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Old 02-17-2020, 12:34 AM
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GM today announced that Holden is finished
This has been predicted and not a big surprise.
GM dropped the ball downunder buy not keeping up with motor trends, their sales dropped %40 the past 12 months, they imported crap from south Korea,
I was a Holden man for all my life and my current ride is a Calais (Commodore), which is same as Pontiac G8 GT,
They have to guarantee parts and service for the next 10 years .
They seem to blaming the fact that RHD cars are part of the problem??
Another 600 jobs lost.
Thanks for nothing GM and good riddance
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Old 02-17-2020, 08:53 AM
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600 jobs can make production cars? wow. Anyway that sounds like a big loss.

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Old 02-17-2020, 09:44 AM
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Default General Motors is killing off the Holden brand and pulling out of Australia

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They closed the Oshawa plant here. Often referred to as the highest quality and most competetive plant. Many feel that it was a political move, given that they are closing US plants as well. And now their sales are way down in Canada. Go figure. Bye-Bye GM. Your product offering is crap anyways and I can't think of one new GM vehicle that I'd want to buy. Even Kia is a more desirable brand and companies like that flourish while GM subsedes.

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Read this. news yesterday . Its.sad.that poor management cant keep.the brand.competetive enough to stay in buisiness. GM is still faltering, looks like they need another new manager. Hows their stock doing ?

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-to-r...el-11578686692

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I can't believe GM is that stupid to close Oshawa. Well I do believe it.... they closed St. Therese back in 2002.

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Isn’t Ford done there to ?

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Old 02-18-2020, 04:08 AM
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Isn’t Ford done there to ?
Yes..
Ford pulled out years ago, and also Toyota,
Australia no longer has a car manufacturer, we import everything,
We did build some nice cars and did export them,
Bit of a sad day as all ozzies did drive and grow up with locally built cars.
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Why did all of the auto manufacturing end? It seemed like Holden built some really cool cars. HSV makes a cool Colorado called a Sporsts Cat that looks really nice. I wish we could get that here in US. I wish we could have gotten the Ute there but was going to be called the G8ST here.

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This could be a real problem for all '04 - '06 GTO and all G8 owners. Holden builds vehicles that, in most part, totally different than any other GM vehicle and that is where the problem lies. Late model GTO and G8 owners will have a very difficult time finding Holden specific parts in the near future.

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Old 02-18-2020, 02:26 PM
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Why did all of the auto manufacturing end? It seemed like Holden built some really cool cars. HSV makes a cool Colorado called a Sporsts Cat that looks really nice. I wish we could get that here in US. I wish we could have gotten the Ute there but was going to be called the G8ST here.
If I remember correctly....there were government subsidies that allowed manufacturers to compete with imported models and that drove the industry for many years or even decades. But those programs ended or were cancelled and that forced Ford and Toyota to close their plants. Holden held out a while longer but manufacturing closed over a year ago. A corporate design and R&D presence remained but now it looks like they are done for good.

If I am not mistaken.....the only choice for a car or truck buyer is an imported model. No local choices as far as I have heard...

Very sad. The Holden build quality was very high.....some of the best engineered and assembled vehicles I have ever seen for a mass produced vehicle.

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This could be a real problem for all '04 - '06 GTO and all G8 owners. Holden builds vehicles that, in most part, totally different than any other GM vehicle and that is where the problem lies. Late model GTO and G8 owners will have a very difficult time finding Holden specific parts in the near future.
It's been like this for some time now, at least for the GTO's. A lot of the parts dried up years ago. This is one of the reasons you see so many totaled out cars, the parts are too hard to find or too expensive to replace.

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Old 02-19-2020, 09:20 AM
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Wonder if the Aussie auto talent could be organized to re-make proven styles; DeLoreans, old A-body, F-body styles using modern stuff.

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I was in AU around 15 years ago. Visited Holden and parts suppliers to Holden (metal stampers). Even then the writing was on the wall. BTW, great trip, nice people, and good food!

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600 jobs can make production cars? wow. Anyway that sounds like a big loss.

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600 Aussies can. In America, it would take 3 or 4 times as many. Every Aussie I've ever met was tough as nails and had a great sense of humor, to boot. Hardy folks.

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Old 02-21-2020, 07:08 PM
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Every year at Portland Swap Meet, there are.3 aussie's that come over and l.camp next.to our spaces, and buy a ton of parts. They put it in a container and.ship it home. All resold down under. These guys are good people and fun to be around. Looking forward to having some more.fun.along with some
beverages with them. (Sorry for being off topic)

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