Steve Rattner's book about the auto industry bankruptcies and restructuring in 2009 (http://www.worldcat.org/title/overhaul-an-insiders-account-o...) makes one thing clear: a major win for the US manufacturers from their bankruptcies was getting out from under the onerous terms of some long-term contracts with dealers. Also, the last holdouts to getting the deal done were certain politically connected dealers.
