NO No NoNO, a THOUSAND times NO. (Car

NO to Saving GM and Chrysler as is.

NO to giving more loans so they can 'cut jobs, and become more profitable' (my words)

That is just SICK... Asking these sick companies to FIRE more workers to try and become TRIM and slim and profitable are COUNTER-productive.

We need to take these valuable manufacturing job and SAVE them.

1. These companies need to be nationalized (or all stock purchased by government) for a period of time.
2. We need to do the following for these companies:
   

• Force these companies into a prepackaged bankruptcy. This will allow them to reduce number of dealers, renegotiate financing and union contracts, and ensure that warranty issues are covered by issuing INSURANCE policies to GUARANTY warranty and post warranty issues.

• "NUDGE" the car companies from being automobile producers into being transportation providers. This will involve:
  

1. Reducing and eliminating car "lines". Instead of 7 dealer networks, there can be one network, capable of selling any brand*.
2. If one dealer can sell any of the 7 cars, you don't need 7 different models, all slightly different (or with different plastic grills...) therefore you can eliminate MOST duplicates (from 4 SUV lines with perhaps 15 variations to 1 SUV brand with maybe 5 different variations.
3. With major reductions in dealer networks (from 7 dealers within 15 miles, to perhaps one dealer in 30 miles) will affect dealer downstream groups, which will also need to be 'nudged' into becoming green 'installation/maintenance' groups for the new rail projects.
   

Reductions as discussed above may help eliminate 50% of a car company's sales lineup of duplicated cars, excess manufacturing, and help save ca$h. Further reductions to the automobile business are needed due to factors such as the rise in gas prices, the current depression, and the world's global warming crisis.

Additionally with regards to new business opportunities, part of the reason for purchasing the auto companies outright is because we need to force them into new businesses, and ensure that their manufacturing capability is NOT destroyed.

1. The Detroit companies will IMMEDIATELY start to work on engineering planning and production of new {green,eco-friendly,commuter-friendly} transportation projects.

• This will be a major component of a future energy reduction plan. By using this crisis to redeploy its employees to green and {heavy and mass} transit projects it will position the companies to become ready to repay and repurchase their stock from the government. Specific initial projects will include:

1. Green expansion of the Eisenhower Highway project. Using the NY MTA's "Air-Train" from Jamaica to JFK airport as a model, MASS transit tracks will be built down the center of every highway in the original Eisenhower system. (See here)
   
2. Additionally a HEAVY rail line (2 additional tracks) will go down these highways. These will be used to take Tractor Trailers (and trucks) down the highway. These will also be available to take cars.. Toll rates (where charged) will be revised to make it cheaper to put your car on this line for more then 5 exits.
3. Light Rail systems: Immediate re-tooling to re-invigorate light rail in the country.

More to come

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* A pre-packaged bankruptcy will be required for this reduction.