I think he meant the _American_* auto industry needs revamping. (*And by American, of course I mean the United States of America, I was using the common term t

I think he meant the _American_* auto industry needs revamping. (*And by American, of course I mean the United States of America, I was using the common term to refer to stuff from the United States of America since it is the dominant nation on the North American and South American continents with the word America in its name.)