so.. by this logic the US automotive companies should be cleaning house?

I mean if you throw billions of dollars to them.. you could consider that a "state subsidy" right?

" General Motors received $49.5 billion, repaid $38.3 billion, which left taxpayers an $11.2-billion loss.

The “old” and “new” Chrysler companies were loaned just under $12 billion from the federal and Ontario governments with just over $9 billion recouped, resulting in a $2.92-billion loss. "