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Reply #30 - Dec 12^th, 2013 at 6:15am

What they Holden GM should have done is produced a small utility/ wagon vehicle to a affordable price, unlike your Colorado or D max type vehicle, for Australia like the HoldenRodeo was.

but instead they produced vehicles, sedans like a Holden Commodore senator at $90,000 price tag on it.

supercar value for a standard car.

one word Greed.

bring back vehicles like the Holden shuttle van as a people carrier.

but they won't, all they have been interested in making is fuel guslling commodores for the usa, middle eastern, or euopean markets to put a chevy badge on them.

we'll make you a modern American muscle car. and sell it to you a lot cheaper than we sell it to Australia.

that the reason way they are going under.
same for ford, big petrol gulling sedans is all they can create. a modern American muscle car.

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Reply #31 - Dec 12^th, 2013 at 6:29am

look kat,

you always fail to see the big picture...

there are many pressures in the car industries, always have been...

but when you are up against the ropes and making hundreds of billions of dollars of losses the last thing you need is a carbon tax which DID PUSH UP ENERGY PRICES which hammered Manufacturing industries high in energy use...

but you have to ask as well... were they ever going to stay in Australia long term?

NO...

over the past 10 years we've given Holden 19 Billion dollars in handouts...

we'll they can get stuffed!!

also picture this...

back in around 1960 holden produced around 200,000 cars right?

they employed over 23,000 people...

today, they are back down to making approx. 200,000 cars...

they only employ 2900...

why?

Robotics...

Automation friends

we live in modern times and have to get with it, or be left for dead... Wink

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Reply #32 - Dec 12^th, 2013 at 6:38am

by the way...

just some fun facts for you guys...

it was Prime Minister Ben Chifley who brought Holden to Australia..

one of the Great Prime Ministers of Australia and Leader of the Labor Party...

what has happened to the Labor party now that they can't find a guy like this...

also the Snowy Mountain Scheme.. over saw the foundations of Qantas and TAA.. creation of the commonwealth employment service.. introduction of federal funds to the States for public housing construction... establishment of a Universities Commission for the expansion of university education.... introduction of a Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.... free hospital ward treatment.... reorganisation and enlargement of the CSIRO.... founding of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO),,, and heaps of other stuff...

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Reply #33 - Dec 12^th, 2013 at 7:01am

True Blue... wrote on Dec 12^th, 2013 at 6:38am:

by the way...

just some fun facts for you guys...

it was Prime Minister Ben Chifley who brought Holden to Australia..

one of the Great Prime Ministers of Australia and Leader of the Labor Party...

what has happened to the Labor party now that they can't find a guy like this...

also the Snowy Mountain Scheme.. over saw the foundations of Qantas and TAA.. creation of the commonwealth employment service.. introduction of federal funds to the States for public housing construction... establishment of a Universities Commission for the expansion of university education.... introduction of a Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.... free hospital ward treatment.... reorganisation and enlargement of the CSIRO.... founding of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO),,, and heaps of other stuff...

Don't worry, Blue, I've often contemplated that exact question.

I doubt I'm alone...

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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: Go back to Detroit and leave the equipment here ! Reply #34 - Dec 12^th, 2013 at 7:23am Proud Aussie wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 9:25pm: The ALP creates a power tax, manufacturing companies start to leave in droves. Draw a line, genius. Genius is a copper boat anchor
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Reply #35 - Dec 12^th, 2013 at 7:27am

Kat wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 9:52pm:

Proud Aussie wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 9:25pm:

The ALP creates a power tax, manufacturing companies start to leave in droves.

Draw a line, genius.

Didn't read my post, or didn't comprehend it?

Or just here to troll?

Correction: andrei the global moderator is here to troll! [Fixed Shocked

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*Sure....they're anti competitive as any subsidised job is. It wouldn't be there without the tax payer. Very damned difficult for a brainwashed collectivist to understand that I know.... (swaggy) *

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Reply #36 - Dec 12^th, 2013 at 9:25am

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if the Unions and workers had half a brain they'd go to the CEOs, all put their pay packets on the table and start making cuts by % until it puts them back in the black..

I think someone already explained that they did take a pay cut ..... but obviously the Executive did not!

No Union or worker wants to make unsustainable wages demands that would see the company shut down & they lose their job.

Despite what you say.... that is a fact.

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warrigal Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2569 australia Gender:	Re: Go back to Detroit and leave the equipment here ! Reply #37 - Dec 12^th, 2013 at 10:22am an because you say that that's the end of the disussion here.
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