Who says GM can't build small cars. They do,but not for us dumb Americans in the states. You see, we were conned by Detroit that we had to have gas guzzling SUV's  to be hip. When the price of gas skyrocketed Americans made a mad dash for small cars again only to find that Detroit was abandoning cars for....SUV's. But, hold the presses! GM does build small cars all over the world.(They just don't make these vehicles available to us hicks here) For example, the most popular car in Caracas, Venezuela was not made by Toyota or Honda ladies and gents. It's Chevrolet.  In the states we may think those small Chevy Aveos are cheesy, but they're ubiquitous in the streets of Caracas. Some of the various Chevy models in Caracas are simply re-badged, German designed Opels (GM's German subsidiary) probably made in Brazil, Columbia or Mexico. I think because of the strong presence of Catholicism in South America, the Chevy bow tie becomes a signifier for the crucifix, hence the brand's popularity over the touted Japanese brands. Ford is also popular here with its Fiesta and Ka subcompacts. It makes you wonder after all the moolah Detroit wants from the U.S. taxpayer in the form of billion dollar bail outs-why GM and Ford doesn't simply sell us the cars they produce in South America and all over Europe? Well guys?