It'll be a sad day if the American manufacturers go belly up. Might as well stop eating Apple Pie. You can blame the manufacturers, the unions or whatever. The American car/truck has been numero uno for a century. The marque we pay homage to is dependent on many of the same suppliers for its US manufaturing as the domestics. Much as I dislike Jeep, I can't see them being made in Italy. Jeep helped win the big one, WWII, and now its ownership is going to be Italian? Fiat was downgraded to junk bond status based on the news because Chrysler is such a bad investment. MB was smart to divest itself a couple years ago. I wish Ford or GM would pick up the Jeep, but not likely at GM since they are axing Hummer. Like 'em or hate 'em, all those Jeep and Hummer owners who go offroad help the sport and our ACCESS. There's strength in numbers and the numbers could soon be declining exponentially if we lose those brands, especially Jeep. The government is on a mission to dictate what you drive in the very near future and restrict our access. Don't believe it? Take note of the fact that the government's survival plan for GM includes eliminating the majority of the GM models that actually make a profit. They are SUV's and trucks. We are all in this together. Buy American if you can and don't worry about the warrantee, the government has already said it would back them up. Think about your last couple encounters with a government entity. Was it DMV, the Post Office, permit for home improvements, customs, town clerk, IRS? Is that what you want to put your faith into? No disrepect to the government employees, but I don't want to deal with the bureaucracy. I'd be first in line for that Challenger, Camaro, Corvette or GTO, or Shelby if I had the dough. They will soon be collector's items and will bring big mone at barrett's in a few years. Just be sure to buy the top dawg of the brand. It's a good bet!
