And just to add fuel to the proverbial fire, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are rumored to be hammering out some sort of platform sharing agreement. Seriously.

I still want to know who would possibly want to merge with Chrysler, they're in the worst trouble of them all, or at least they were until the other day when GM stock closed at $4.76 and Ford closed at $2.xx per share. Pssst, hey buddy, wanna buy an automotive manufacturer cheap?