>Detroit has not gone under. Ford is one of the most profitable corporations in the world. GM is on the rebound. I am surprised to hear you say such a thing living so close to Detroit.
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>Ask Nicholas about the once thriving auto industry in the UK. The UK went down the same road with subsidizing Rover and now there is no more auto industry in the UK.

The decline of UK auto industry was also a story of appalling management and under investment in plant and new technology.