then holden wouldn't produce enough revenue to stay viable. If GM could sell the chevy SS for more they would but the american market wont pay for it. It's a side business for holden to make a few extra bucks, the core commodore business is australia.Originally Posted by Alex(AUS)
we have no idea what the financial situation is between Chevrolet and Holden over the pricing of the SS. Holden could be being subisidised by GM/Chev to produce the SS for them for all we know, it is after all a 'halo' car for Chev, its not there for a direct revenue impact.
In the Australian market buyers are happy to pay the price we have here, the premium SS/Calais/HSV lines are the models that sell to private buyers, its why Holden have contcentrated on that market harde this time around.
Frankly if a few thousand Chev SS's get sold at 40K US and that helps the local car industry then none of us should care, we should be happy about it. I am, and i'm lining up for the VF HSV when it comes out. I hope the deal means we get something after the VF as well because i love commodores.
the 40K Chev SS beat up in the papers is just sensationalism for the sake of a story.
