way -- because their survival depends on it. If that's the case, let them prove it.

Better: In exchange for government largesse, simply set tough payback terms and deadlines that require the companies to become profitable, fast. But don't dictate the products they should sell.

[The_Blur]

[Mr. Wyndham]

Number seven makes me want to strangle the author. He sounds like another "I've got the solution" guy...

[Camaro_Corvette]

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