They actually receive some of the highest subsidies of any companies in the US.
Some examples include:
* Politicians often give automakers often receive state and local tax breaks in exchange for constructing plants in their jurisdictions
* Federal grants and incentives for clean energy initiatives
* The infamous 2008 bailouts, where for example, the US Treasury bought enough GM shares that they became the controlling shareholder, effectively nationalizing the automaker.
Some examples include:
* Politicians often give automakers often receive state and local tax breaks in exchange for constructing plants in their jurisdictions
* Federal grants and incentives for clean energy initiatives
* The infamous 2008 bailouts, where for example, the US Treasury bought enough GM shares that they became the controlling shareholder, effectively nationalizing the automaker.