Comments on: Pontiac G8 not yet dead – GM boss

By: Jake the kangaroo

Jake the kangaroo — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:12:19 +0000

Greetings from Jake the kangaroo.

Do you have a pet peeve, I Do, Look – Just where to start, okay, The name Holden is the ONLY thing about the Australian car builder that is part of this country.
Did you notice I said builder, Not manufacturer, Holden before GM built, horse drawn stuff, wagons etc.
The australian Car industry today is as the 1920s.
All the Brands and cars are imports to the place, Not anything to do with a people or indentity
Australian.
Holden still continue thier tradition of building other peoples cars – There has never been a Australian manufactured car.
Britian was Rolls Royce as France or America etc were known for manufacturing transport etc, Proudly Do I
call myself Australian – But – Australian History and Belief is – perticular.
GM bodies have been exported world wide but in each country called different brand names to made them local
Vauxhall seaches will come up with the same bodies and shell in other overseas GM markets – Spin mades a local
product.
This is today as it was yesterday,if you can say- Holden, You might as well say Vauxhall- Monaro ‘ HQ or
Victor this is also Ford, Australia’s XD Britian’s Granada etc.

This comes with Chips, Sorry, Just true.

By: DesignEngr

DesignEngr — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:43:50 +0000

Duck, but that was the Australian Holden, before GM bought the whole thing, turning it into the US owned GM-H and then started to make cars.

By: Mumble Duck

Mumble Duck — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:14:40 +0000

Andrew M, Ford did built cars before Holden, from the year 1925 with the Model T in Geelong. But, Holden were doing plenty of other things in Australia way before Ford did as a company.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:13:23 +0000

Frosty,
I am aware of Holdens heritage.

The name has nothing to do with it.
In a nut shell GM bought the name and started producing their existing models here.
Holden is Really no more Australian than Ford.
Both Ford and Holden have unique models to Australia that ensure many jobs in Australia, and design and develop their models in Australia for Australians.
If you want to get technical, Ford have actually been doing that for much longer than Holden.

By: Yianni

Yianni — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:12:33 +0000

I wouldn’t look in to currencies too much as they’re changing day by day.

I’m sure GM aren’t really worried about the currency exchange when they looked in to getting the G8 since our dollar was extremely strong at the time yet they still went ahead with the G8.

The AUD is already up above .80 USD and is tipped to rise over .90 USD in 12 months. This then opens the road for parity once things stabilise and economies start to boom after the crisis.

If they want the car get it regardless.

By: Sam-R

Sam-R — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:48:40 +0000

IMO the stronger US$ compared to our AUS$ makes it viable for GM to import the G8 in the short term. If sales skyrocket due to the quality and performance the G8 has over the lame US built cars then I see production start in the US because I can’t see the AUS Holden factory keeping up with the demand.

By: Bavarian Missile (.)(.)

Bavarian Missile (.)(.) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:36:08 +0000

Will seems you know nothing about Australian cars going on that comment.

Ford have a diesel its testing currently for its models and have you heard of a little in-line 6 tucked in the engine bay of the F6….. Lacks performance does it ?

By: Will

Will — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:26:53 +0000

Australian designed cars look sooo ugly, eek, and they don’t even have a diesel, let alone one in their performance line up. Got the Klutz alzheimers bug.

Anyway, to the subject at hand…this brand is being bolstered for a fire sale, one of the pitches that it potentially has access to a lucrative market.

Doh.

By: B-Man

B-Man — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:14:21 +0000

I know what you are trying to say Frontman but that post made absolutly no sense.
I am not ‘anti-holden,’ but people with blind faith in a brand that they perceve as ‘Australian’ are mistaken.
Either way, if Holden can find a way to continue export of the commodore than it can only be a good thing for local industry.

By: Frontman

Frontman — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:53:39 +0000

Ferchrissakes people, who gives a toss if they are owned by Australians or not!! They employ Australians directly and indirectly. IF you were only going to by Australian stuff if it came from Australian owned companies then everything you buy would come from overseas…