...or more recently all those very light business jets that were going to revolutionise air travel for the middle classes - almost all from US manufacturers
I don't know how many of the VLJs are still viable, but a certain non-US manufacturer just recently got an FAA production cert for their "
Hondajet."
(Although they apparently make them in the US, as they do with some of their cars....)
I agree there was a lot of hype when these aircraft were first announced. As they just now seem to be reaching the certification phase, I'll guess we'll see how it pans out -- for the companies that are still around, anyway.