Top 5 of 199 Comments

• +44 AmyVernon on 11/19/2008

  I'd say 1&4 were the biggest issues. Make crappy cars, people don't buy. Even if they get better, it takes a long time for people to accept that quality's improved. And when you put all your eggs in one basket (trucks/SUVs), you make yourself vulnerable to shifting markets. Toyota and Honda got their real foothold in the American market back during the '70s gas crisis. Did the American car companies not think that would ever happen again?

• +33 Trekhawk on 11/19/2008

  The article alluded to, but didn't explicitly state the number 1 reason: UAW.

• +27 SilverBlade2k on 11/20/2008

  1) Greedy unions 2) ***** products that spend more time being looked at by mechanics then on the road.. 3) Relying on gas guzzlers instead of researching into fuel efficient technologies until it is too late. 4) Poor Management and business decisions (Like..oh..favoring their Hummer line and trashing the old EV-1) 5) Greedy Unions.

• +26 cavie2002 on 11/19/2008

  How about they stop making ***** cars like the PT cruiser

• +22 Trekhawk on 11/19/2008

  Tell that to Toyota, maker of the: -Sequoia -Land Cruiser -Forerunner -Highlander -Rav4 and -2 fuel-efficient cars (Corolla, Prius)