My thoughts go out to those who will lose their jobs when GM starts closing plants. Some of these plants are the major employer in an area, so not only will new jobs be hard to find, but an exodus of people may hurt home values of people who may NEED to sell.
On the flip side, can you imagine buying a vehicle (or a vehicle with an engine from a closing engine plant) that came from a plant where the morale has been totally destroyed?
I know I'd have a tough time caring if I knew my employment, in some cases, long-term employment was ending.