Detroit gave up on Holden

[bobthebilda]

Originally Posted by Nikked

Who in turn slap on a ridiculous tariff on imported cars with engines over 2 liters or something, as soon as an Australian company wants to export something.

Like most of the disinformation spread by the car industry, that statement is very much incorrect. What thailand does is no different to what Australia does. The Australian governments dont want smoking, so they tax a $5 pack of smokes and make it $20. Thailand doesnt want alot of large engined cars on its road (for fuel import reasons, health reasons etc etc). So on large engined cars they have imposed a tax. If a large engined car gets made in Thailand, the tax is applied at manufacturing, if it is imported it is taxed then.