Just was not profitable in a global car market where margins are so tight. Holden and Ford just could not push the volume of cars needed to offset wages and cost of manufacturing. If companies aren't profitable then the tax payer shouldn't be on the hook to bail them out. I am sad though, I loved the Aussie made Commodore
Just was not profitable in a global car market where margins are so tight. Holden and Ford just could not push the volume of cars needed to offset wages and cost of manufacturing. If companies aren't profitable then the tax payer shouldn't be on the hook to bail them out. I am sad though, I loved the Aussie made Commodore
There isnt a car manufacturing country in the world doesnt give subsides for manufacture in their country.Just was not profitable in a global car market where margins are so tight. Holden and Ford just could not push the volume of cars needed to offset wages and cost of manufacturing. If companies aren't profitable then the tax payer shouldn't be on the hook to bail them out. I am sad though, I loved the Aussie made Commodore
That is true, usually in response to government policy which effects business operations (i.e. lockdowns, relocation, change in energy policy etc) and/or governments funding research projects via their high tech private industry (i.e. Toyota and hydrogen tech/innovation) . Companies like Toyota, Hyundai etc destroyed the Aussie car market, Aussies just preferred those cars over the local ones.
Holden and ford were doing fine - in the gfc holden was the only arm of gm still making a profit. Our car subsidy was funk all - read that it was more than covered by the taxes paid just by holdens workforce.
Car sales were falling and by the end they tanked to their lowest point in their prospective histories. Aussies just weren't buying the cars and the margins in the sales they had were not enough to keep them viable.
Holden was doing ok till they announced they quit australia - they tanked after that - ford had the ranger which was a better car than the collorado - although i bought a collie myself as that motor was just sex!! The car was cheaply put together but tbh i loved it.
HG Premier, Gold, 253 owner here. My brother still maintains it for me, drives it around a bit, he loves the low cut bucket seats.
I have had a VB, VK, VT and a VF SS and all of them had faulty AC units.
That crosses every boundary of manufacturer.
One of the first things I did with a recent windfall was to finally get the AC in my VT working again.
A bailout is the worst of all worlds, but I wouldn't have minded seeing the government nationalise all car production in Australia. Could have switched them all to electrics. Probably could have bought the IP for Holden and licensed Ford's IP. Or just made their own marque if they were being held over a barrel.Just was not profitable in a global car market where margins are so tight. Holden and Ford just could not push the volume of cars needed to offset wages and cost of manufacturing. If companies aren't profitable then the tax payer shouldn't be on the hook to bail them out. I am sad though, I loved the Aussie made Commodore
That's because what we're seeing isn't a free market. Any supply chain / inflation issues are only due to state intervention.
I have a question. When you were born, did your parents throw you away to ensure that you weren't weak? Do you anticipate never dying or growing old, getting injured or sick?
Should any of that ever occur, provisions will be made for me, at my own arrangement, without the intervention of the state.
You're saying that arrangements were made for your birth, at your own arrangement, without the intervention of the state?
Of course I didn’t. Those arrangements were made by my family.
I applaud your parents, for bringing you up as they did.
