Foreign Investment and the Auto Bailout

From the FT:

Chrysler declared its new alliance with Fiat would enhance its long-term viability yesterday in an apparent bid by the Detroit carmaker to strengthen its case for billions of extra dollars in US government aid.

This is interesting.  When I saw the headline about Fiat's alliance with Chrysler, I thought, is this going to hurt their chances for bailout money?  Will there be an outcry in Cogress about giving money to a "foreign" company?  But apparently Chrysler thinks it will be the opposite:  a stable, foreign partner will increase its chances for bailout money.