![]() 10/19/2017 at 09:08 • Filed to: Holden, closing down, closing, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, MMAL, AMI, Elizabeth SA, Adelaide, Australia, gmh, fomoco | ![]() | ![]() |
waiting to be ceremoniously driven off the line Friday (our time)
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RIP Holden 1948-2017
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By”ceremoniously driven”, I hope you mean “smokily burnout” off the line.
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Did GM ever give a reason for shutting down Holden? You guys are import only now? Seems kind of silly that all the car plants have shut down.
![]() 10/19/2017 at 09:16 |
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i hope for a burnout, but i doubt it.
![]() 10/19/2017 at 09:17 |
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no more corporate welfare, aussie dollar was too high, not enough volume
all the stars lined up to create the exit strategy sadly.
![]() 10/19/2017 at 09:18 |
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I presume that this car will go straight into a museum?
Sad - RIP Holden.
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:(
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yes. Holden are keeping this and the last ute, wagon and Caprice LWB sedan too.
![]() 10/19/2017 at 09:26 |
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That is pretty sad. Holden was the last of the old school cars. Unfortunate to see them go. This also means the Chevy SS will never exist again. :(
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Now my GTO has lost both her parents. :-(
![]() 10/19/2017 at 09:56 |
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RIP Holden.
What will become of your factories? Will they sit empty as a blight upon the earth for they no longer have purpose?
![]() 10/19/2017 at 10:47 |
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Man, fuck GM with a pineapple.
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![]() 10/19/2017 at 14:38 |
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I think there are a few wild plans being thrown around, but really doubt any sort of manufacturing would start. As an example, there are hundreds of large hardware stores from a failed company called “masters” that have been sitting empty for around a year now. so much waste when real estate here is through the roof
![]() 10/19/2017 at 14:53 |
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Might make a fantastic place for Mr. Musk “Our lord and saviour” to build a new gigafactory. Would be nice to not lose those largely reliable employees that you had at the Holden plant right?
Didn’t Ford also shut down manufacturing there a few years ago?
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I prefer the anchor as per the song by Alestorm