GM is doing pretty decently everywhere but the USA. They have some nice high tech small FE cars in Europe-some small high tech diesels.Honda traded their V-6 3.5 (GM put it in the VUE) for some small passenger car diesels~2 years ago.
Manufacturing in USA isn't-and won't-be an even playing field because labor costs.The Japanese corps.USA plants have a HUGE labor/pension cost advantage.
Small cars-especially small cars manufactured here with $65/hr labor costs-can't make GM any money.This is why we get a low cost,low tech Korean Aveos($11,000 price) with relatively poor FE. Maybe things will change now that small vehicles are in demand. No one would have considered buying a TDI Corsa(Yaris sized-better FE with the TDI) for $23000, or a TDI Zafira(175" more room than a Prius- it is a small squatty minivan that gets Prius mpg)) for $27000.
If GM manages to get by our diesel regs, and fuel stays in the $3 range, then maybe these cars will come here, or even be manufactured here.
In the USA all the really high techGM stuff(4 wheel steering, the shocks with fluid that could instantly change viscosity) ends up on high end $40000+ vehicles.OnStar is the only exception,I guess.GM was smart to get in bed with XM radio also.
GMs manufacturing cost problems are limited to the USA. They are doing OK elsewhere. Luck,Charlie