Video: Captiva has the last laugh in Shanghai
December 11, 2008 by George Skentzos
Marketing gurus earn rather healthy salaries in return for providing companies with the exposure they need to succeed in the marketplace – although seemingly all it takes is an angry woman from Shanghai.
In what has become a rather lucrative endorsement for the local Holden Captiva, this genuine video shows a lady arguing with a tow-truck driver before taking matters into her own hands – sure beats the current ‘Go Better’ campaign.
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that is the FUNNIEST thing i seen all week..
i love it….
I drove up to Melbourne the other day…guess what I saw ? about 10 acres of unsold brand new VE Commodes!!! Thousands of them……..just to match the 11,000 sitting in the USA as Pontiacs……..yep reckless…..they are selling like hotcakes !!!! lol lol lol
Nick.the reason they are selling for that cheap price is so they can sell some not because they have re-couped the Billion they spent, they are no where near breaking even on the investment…….not even close !!!! They are in real financial trouble, Holden, they have no money and there will be a big shock announcement in the near future regarding Holden in australia……..just wait for it.
fake – but funny all the same,
c’mon guys, Captivas are now made in Thailand, it was in CNN last week where they showed a GM factory worker worried about losing their jobs but are proud of the captivas they produced
Alloys, you are total cretin. So you intimately know Holdens finacials do you. No I doubt you have enough brains to be able to understand a profit and loss statement. Where did you pull your statement from? Between your cheeks? How do you know HOLDEN is in financial trouble??? How do you know they have not covered their VE costs? They sell the VE in Australia, NZ, USA Korea, China Thailand, South Africa just to name a few. Do you know how many they sell??? Do you understand that part of the VE cost was the engine plant and tooling. The same engine that powers the Capativa, Some Suzukis, Alfa Romeo’s. How many engines did Holden send all around the world??? How profitable are they now at $0.64/1.00???
Yes their was a big statement about Holden. That they will be here for at least 20 years, that they belive they can get the fuel economy under 10ltrs/100.
You are just a foll that should keep his stupid comments to himself. If Holden were to fold there is a fair chance Ford and possibly Toyota would follow suit because MOST OF THE SUPPLIERS SUPPLY ALL THREE. Without all three manufactures here then the SUPPLIERS WILL FOLD AS WELL. Ford and Toyota have both made these statements in print. Then what? Well golly lets put 100′000 people out of work. Thats 14′000 directs plus a ratio of 7 to 1 indirects.
But then in the hope that you can read this blog, I doubt you will understand it, because once a fool then always a fool.
Captiva has the last laugh? I’ll have the last laugh when this abomination of a car is euthanised after GM chokes on its own product.
Congratulations Rear Main you drive an FG XR6T UTE!
Now if it was the FG XR6T sedan I may agree with the best made aussie product(in terms of value for money anyway)
But because you drive a FG XR6T Ute you pretty much have purchased a ute not even as good as a VE SS.
You come here to bag a Captiva when your car has rear suspention from the 70`s. Have fun going fast in a straight line, because going around corners and stopping are not really your cars strong points.
Oh well at least you like aussie cars, can`t be that bad a bloke I guess.
Frosty,
It is a Daewoo. Designed and engineered by them in South Korea.
The only Craptiva that is NOT built in SK is the Maxx model, which is the european, top of the line version. Also marketed in the US as the Saturn Vue.
The Holden Captivas are the best SUV’s on the market, beats a gas guzzling over priced Territory any day.
imugli,
just so you know.captiva started in korea.moved to thailand.recently back to korea(ALL MODELS)maxx was for opel europe,just didn’t take off here.look to the maxx to rebirth itself as a despec’t sx in the future.you heard it here first…
Ford Territory is the best SUV ever to grace Australian roads, beats a gas guzzling, over priced, smelly rotten egg Holden Daewoo Craptiva anyday, made in Thailand and returning to slave labor Korean workers, how reject can you get, slapping lion badges on them is a disgrace to our automotive industry.
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Aussiecars,
your comment suggests you have never driven a well tuned leaf sprung car……..
Andrew M….I will admit I havent driven anything made after 1990 with leaf springs seriously. But shocked your defending him with this comment
Rear main said “FG XR6 Turbo ute…….go try one…….there is no Holden or HSV anywhere near as good.”
Not really true is it. Most reviews I have read gives the thumbs up to the VE SS and the only reason FG XR6T won this years MOTOR BFYB is its price. Most Judges said they would buy an SS ute over it.
I know the FG range on a whole is better in alot more areas than the VE (so it should be its newer) Its just out of all the perfomance fords/FPV`s he has one of the lower spec cars yet claims it to be better than any HSV and Holden….Either your a blind Ford fan to make such a comment or you know nothing about Fords/Holdens.
I like the FG`s the only reason I commented is he seems a bit full of himself. Just trying to bring him down to earth with some facts. Rear Main you drive a nice car, but maybe you should go drive some HSV`s or an SSV before you make such a comment.