This is so sad to see, I'm glad I got a Green Series II SV6 VF Commodore Sedan built this year, they truly are amazing quality and one of the best cars built to date, I strongly agree!
Couldn’t agree with you more Callum similar feelings about my 2013 vf Sv6 sports wagon in Regal Peacock. 147,000 km later super reliable, only had brake pads replaced at 130k and very good on petrol long term average mix of town and highway driving is just a shade over 10 litres per 100 km. I’ll be an old man who can’t drive anymore before I ever part with this car (I’m 43). My 2008 hav Grange is icing on the cake and satisfies my love of lazy V8 performance.
I am a HOLDEN fan through and through, but now that we don’t have any Australian built cars I hope that the company and it’s shareholders go down the gurgler for making such a poor decision to stop making the worlds best cars. I know it’s only wishing but I wish that the company would wake up to themselves, reopen the factory and start making the worlds greatest cars again. We as a country used to have something to be proud of. Politicians should hang their heads in shame for not supporting an Australian icon.
The main reason for shutting the plant down is that there is no single model in the Australian car market that sells in a volume enough to warrant a factory here. You cannot blame the politicians or even GM, it is just the way it is.
@@tomnewham1269 the problem is the politicians and rich businessman who forced the system of neo liberal economics onto our country there is the problem time to punish the elite and punish them bigtime.
Actually, no. We have more manufacturers selling cars here then any other country. Other country's limit imports to protect local jobs and capabilities
Is this a Government advertisement I'm confused. Pretty sure they still make cars in Germany which has the same cost of living as us. How about they just miss read the market I think the last high selling Commodore was the VT in 1998 and sales were declining since then but they still mad the same car some 19 years later and then they made it bigger. He says Australians loved Holden if they did they would have bought their cars. I love Holden but I think the reason there not around is Miss management.
You do realise that it takes something like 5 years to plan and introduce a new model. The planning started for the VE commodore way back in the year 2000 when the commodore was still #1. I see your point but the #1 selling model today is the Hilux or the Corolla. Toyota sells like 40,000 each of those models, so no point for Toyota even to build those here. In today's world a car factory needs to make around 200,000/yr to be economically viable.
Seems like a big mistake to me letting this type manufacturing go. It seems like Holden's marketing wasn't quite right - they needed to promote the fact the cars were made by Australians and the quality was as good if not better than the Japanese and Euro cars - the last two cars I've driven have been a LPG BF Falcon Wagon and LPG VF Commodore Wagon, both the best cars I've driven. Never miss your water until your dry.
The cars were/are crap and no-one wanted them. Someone once worked out it would have been cheaper to pay the workers to stay at home than subsidise General Motors with all that taxpayer cash.
@@rabidbigdog I've driven falcons and commodores, both great cars - they were just poorly promoted. It turns out aussies like overpriced european /Japanes/Korean vehicles instead. Only a dip shit country let's it's manufacturing go.
@@rabidbigdog Every car maker makes a dud sometimes however if you think latter model holdens to fords were crap clearly you’ve never driven one let alone owned one. I have a 2013 vf sv6 sports wagon with 147,000 km on the clock. Service history has been flawless only replaced brake pads only at 130k and a couple of sets of tyres. Car is super reliable long term averages just on 10 litres per 100 km with mix of suburban and highway driving, feels solid and has not aged one bit since i drove it at 13k. How many new cars with their excessive tech can boast that? Last but not least the pride In knowing it was Australian built it priceless.
@@rabidbigdog Yes mate I get that, some car makers have more duds than others, but seriously if you know of anyone whose owned a Commodore or Falcon made in the last 20 years or so looked after it properly the issues are few and far between and the rewards of driving something that's reliable, smooth to drive good on fuel, made in Australia, etc. is priceless. BTW as maligned as the Daewoo brand is I had a fantastically reliable 2001 Daewoo Lanos that clocked 230,000 KM on the original clutch, gearbox and engine and still had plenty of life in it when I sold it. The common link here is mechanical sympathy (don't flog it when it's cold) and meticulous servicing.
If a country like the Czech Republic with a population of a little over 10 million people can build a car called Skoda, how come Australia cannot. Australia does not even make razor blades. The Australian Federal Government should hang their heads in shame as they are solely the people who axed car manufacturing in Australia, and they are woefully overpaid to make matters worse. The Federal Government are the ones who also axed “TARIFFS “ on “Imported Vehicle’s”, which in turn put the writing on the wall for all car manufacturing in Australia as our cars were more expensive than the cheap inferior imported ones. I know that some fingers were pointed at the Union’s, but how do you compete against a car that was built by countries where labour costs are so low like China as an example.
@@rabidbigdog every car needs parts like oil filters fuel filters spark plugs brake pads and other parts that wear I have V8 Caprice that has done 360,000 Kays and have only done general maintenance it has never let me down or had major repairs
‘For decades to come’. Well that aged like spoilt milk
This is so sad to see, I'm glad I got a Green Series II SV6 VF Commodore Sedan built this year, they truly are amazing quality and one of the best cars built to date, I strongly agree!
Couldn’t agree with you more Callum similar feelings about my 2013 vf Sv6 sports wagon in Regal Peacock. 147,000 km later super reliable, only had brake pads replaced at 130k and very good on petrol long term average mix of town and highway driving is just a shade over 10 litres per 100 km. I’ll be an old man who can’t drive anymore before I ever part with this car (I’m 43). My 2008 hav Grange is icing on the cake and satisfies my love of lazy V8 performance.
Disgusting what has happened to us
You can tell they love Holden more then ford....
Luke Hall everyone has their favorites.
Iconic video
And they sold the left over chassis but they were unable to be registered due to not being certified
@1:35. I don't get it ...legal on one road in NT .
We still make houses and skyscrapers here ..so not all manufacturing jobs have gone overseas yet.
thats construction, not manufacturing
You can’t exactly build a skyscraper overseas and post it to Australia
Yes
Yes indeed its the end!
this sux. my whole life I've wanted a v8 Holden. never to be. Nice one gm.!
brittenv1000 there will still be second hand ones around
I am a HOLDEN fan through and through, but now that we don’t have any Australian built cars I hope that the company and it’s shareholders go down the gurgler for making such a poor decision to stop making the worlds best cars. I know it’s only wishing but I wish that the company would wake up to themselves, reopen the factory and start making the worlds greatest cars again. We as a country used to have something to be proud of. Politicians should hang their heads in shame for not supporting an Australian icon.
The main reason for shutting the plant down is that there is no single model in the Australian car market that sells in a volume enough to warrant a factory here. You cannot blame the politicians or even GM, it is just the way it is.
Julia Gillard gave the car factories buckets of money
@@tomnewham1269 the problem is the politicians and rich businessman who forced the system of neo liberal economics onto our country there is the problem time to punish the elite and punish them bigtime.
How many Car's did Holden actually manufacture???...90% were damn rebadged imports...
Australians did not support them.
Sad Mate.
"...set to import the best cars it can find from around the world, for decades to come."
*John Cena appears*
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT???
Anyone see the guy with the Toyota hat 😂
Adelaide Crows Cap (Sponsored by Toyota)
Thanks to Unions, GMH, Ford Oz & Toyota Oz not listening to local buyers, thus leaving us with zero car building abilities
Actually, no. We have more manufacturers selling cars here then any other country.
Other country's limit imports to protect local jobs and capabilities
I guess nothing lasts forever
Is this a Government advertisement I'm confused. Pretty sure they still make cars in Germany which has the same cost of living as us. How about they just miss read the market I think the last high selling Commodore was the VT in 1998 and sales were declining since then but they still mad the same car some 19 years later and then they made it bigger. He says Australians loved Holden if they did they would have bought their cars. I love Holden but I think the reason there not around is Miss management.
You do realise that it takes something like 5 years to plan and introduce a new model. The planning started for the VE commodore way back in the year 2000 when the commodore was still #1. I see your point but the #1 selling model today is the Hilux or the Corolla. Toyota sells like 40,000 each of those models, so no point for Toyota even to build those here. In today's world a car factory needs to make around 200,000/yr to be economically viable.
Miss Management, lol! I'll tell her you blame her for everything!
Seems like a big mistake to me letting this type manufacturing go. It seems like Holden's marketing wasn't quite right - they needed to promote the fact the cars were made by Australians and the quality was as good if not better than the Japanese and Euro cars - the last two cars I've driven have been a LPG BF Falcon Wagon and LPG VF Commodore Wagon, both the best cars I've driven. Never miss your water until your dry.
The cars were/are crap and no-one wanted them. Someone once worked out it would have been cheaper to pay the workers to stay at home than subsidise General Motors with all that taxpayer cash.
@@rabidbigdog I've driven falcons and commodores, both great cars - they were just poorly promoted. It turns out aussies like overpriced european /Japanes/Korean vehicles instead. Only a dip shit country let's it's manufacturing go.
@@rabidbigdog Every car maker makes a dud sometimes however if you think latter model holdens to fords were crap clearly you’ve never driven one let alone owned one. I have a 2013 vf sv6 sports wagon with 147,000 km on the clock. Service history has been flawless only replaced brake pads only at 130k and a couple of sets of tyres. Car is super reliable long term averages just on 10 litres per 100 km with mix of suburban and highway driving, feels solid and has not aged one bit since i drove it at 13k. How many new cars with their excessive tech can boast that? Last but not least the pride In knowing it was Australian built it priceless.
@@thomasclayton169 how many duds from Holden? Just in my lifetime, Gemini, Camira, various crap Commodores, Aventurer, anything Daewoo-based.
@@rabidbigdog Yes mate I get that, some car makers have more duds than others, but seriously if you know of anyone whose owned a Commodore or Falcon made in the last 20 years or so looked after it properly the issues are few and far between and the rewards of driving something that's reliable, smooth to drive good on fuel, made in Australia, etc. is priceless. BTW as maligned as the Daewoo brand is I had a fantastically reliable 2001 Daewoo Lanos that clocked 230,000 KM on the original clutch, gearbox and engine and still had plenty of life in it when I sold it. The common link here is mechanical sympathy (don't flog it when it's cold) and meticulous servicing.
Last sentence didn't age well
Nothing Aussie about those V8 engines.
If a country like the Czech Republic with a population of a little over 10 million people can build a car called Skoda, how come Australia cannot.
Australia does not even make razor blades.
The Australian Federal Government should hang their heads in shame as they are solely the people who axed car manufacturing in Australia, and they are woefully overpaid to make matters worse.
The Federal Government are the ones who also axed “TARIFFS “ on “Imported Vehicle’s”, which in turn put the writing on the wall for all car manufacturing in Australia as our cars were more expensive than the cheap inferior imported ones.
I know that some fingers were pointed at the Union’s, but how do you compete against a car that was built by countries where labour costs are so low like China as an example.
Australian Government represent's foreign interests
That didn't age well
3:30 will keep importing for decades to come...got that wrong ..pulling out of Oz permanently.
I will never buy an imported Holden.I still own two holdens and I'll drive them till parts are no longer available.
Why wouldn't you just drive a car that doesn't need endless parts/repairs like the rest of the non-GM buying world already decided to.
@@rabidbigdog every car needs parts like oil filters fuel filters spark plugs brake pads and other parts that wear I have V8 Caprice that has done 360,000 Kays and have only done general maintenance it has never let me down or had major repairs
Whith the car Australia we should have gone it alone with no help from America not listening to the Old farts a Old idea's listened to