Hopefully they survive but this seems to be a self inflicted wound. They destroyed their reputation with the unreliable CVTs and now they are left competing with Stellantis in the subprime market, where deep discounts and risky lending is the only way to move inventory.

Exactly this.

Based on my 2020 experience, seeing people whining about not being able to go to Olive Garden, I am pretty sure that the keyboard warriors are not prepared for the inconvenience of living in a war zone.