another sad chapter in Australia's car industry

"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
10/03/2017 at 04:48 • Filed to: Toyota, Altona, Port Melbourne, Australia, closing, October 3rd, sad day, Holden, Ford

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https://www.motoring.com.au/toyota-prepares-to-shut-australian-manufacturing-109238/

https://www.wheelsmag.com.au/features/1710/toyota-1963-2017-editors-letter

DISCUSSION (14)

Svend > pip bip - choose Corrour
10/03/2017 at 05:07

Is there any ‘back yard’ car manufacturers or small scale manufacturers?

pip bip - choose Corrour > Svend
10/03/2017 at 05:12

just the usual, Caterham 7 lookalikes, Cobra replicas, GT40 replicas plus Bolwell.

nothing really substantial, any of them realistically could close up overnight and we wouldn’t notice

http://www.autosource.com.au/car-kitcar-manufacturers.php

Cé hé sin > pip bip - choose Corrour
10/03/2017 at 05:14

Interestingly, the car they make is one I never heard of!

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin
10/03/2017 at 05:23

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Svend
10/03/2017 at 05:57

Elfin are still going.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfin_Sports_Cars#Current_vehicles

bhtooefr > Cé hé sin
10/03/2017 at 06:10

It, however, is the most popular non-truck in the US market.

And it’s the very definition of beige in automotive form.

E90M3 > pip bip - choose Corrour
10/03/2017 at 06:44

That sucks for all the people getting laid off, I can certainly sympathize with them.

Cé hé sin > bhtooefr
10/03/2017 at 07:31

Oh, I’ve heard of the Camry. We had it until the early 2000s when it became too big and too Americanised for us, also they decided it would be a good idea to stop selling diesel ones.

I was thinking about what I now see is the second of the two cars Toyota Oz made, the Aurion.

bhtooefr > Cé hé sin
10/03/2017 at 08:16

Ah, that thing.

It’s basically the same thing as a Camry, with a fascia swap, and higher trim levels. (In fact, in other markets that get it, it’s called the “prestige Camry”.)

Of course, then there’s the TRD Aurion, which was a Aurion V6 (which in the US would be roughly equivalent to a Camry XSE V6 - the “sporty” loaded V6 - I think)... with a supercharger added. (The only other factory supercharged applications of the 2GR-FE are the Lotus Exige and Evora.)

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Svend
10/03/2017 at 08:28

Tomcar. And the odd military grade supplier. Plus there’s more than a few component makers such as the mob that make virtually all of the door hinge holder widgets for everyone everywhere. And Nissan still have their aluminium casting plant here too.

punkgoose17 > pip bip - choose Corrour
10/03/2017 at 08:31

I’ve never heard of Bolwell before. The MKVII seems like it was relatively successful.

pip bip - choose Corrour > punkgoose17
10/03/2017 at 08:39

it was, i think they had plans at some point to sell them in the USA but regs killed them off.

carcrazydan738 > pip bip - choose Corrour
10/03/2017 at 09:48

Why are so many car companies closing in Australia? At this rate they better start learning how to drive a kangaroo

kanadanmajava1 > pip bip - choose Corrour
10/03/2017 at 11:32

“October 3, 2017: Toyota’s last petrol Camry rolls off the Altona North production line”

Why is the petrol mentioned here? Are they still secretly making diesel Camrys somewhere?