Hi Puma, while Ford considered getting some loans so their competition didn't get a jump on them, they decided against it in the end so they would not have to deal with government control. {GM being told to make more volts then they can sell except to the government for example. Mopar being told to sell off to a foreign company}
Government Bailout of Ford GM Chrysler and the Auto Industry
It is also a strong reason I switched from being a GM buyer to Ford when I bought my 2013 V6 Premium Pony Pac. I didn't like how GM handled the "old GM" design issues of the Impala burning out rear tires in only 10K miles. They gave free new rear tie rods to the government COPO cars, and not to the regular citizen owners.
The other reason was hands down, the V6 'Stang is a better all around car than the V6 Camaro, not in only my test drives but numerous mags in 2011 judging the 3 "hussle cars" on the market from the big 3.
