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Merge the (Former) Big Three, (into)
Chevrolet & Cadillac, Ford & Lincoln, Dodge & Jeep. Lose the other brands as they are a very expensive overlap. This allows for the present dealer group to exist but in fewer numbers. Consolidate plants and suppliers. Part of the multi billion dollar merger savings will allow to buy out ineffective dealers to insure the remaining dealer group has the volume to survive. Share technology and management. If the Unions refuse to assist with the survival of the US auto business, they should declare bankruptcy and outsource. No one is entitled to a guaranteed subsidized employment.

GM,Ford, and Chrysler employ a lot of workers, but there also many supporting companies that will be affected if they go under.

What these automakers need to do is conscentrate on is what seems to be everyone's problem, not enough sales to support itself.

So what do you do? You cut expenses. That's an enivetable fact of life.

The trade unions have made it vertually difficult to keep these automakers in business.

They must realize it may be necessary to make concessions or lose their workforce to foreign automakers who can afford to build outside the US and sell here in America.

Short term loans may pay the bills temporarily, but that can also be a prescription for disater also.

Possible solutions to fix the cash flow problem are;

1. Reduce the workforce by early retiring older workers without a golden parachute, trade stock into a 401K in liew of a golden parashute. That ultimately would be adequatle to reward the retirees for their hard work and sacrafice of an early retirement.

Union consession to allow New replacement workers at a lower paywage to start over the next 5 years. Giving these companies breathing room to survive.

2. Government to allow a tax credit or deduct the interest for those buying an American Made vehicle. That would be a stimulus.

3. Workers who can give management ideas that can lead to money saving ideas that can lead to increase production or cost savings to be rewarded.

4. Management needs to workabke solutions for the good of their workers and stock holders.

If the company can't survive, no one survives.

Carlos R. Arvizu Sr
theDon1950@aol.com

who in their right mind would be dumb enough to buy stocks based on what some blogger for AOL (#1 employer of India) has to say?

The investment banker crooks on Wall Street and in Washington who securitized those toxic loans, and the mortgage broker crooks on Main Street who originated them, coupled with the needy and whimpy US auto executives looking for a government handout, are all a disgrace to our country.

How about if the americans that borrowed more than they could payback were partially responsible for this mess as well. It's not solely wall street and the gov't.

Buy defense company stocks. Obama's tax policies will force a recession into a depression. World War III will follow; it's the 1930's all over again.

Invest in cigarettes and cell phones. Every broke dick that's crying about not being able pay their bills still has a cell phone and a pack of smokes.