End of Holden?

[Smitty]

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Holden simply does not have the range of vehicles to compete alongside the type of vehicles owners are choosing these days, nor can it afford to develop a car simply for Aus, there isn't the money for R/D...nor do I believe do we have a market big enough to support an Aussie designed car....we'd need exports to support it.....then we'd have to compete with the Koreans etc....in its entirety, an almost impossible task.
PLUS, manufacturing costs in Aus are HUGELY more than our competitors. Of course, as all have said "Govt Subsidies"......but,how long can they continue?
I never thought I'd see the end of Holden.....maybe I won't, but I reckon there's a distinct possibility that I will see the day when no cars are MANUFACTURED in Aus.....of any brand.
Cheers, Pickles.

Pickles

I think you (and all else here with interest in this topic) should read this....
(its too long to post but here is the link to the GM press release)

http://media.gm.com/content/Pages/ne...%20Address.pdf

Its by FCAI President, Chairman and Managing Director of GMHolden, Mike Devereux
and explains a lot of what the industry (and GM Holdens) thinks about where it is today...and the future

its not all doom and gloom