Topologically a Smart Car and a generic Monster Urban Assaulrt Vehicle (MUAV) look much the same. Probably takes roughly the same amount of labo(u)r to put them together give or take. Material cost in the first instance will be less than for the MUAV of course but on the whole the larger and more expensive the vehicle the greater the gross profit. Detroit's current cost structure could not support a switch to small vehicles without massive price increases. Non-UAW manufacturer's aren't subject to this yet although it is clear that if the "Card Check" law makes it past COngress the UAW intends to take those companies into a Big 3 style labo(u)r hell.

What's happening is there's a race between oncoming bankruptcy and the Obama administration's ability to pass the so-called "Card Check" legislation. Once that happens UAW goons will unionize the non-UAW car makers by any means necessary with Obamunist connivance and they'll all be in the same boat. Mind you the formerly non-Union operations won't have the 3 or 4 to 1 retiree to worker ratio that Detroit "enjoys". It is also clear that once any bailout money is available to Detroit any UAW noises about wage and benefit consessions will disappear. The UAW isn't even trying to conceal this part of their game plan. Of course if the GOP and Blue Dog Dhimmicraps can prevent Card Check the UAW is screwed.

Math and Physics. All else follows. How in Dazbog's name the Obamunists hope to teach CS to folks whom their NEA allies can't even teach to read at grade level is beyond me.
I once deployed a Green's Function in anger but most of the time trig, algebra, and good old F=Ma do quite nicely. Mind you our tame PhD physicist was consulting me about plasmadynamics about a month ago :)

On a peripherally related topic, I see that candidates for the Presidential Pup are generally thought to includes poodles of one sort or another. After nearly two years on the road with a pack of said beasts in tow I suppose Obamarx has gotten comfortable with the breed.