Something has to be done about the UAW, if nothing happens, it will be the Union that destroys Ford and GM.
Second of all, you shouldn't need a "rebate" to sell a car, it should sell itself. I don't know if GM thinks that they are sending the correct message or not, but I think they are wrong. They are attempting to focus on price point rather than quality point.
It may be true that their quality is up, but that doesn't fix a repuatation, this takes years to fix, as Hyundai is begining to feel the effects of improved quality and reliability.
One of the biggest problems is that it seems that GM doesn't realize that they may have to take one step back, to take two steps forward. I think that they should gradually slide off the rebates, and find another market niche.