Ford also took a chunk of the import's compact market with the Focus, love 'em or hate 'em. And I'll add the SVT Focus bested the Si in many if not most performance comparisons.
Ford also is placing much of their emphasis on car development with the 500 and otehr offerings like the car like FreeStyle.
I think the GM and ford are placing a new importance on car production, meanwhile the japanese are focusing on the truck market, look at ridgeline and new Titan and Frontier for example.
I think the market will shift soon in another direction...and people think I'm crazy, but mark my words when I say "el caminos" will return.
In australia they call 'em utes.