I can't really agree with you here. While there are many ex-Ford/GM/Chrsyler/Visteon/etc guys out and about, many of them are running their own quite successful

I can't really agree with you here. While there are many ex-Ford/GM/Chrsyler/Visteon/etc guys out and about, many of them are running their own quite successful businesses outside of the Big-3. I'm not saying they're all out of the auto business, but they're running their own small companies and generating serious revenue.