Holden axed by GM
Discussion
Hames Junt said:
No-one cares, could see this happening years ago, yet Australians, as very adolescent people, worshipped at the altar of unsophistication... still do.
Wow, did an Australian f
k your wife or something?On a serious note, the 1000's of people who are about to lose their jobs care about this.
Don't worry mate he thinks he's a dead F1 driver.
Sad to hear, many happy times in a wagon in NZ as a kid playing top trumps in the back throwing chewing gum out the back window trying to hit cars behind us. Sliding around on the vinyl seat and having a great time enjoying the Holden's comforting aspects. Although I am not a fanatic I understand why people are, lots of grown men crying into their beers over this.
Really appreciated the simple things in my childhood when we came to the UK at this time of the year on holiday it was grey, grey and endless grey. Lots of damp Rovers Vitesse's and Mk5 Cortinas that smelt like wet dog although no one had a dog. My cousin in Harpenden trying to impress us as they had a leaky Jag on their "gravel" driveway. Now they have a Velar as the last Range rover ate it's Turbo.
Sad to hear, many happy times in a wagon in NZ as a kid playing top trumps in the back throwing chewing gum out the back window trying to hit cars behind us. Sliding around on the vinyl seat and having a great time enjoying the Holden's comforting aspects. Although I am not a fanatic I understand why people are, lots of grown men crying into their beers over this.
Really appreciated the simple things in my childhood when we came to the UK at this time of the year on holiday it was grey, grey and endless grey. Lots of damp Rovers Vitesse's and Mk5 Cortinas that smelt like wet dog although no one had a dog. My cousin in Harpenden trying to impress us as they had a leaky Jag on their "gravel" driveway. Now they have a Velar as the last Range rover ate it's Turbo.
Krikkit said:
Pommy said:
On a serious note, the 1000's of people who are about to lose their jobs care about this.
Seems to be about 600 jobs at the moment - they've already closed the plants in the last few years, just the R&D offices left.sales have been nose diving of a cliff for a long time, poor product, low investment, cheaper better products from japan
totally expected
https://www.caradvice.com.au/797541/holden-lowest-...
Hames Junt said:
No-one cares, could see this happening years ago, yet Australians, as very adolescent people, worshipped at the altar of unsophistication... still do.
Not actually true.Both local Holden and Ford developed products were more sophisticated than their mainstream competition European and USA equivalents.
Krikkit said:
Pommy said:
On a serious note, the 1000's of people who are about to lose their jobs care about this.
Seems to be about 600 jobs at the moment - they've already closed the plants in the last few years, just the R&D offices left.Kawasicki said:
Hames Junt said:
No-one cares, could see this happening years ago, yet Australians, as very adolescent people, worshipped at the altar of unsophistication... still do.
Not actually true.Both local Holden and Ford developed products were more sophisticated than their mainstream competition European and USA equivalents.
Krikkit said:
Kawasicki said:
Hames Junt said:
No-one cares, could see this happening years ago, yet Australians, as very adolescent people, worshipped at the altar of unsophistication... still do.
Not actually true.Both local Holden and Ford developed products were more sophisticated than their mainstream competition European and USA equivalents.
Kawasicki said:
Hames Junt said:
No-one cares, could see this happening years ago, yet Australians, as very adolescent people, worshipped at the altar of unsophistication... still do.
Not actually true.Both local Holden and Ford developed products were more sophisticated than their mainstream competition European and USA equivalents.
IIRC, haven't GM-USA effectively nicked the Holden platform/design for many of its resurgent and now successful Caddy & Chevy performance models....such as the Camaro etc...??
Sad times - I’ve had Holden’s since I moved (VFII and now a ZB).
It would be like Vauxhall shutting shop in the UK, plenty of loyalty for a non pretentious brand.
It’s already happened with SAAB in Sweden, now Holden in Australia. GM seem intent on shutting down the local versions of its brands.
It would be like Vauxhall shutting shop in the UK, plenty of loyalty for a non pretentious brand.
It’s already happened with SAAB in Sweden, now Holden in Australia. GM seem intent on shutting down the local versions of its brands.
Hames Junt said:
No-one cares, could see this happening years ago, yet Australians, as very adolescent people, worshipped at the altar of unsophistication... still do.
How do you manage to see where you’re going when looking down your nose so much?You might not care, but your opinion is irrelevant to quite a lot of people I would imagine.
Krikkit said:
If that's true they would've out-sold the other products...
Not necessarily. I suspect most car sales are dictated by fashion rather than any other measure. Take the UK for example, do people really consider what's 'better' - even for their own needs - before deciding on white, diesel, German vehicle in style #372? I personally suspect not.Yes aussies can be a bit adolescent - but you know what ? that’s better than than acting decades older than you really are.
Lighten up, most aussies are a great laugh - and you know where you are with them, rather than them acting nice to your face but trying to get one up on you behind your back like so many people in the UK do.
Lighten up, most aussies are a great laugh - and you know where you are with them, rather than them acting nice to your face but trying to get one up on you behind your back like so many people in the UK do.
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