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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 2150203" data-attributes="member: 26737">The only problem I have with the article is that they consider the entire gun manufacturing industry, but they only consider GM's workforce, which is like comparing apples and fruit baskets. The workforces of the auto makers are just the tip of a very large iceberg; the automakers' suppliers are very tightly integrated into their production processes. Unlike Colt, which could, essentially, go from raw materials to finished products, the auto makers can't produce vehicles without their suppliers. There are some assemblies in your car that the manufacturer never saw until they were delivered to the assembly plant ready to be shoved into vehicles. That's why everyone was so keen on keeping GM and Chrysler afloat--losing either (or both) of them would have taken down the majority of the supplier base, as well, which would have brought all auto manufacturing to a halt within weeks. Some research indicated that it would have been years before you saw any of the remaining automakers build a car in the US if GM (in particular) had folded.</blockquote>