If only someone would do something to resurrect the Australian motor industry. GM, Ford, and Chrysler, may no longer be producing cars in Australia, but with the right financial help, and the determination, I think it's possible to start from scratch and start building cars again.
I’m not Australian but I do kinda admire Holden They were basically one of those forbidden fruits in the US In that I mean we never got to see cars like the Ute in America I know they probably wouldn’t sell very well here but it still would be hilarious to see a sedan with a pickup bed in America In any case it sucks Holden isn’t making cars anymore The automotive world lost a big part of its culture And that really sucks
If only cars were built in Australia once again. Indeed it costs money, but that money would go into the Australian economy, rather than somewhere else.
So long as those dipshits at GM headquarters own the company, nothing will change. What we really need is to reintroduce tariffs to make the market fair. So long as cheap shit from China and Korea are so cheap that local manufacturers have no chance whatsoever from competing
Jason Carpp Its mathematics We are 4 times more expensive as a cost compared to where else they can build cars. If the Aust superannuation companies invested, if ALL Aust government bodies committed to buying the locally made car only, if all of the companies employees owned the car they make, then you would the bases of a car industry in Australia. Then the Aus Gov't wouldn't have any problems supporting the industry, same as Germany does and does it very successfully. It's that simple Jason.
+Mechknight73 Australian Labor Syndicates and the Australian Government over-reach is what killed the Australian car Industry. Even Toyota is closing-up shop...cost too much to build big-ticket consumer products in Australia. Here in the USA, early Commodores(badged as Caprice here) sent here as law enforcement Cruisers are a joke.....build quality is a joke;shoddy paint,poor panel stampings,bad alignment. That's why Australia has no more car Industry. Pontiac version had/has a bad reputation........horrible reliability-durability All Commodores will be assembled in the USA.
The first Holden badged motor car was not in 1932. Although the Holden Motor Body Builders did build bodies for many different makes of cars for decades before 1948.
"The undertaking was dropped" polite way of stating an impolite reneg on agreement to let design be local Australian, "they did the lot" what we got was American design and engineered on an existing compact Chevrolet prototype disguised to look like Australian concept, the era of lightweight unibody was born, and Australia was still stuck with American approval for design direction for years, instead of running with the " ahead of the game " design capability the local team has shown it was capable of, maybe Holden might still be in the game now had it been given its wings back then, 37mpg in 1948 ! What fuel crisis??
Political individuals don’t design tariffs , unions and other groups come up with that , the political individuals then give them the stamp of approval based on political pressure. A highly flexible system completely overtaken by Japanese imports post World War Two.
I know mine is 6 years after you posted but?? If Holden is Aus owned, why did GM from America have the say in everything Holden did including where they could export and the final instruction. its time to close down manufacturing.
If only someone would do something to resurrect the Australian motor industry. GM, Ford, and Chrysler, may no longer be producing cars in Australia, but with the right financial help, and the determination, I think it's possible to start from scratch and start building cars again.
It’s sad , we have the BEST engineers in the world but government and money speak for them selves 😞
I’m not Australian but I do kinda admire Holden
They were basically one of those forbidden fruits in the US
In that I mean we never got to see cars like the Ute in America
I know they probably wouldn’t sell very well here but it still would be hilarious to see a sedan with a pickup bed in America
In any case it sucks Holden isn’t making cars anymore
The automotive world lost a big part of its culture
And that really sucks
Haven't you ever seen a Elcomino or a Ranchero.
Fascinating! :)
If only cars were built in Australia once again. Indeed it costs money, but that money would go into the Australian economy, rather than somewhere else.
So long as those dipshits at GM headquarters own the company, nothing will change. What we really need is to reintroduce tariffs to make the market fair. So long as cheap shit from China and Korea are so cheap that local manufacturers have no chance whatsoever from competing
Exactly! I've never understood why we have China building everything for other countries. That's bullshit. :(
Jason Carpp Its mathematics We are 4 times more expensive as a cost compared to where else they can build cars. If the Aust superannuation companies invested, if ALL Aust government bodies committed to buying the locally made car only, if all of the companies employees owned the car they make, then you would the bases of a car industry in Australia. Then the Aus Gov't wouldn't have any problems supporting the industry, same as Germany does and does it very successfully. It's that simple Jason.
Wayne Hodge Is it?
+Mechknight73 Australian Labor Syndicates and the Australian Government over-reach is what killed the Australian car Industry. Even Toyota is closing-up shop...cost too much to build big-ticket consumer products in Australia.
Here in the USA, early Commodores(badged as Caprice here) sent here as law enforcement Cruisers are a joke.....build quality is a joke;shoddy paint,poor panel stampings,bad alignment. That's why Australia has no more car Industry. Pontiac version had/has a bad reputation........horrible reliability-durability
All Commodores will be assembled in the USA.
The first Holden badged motor car was not in 1932. Although the Holden Motor Body Builders did build bodies for many different makes of cars for decades before 1948.
First Holden badged car was in 1948..The 48 215...
Mark Sponge your correct no such thing as an FX Holden a term made up by the second hand dealers.
Front X member used in the FJ model appeared in the last of the 48-215 models that was the source of the naming of the "FX"@@jaegergroupracing
good show.
"The undertaking was dropped" polite way of stating an impolite reneg on agreement to let design be local Australian, "they did the lot" what we got was American design and engineered on an existing compact Chevrolet prototype disguised to look like Australian concept, the era of lightweight unibody was born, and Australia was still stuck with American approval for design direction for years, instead of running with the " ahead of the game " design capability the local team has shown it was capable of, maybe Holden might still be in the game now had it been given its wings back then, 37mpg in 1948 ! What fuel crisis??
Political individuals don’t design tariffs , unions and other groups come up with that , the political individuals then give them the stamp of approval based on political pressure. A highly flexible system completely overtaken by Japanese imports post World War Two.
Drivel. Holden and Ford were established in the wake of WW2 and dominated the market for decades.
Holden is true blue
Holden is Australian
Australia is Holden
GMH is 💀
@@mervynstent1578 Dead as hell 💀
I don't care about anything except for the Holden Apollo!
Which is a Toyota Camry.
We love football, meat pies, kangaroos and foreign cars!
Even that was given to us from America. Originally a Chevrolet jingle.
@@alanfunt4013 correct! Baseball, Apple Pie, Hot Dogs and Chevrolet!
And Peugeot Cars
Good cars, like in britain, Butter nobody bought this cars, and this is the reason for the fall frommen cars, build in the Commonwealth.
try 1932 for first holden not 1948
1948 Holden was not the first Holden try about 1934
End of all Australian made veacles such a shame
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Holden's are durable and its Australian owned not like ford.
I know mine is 6 years after you posted but?? If Holden is Aus owned, why did GM from America have the say in everything Holden did including where they could export and the final instruction. its time to close down manufacturing.
Unfortunately holden is also American owned
When The ABC wasn’t a Lefty PO💩
Hard to believe it was only the 1980's when we had manufacturing and white people.
Paradise and am BLACK
End of all Australian made veacles such a shame