Every US manufactor over the years has taken a bail out from the Fed. Ford included in the 1970's Problem with GM it was a Takeover. They are run buy there union, owned by the US taxpayer. We still consider ourselves GM people but oddly I drive a Honda Ridgey, Wife has a Mazda, Daughters have a Honda Ele' and a Nissan Pathfinder.........RV we just bought is a Ford F53 underneath......:):):)