Your sentiments are shared by many. It is a rather controversial issue and one I wanted to stay away from in this post due to the potential for political discussion.

One thing is inarguable. That is right now GM, Ford and Chrysler cannot build a car in America for less than 18,000 dollars, match the quality of Honda and Toyota at that price point and still make a profit.

As a result GM, Ford and Chysler do not have an effective competitor for the Yaris, the Versa and especially the Fit ( a car Honda is selling faster than it can ship them). These cars known otherwise as the "B" segement is the fastest growing area in car sales right now.