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LOL LOL LOL Don't say things like that youll confuse the Holden bogans ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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You get a bag of fortune cookies in every Chinese built commodore.
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Football, meat pies, kangaroo's and Chinese cars!!
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Wow, talk about twisting the knife...
An imported Chinese car wearing the Holden badge and Commodore name, CHINADORE? Way to rub Holden fan's noses in it, Ford would never do that to Falcon's memory... This to me is truly disgusting and I hope every Holden fan boycotts purchase of any more VFs close the plant now and kill the Holden name rather than belittling Australian manufacturing history this way. An AWD Taurus with Ecoboost V6 suddenly looks so much better... Last edited by jpd80; 15-12-2013 at 04:28 PM. |
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GM spitting in the face of their soon to be non fans?
If GM think they can shovel this crap off as a Commodore then they are an even stupider, more poorly run company than even I thought they were. |
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There is a top poster on GM Inside news.com, an Aussie who contributes heavily there with lots of valuable information,
you could not get a more informative source on all things Holden, specially behind the scenes stuff. I've come to admire the depth of knowledge and respect his opinion even though it has been at odds with mine. I'm going to repost this here for all to see, I think it sums up a lot of what Holden fans are feeling... Quote:
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I can see the advertising now:
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Good post jpd...might look that site up. I'm all for good sources......so when I quote something innocently and get bagged for lying.....it's fun rubbing it in their faces with good quoted sources. (Happens a lot). Eg. The failed Pontiac G8 export deal who some believe a flying success despite the FACTS!
There sure has been ALOT of Holden bagging and negative discussions of late....all totally justified tho. GMH and Holden truely are being exposed as extremely incompetent at manufacturing cars. |
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I am far more critical of GM than Holden hwo have received the short end of the stick for close on eight years now, they took a $400 million bath on G8 spread over two years because GMNA shuttered Pontiac. G8 should have always been a Chevrolet, preferentially Lumina like the middle East car but GMNA was fearful that the Zeta would rob Impala of too many sales... |
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Yeah I don't get this Holden and GM being separate. They are not. It's all GM.
Holden died when it finished making car bodies for other makers. From then on, it's been GM and Holden in name only. When 'Holden' finish manufacturing in this country, this will be more obvious to people. Holden will be the name of a company that imports and distributes goods from overseas. You know, like continental delis import foreign food and rename them as a local brand. At least Ford is Ford wherever you go.
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Fg's are 70% local content... So less than 30% is imported. Pretty sure the mirrors are from Europe somewhere.
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Its interesting to read BBDOS CV8 's take on the situation especially the hobbling...... pretty appalling really, obviously just not restricted to one car maker.
cheers, Maka
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Could you imagine what Holden and Ford Australia could have been with some decent management? |
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Insult to injury.
If it's released as a Commodore I don't believe(and hope it doesn't) sell.
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Things could've been run so much better. All thats left now is to brace ourselves for the worst.........and hope Clive Palmer purchases either company! lol
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As crappy as the management for both have been, and they have certainly been bad at times, no amount of good management could get them around the very unique circumstances facing local manufacturing.
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As with all things reported in the media, I will believe it when I see it, but GM would have to have incredible nerve and contempt for its supporters and customers in Australia to even consider passing some Chinese built fwd abomination as a Commodore.
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Driving enthusiasts may not like it, but seems most blokes do what their wives say and buy a slug-box instead of something with a soul.
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So...Australia's local market conditions, wage's, manufacturing costs, government polices have nothing to do with it?
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The GM/Ford hate is ridiculous. Everyone is acting like this American based global companies should have put Australia first, catered to us and looked after us first and foremost. That would have just been stupid. We're a tiny populous in the middle of nowhere that contributed less than a quarter of a percent of the worlds car manufacturing. Rightfully so GM and Ford looked after their biggest selling markets first, taking care of America first and foremost. Australia isn't the center of the universe, all we do is dig up gold and send iron ore to China.
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Unfortunately, global business doesn't work like this...you can't go on for years on the hope that desirable economic conditions make return.
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