It does sound serious. I guess the argument can be made that if the auto industry collapses it'll be a pretty hard blow to an already soft economy. Might be worth a little short term expense...but if I were the government I'd be laying down the rules and telling GM and Ford in particular to continue to shape up and be more responsible. I think both companies get it...now...but they need to be reminded. GM needs more well designed vehicles like the Malibu and Ford needs those EU design teams for North America. The EU team or Mazda...or someone.