End of Holden?

[planetdavo]

True Davo, but this doesnt explain how Holden were selling the VE/G8 for around $25K in the USD when the dollar was near parity....

I explained a big part of that just a few posts back. The US has many fundamental differences to Australia...and all over the world, many products are priced relative to the competition, rather than being a simple cost plus fixed margin equation no matter where you go. We also have absolutely no idea in internet forum land what sort of contra deals may have gone on behind the scenes with the cost of major components and so forth for US bound cars to make it all sweeter priced for the yanks....since stuff like engines, transmissions etc come from there to begin with...
Certain people are continually obsessed with the subject of the price of items between countries, but since you can't buy new cars direct from America, it's how a car is priced relative to it's competition in Australia that matters.
Check out what deals can be had on VE's since the GFC, and you'll realise that comparing RRP's is a crock of sh!t way to compare countries. We EXPECT to pay well under the RRP in Australia, whereas in the US, the dumbasses are prepared to pay ABOVE RRP for a popular model!
Would you like to upsize that order Sir...