The US car industry is forecasting a better sales year than 2009, but recovery for the battered industry is still expected to be slow and painful. <br /><br />And news from China that it has become the world's top auto producer does not build confidence.<br /><br />America's top carmakers have downsized both their workforces and their brand lines since the economic downturn.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports from Detroit in the US. (12 Jan 2010)
