Plant manager Rob Webber delivered a blunt message to workers at Ford Motor Co.'s Dearborn Truck factory this week: If you work at Ford, you better drive a Ford. Otherwise, park across the street and walk.

The new policy at Dearborn Truck, the modern centerpiece of the famed Rouge industrial complex and the site of popular factory tours, comes as Ford officials have been exhorting workers to rally behind the automaker's massive turnaround effort.

On a related note, General Motors has lost a few pennies this year, to the tune of $8.6 billion for 2005. "GM lost an estimated $1,067 on each of the 5.2 million vehicles it delivered across North America last year."