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As I see it there's basically three things that influence what carmakers make:
1. What sells. F150 has been the #1 selling vehicle in N.A. for decades, not Metros. All the mfgs are going to try to build F150s then.
2. What's the most profitable. The market has said F150s are worth enough to it that they'll pay a price that includes a tidy profit for the mfg. The market has said that to sell a Metro, the price has to be at a point where the profits are thin.
3. Government regulations. CAFE and safety regs can provide forces to influence product that the Market alone may not.
I think everything else- letter writing campaigns, forum threads, or... what else is there?- pretty much falls on deaf ears.
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