My understanding is that the Japanese and South Korean governments are also offering their form of “bail-out” plans to their domestic automakers.
When you cannot get a loan, it doesn’t matter whose car you want to buy.
As for the article, typical Guardian leftist swill.
One other thing. A former GM aautomotive engineer who works at my office says the hybrid technology in the Toyota Prius is really a GM-developed design. GM choose not to manufacture it because the design didn’t fit their business model (too many expensive things would break before the end of the warranty period). So they sold it to the Japanese and make a royalty on each Prius produced.