The Great Recession in the late 2000s was rough on everyone, especially General Motors, which if you forgot, declared bankruptcy in 2009 and accepted an $11.2 billion USD bailout ($16.8 billion in 2024 stimulus bucks) from the federal government. And whether it’s been explicitly outlined or not, this event saw a lot of hand holding from the Obama administration, leading to the questionable yet oh-so-politically correct business decisions we’ve observed, such as the winding down of both Pontiac and Hummer, while positioning the Chevrolet Sonic (a stylish yet placid subcompact that existed for c…