Getting a Car Out of the Ditch is Almost Impossible

What kind of automobile do you own? A Ford, Chevy, Chrysler or maybe a foreign model, they all have four wheels, a motor and vary very little. There are hundreds of choices when it comes to American made automobiles and that seems to be the problem. The American automobile manufactures need to produce only about half a dozen models and no more. Maybe the Detroit Three, GM-Ford-Chrysler are starting to get the message. GM and Chrysler will merge this year which could benefit everyone who buys a car in the future. The merger could be a rare possibility for starting over and doing things right this time. An American automobile industry, one that is streamlined, smart and world class in every way especially in it's product quality, development and use of new technologies may help them get their car out of the ditch.
Detroit has to make the move and prove to the American public they will not make the same mistakes that put their cars in the ditch. The public will never again swallow Detroit's line of " We only made gigantic SUV because the public demanded them". They made those battleships because the big three made ten times the profit every time one of those monsters rolled of the assemble line. They did not care that the monsters got 17 MPG instead of 37 MPG all they saw was $ signs and value for their share holders. Now no one wants an automobile that gets 17 MPG so Detroit is begging the US government for a bailout. If the American tax payers are going to own a big chunk of the Detroit Three we should demand and receive much more fuel efficient automobiles. Any auto that does not get 37 MPG should never be built but convincing Detroit of that fact may prove as hard as getting a car out of the ditch.