Letter: GM’s decision is unfortunate; we still need small cars

Regarding the Nov. 27 Tribune article, "GM to slash up to 14,000 jobs in North America”:Following the Obama administration's decision to assist and allow American-based automakers to "clean up their act,” it became apparent, while focusing on trucks and SUVs, that the American sedan was being de-emphasized as U.S. automakers quickly reduced their product lines.I find GM's decision unfortunate but not surprising. From a personal perspective, though, my first purchase was a 1967 Ford M