Toyota to stop manufacturing in 2017

[jackvz]

What profession are you in? Going by your comments you should have been a CEO of a major Car manufacturer!!!

Mick if I were that postion it would be Holden of course.

[Woodchukka]

I think a big mistake was that the car companies allowed a 2 brand race series.

Had they kept a multi car brand format and homologation racing, then the cars would have developed better.

I said it in another thread before however the old saying was "Win on Sunday sell on Monday". Doesn't really have any meaning anymore. It is a shame that Australia has lost yet another manufacturer worse yet the last. I feel for the workers involved no matter what the politics of wages and conditions may be.

However the decisions that have led to this point were made long ago and we are now reaping the rewards. It is difficult for our manufactures to play on a level field when only one government is trying to play more hands of market economics. I was just at the 12 hour and it was great to watch all the different classes circulating. Bring on the homologated racing I say.

[Swordie]

ALP supported the industry and we still lost Ford and Mitsubishi.

Everyone ceasing in an election year, should be fun to see union propaganda.

ALP would of tried harder to find a way to keep Holden here. It appeared Holden was trying to find away. Ford didn't ask for help to stay longer.

The Federal government needs to improve on communicating it's strategy to replace the hole left by the car industry.

[bozodos]

it's a crying shame, and the seeds were sown 3 governments ago.

Neither major party has done anything effective to look after locally made products, and the Trans Pacific Partnership is only going to make things worse. I for one hope that SPC Ardmona don't follow suit.

[CLUBRED]

ALP would of tried harder to find a way to keep Holden here. It appeared Holden was trying to find away. Ford didn't ask for help to stay longer.

I don't think there were clear lines of communication between GM and Holden, GM had been cleared of its bail out and they were spending billions on plants and plant upgrades in other countries, clearly they didn't need the money.

[XUV]

there's talks that import tariffs will be cut in the next 18 months, so it'll be an election thing and just as the locals cease manufacturing.

Logical idea as there's nothing to protect .

[Angeldust]

man, we're all fked.. i don't even work anywhere near car manufactunring but we have just been told this week :

too expensive, and better off being outsourced...

[Micks]

it's a crying shame, and the seeds were sown 3 governments ago.

Neither major party has done anything effective to look after locally made products, and the Trans Pacific Partnership is only going to make things worse. I for one hope that SPC Ardmona don't follow suit.

I can't stand some in the media that say Aust. shouldn't subsidies industry! Us Aussies only contribute a miniscule amount to prop up any industry period!! It's far better to than the alternative!

[planetdavo]

And then there were none...
I seem to remember a common quote from the past that said "greed is good".
Well, this is what happens when people only focus on what's in it FOR THEMSELVES. Eventually, it will go wrong. Maybe not for yourself, but your friends and your kids might be in trouble.
As long as this country is expensive enough for people to BRAG about earning stupid money for doing up a bolt, or doing a few spot welds, or holding up a sign on a road, or whatever, we will never, ever learn from this last year (over last few years really)...

[CLUBRED]

When we see asian manufacturing dominance, they'll just double the price of everything (regardless of quality) and we'll be forced to pay bacause we don't have a local industry.

[Micks]

The PM said they were for business! We haven't witnessed this? Especially so in the car industry be it Toyota, Holden or Ford!

[Angeldust]

man, we're all fked.. i don't even work anywhere near car manufactunring but we have just been told this week :

too expensive, and better off being outsourced...

Oh yeah, i don't work for manufacturing at all either.

BUT, i have been trying to raise awareness of this issue, i work in 'Science', which 70% of the work is tied to support of primary industry and manufacturing.

[matthewfnorbert]

The PM said they were for business! We haven't witnessed this? Especially so in the car industry be it Toyota, Holden or Ford!

last time i heard ford, GM and toyota are far from broke. ford and GM paying back massive loans since the GFC. We were spending far too much money subsidising these companies, good money after bad

if these companies were not union strongholds the lefty bleeding heart Labor commies would not even bat an eyelid at them. just as they did to tens of thousands of jobs lost whilst they were in power that they did not assist.

"for business" does not mean giving tax payers money away to wealthy companies with working conditions the majority can only dream of. if you got leaky pipes in business you shut it off.. thats whats happening! its called business!

[RARASV8]

i started my apprenticeship in 1982 with holden, for the next 23 years every job i had was some how associated with building CARS. i left my last associated job in 2005 when i worked for a company that serviced the tyre molds for south pacific tyres (goodyear in somerton Vic) when they went overseas with firstly the passenger tyres and then the truck tyres. slowly all my mates that got jobs in the 80's either worked for the goverment (board of works- pmg-sec-gas and fuel) or car manufacturing in some way. i'm lost for words as to what my son will do for a job in 6 years or so. sad to think most of the people i have worked with over the last 30 years will not be in the trade or job they started with,

Garry

ps i now drive a truck and most of the guys ive been in contact with from back in the 80's are doing the same or teaching in schools.

[Pickles]

And then there were none...
I seem to remember a common quote from the past that said "greed is good".
Well, this is what happens when people only focus on what's in it FOR THEMSELVES. Eventually, it will go wrong. Maybe not for yourself, but your friends and your kids might be in trouble.
As long as this country is expensive enough for people to BRAG about earning stupid money for doing up a bolt, or doing a few spot welds, or holding up a sign on a road, or whatever, we will never, ever learn from this last year (over last few years really)...

Davo, 100% correct.
Still amazing though mate, some people still do not realize this.
Regards, Pickles.