Lear,
Canadian assembly plants only help canada, not America! We should make every attempt to build a stronger America, not a stronger Canada...or worse, Japan!

As far as union wages, for now the big three ARE at a disadvantage... mostly due to retirees. Our foreign foes will soon deal with this as their work force ages. Although we certainly need to streamline for profitability, let's not forget a very important fact. Union wages sets the standard for Americas non union wages.

How can we make our American manufacturers more profitable?
1) Build cars that people want to buy! We need a Camry, Accord and Prius!
2) Stop rewarding poor performance! Eaton and Lutz took over 7 billion dollars in compensation from the company when they sold us to Dailmer. We have not heard what the Germans are getting yet. Where's our dependable, good gas milage daily drivers?
3) We union workers DO get paid a great wage. We should have to work hard and efficiently for it!

Cerebus has chosen a new leader that has most of his pay based on performance goals. I hope this sends a message to GM and Ford!

Our Amercian creativity and tenacity offords us an extreme advantage over our foreign competitors despite wages, medical and retirement benefits. If we can break the cycle of corporate greed and go back to the days of a days pay for a days work, higher profits seem easier than ever!