For Detroit Autos, This Lucrative Market Is Gone -- and It's Not Coming Back Anytime Soon

It's almost hard to believe a little over a decade ago that automakers such as Ford Motor Company (F -1.88%) were grilled for not getting into China's booming automotive market sooner. China's market was finally supposed to turn into a second region that could rival the impressive profits found in North America; it was where automakers looked to for massive growth.General Motors (GM -3.15%) even sold more vehicles in China than the U.S. for many years, but that's all changed now, and the sad part is China's ...