It's time to go..... HOLDEN

[devolved]

First Ford, now Holden - Toyota surely to follow soon.

The true banana republic is on its way.

Holden will cease operations in 2017 | News.com.au

[thro]

That whole free trade agreement was a good idea wasn't it.

[Commander Keen]

Thread title should be "It's time to go, Commodore"

Don't worry, you'll be able to buy a FWD chevy Impala instead. At least it will be a real Chevrolet..

[Archie]

Thread title should be "It's time to go, Commodore"

Don't worry, you'll be able to buy a FWD chevy Impala instead. At least it will be a real Chevrolet..

Will bogans put Holden badges on them?

[truewheel]

Investment tip; Holden memorabilia.

[out_in_front]

By 2020 we will be full of Camaros, Mustangs, Corvettes and Cadillac CTS's (hopefully?)

[thro]

^^ you're assuming that GM in the US is going to survive?

[O-J]

So all they really are doing is stopping production of the commodore?

Can't say I'll miss it apart from its bogan detector abilities.

[05Blade]

Investment tip; Holden memorabilia.

Does this mean my busted ass fully sik VE SV6 will actually be worth something in the future?

[out_in_front]

Good point, but yes I do. Esp with the extra money they can charge fro their cars over here coming in!

[shmoo]

holden is to the vehicle industry what Gerry Harvey is to retail - a dinosaur with an antiquated business model, pushing products that no one wants any more and reliant on the government intervening in the market to keep them afloat.

sure, on one level it's a shame to see an iconic brand going down the drain, but there's not use flogging a dead horse i suppose.

[thro]

Good point, but yes I do. Esp with the extra money they can charge fro their cars over here coming in!

The same GM that has required bail-outs from the US government to continue operations...


I'd be fairly hesitant to take that bet.

The US, Australia and Japan all have the same problems - we're too expensive to manufacture stuff. My bet is that by 2030 you'll more likely see imitation Corvettes, Camaros, etc. here made by say, Great Wall.

:-\

[Commander Keen]

The same GM that has required bail-outs from the US government to continue operations...


I'd be fairly hesitant to take that bet.

The US, Australia and Japan all have the same problems - we're too expensive to manufacture stuff. My bet is that by 2030 you'll more likely see imitation Corvettes, Camaros, etc. here made by say, Great Wall.

:-\

By that time Great Wall will probably be building cars in Africa because it's too expensive to build in China.

[thro]

By that time Great Wall will probably be building cars in Africa because it's too expensive to build in China.

Either that or it will have come full circle and they'll be outsourcing to Australia because we're willing to work for peanuts due to chronic unemployment due to the government screwing all aussie businesses out of the country.

[out_in_front]

Either that or it will have come full circle and they'll be outsourcing to Australia because we're willing to work for peanuts due to chronic unemployment due to the UNIONS screwing all aussie businesses out of the country.

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