Comments on: Holden-based LAPD police cruiser gains momentum

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:22:50 +0000

Holden Merchandise says:”eep their one profitable subsidiary afloat”.

Too bad, the profitable subsidiary isn’t holden!!

By: Holden Merchandise

Holden Merchandise — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:58:41 +0000

Maybe because Australians just know how to make better cars?? Maybe they could take the technology over there, but we have the know-how, ability, and capacity to make them locally. The rest of GM is going under anyway, at least it would keep their one profitable subsidiary afloat.

By: DGS

DGS — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:25:23 +0000

I fully agree, a Vauxhall badge looks so much better.

Just kidding. Chev is GM’s budget brand. Putting a Chev badge on a Holden (mid range brand) is like putting a Skoda badge on an Audi.

By: toxic_horse

toxic_horse — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:03:56 +0000

I hate chev badges on commodores, it is the most stupid thing.
If you are thinknig of doing this, don’t , it just looks rediculous.

By: Shak

Shak — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:48:13 +0000

Alcohol or not that would be a brilliant idea. If GM could only get their heads out of their coffers and actually start making cars that people like and not just cutting costs on all programs. GM get up and smell the daisies.

By: DGS

DGS — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:07:07 +0000

Here is an idea for Holden – GM. Keep the Pontiac G8 alive as a police pursuit car, Pontiac could become a one model brand. Market it internationally. Make it available in left and right hand drive with the equiptment, suspention and tuning pursuit cars require.

The G8 in the future need only be a refaced SS Comodore with the nessasary tuning and equiptment for police work. Make the Pontiac the car offered to Australian and NZ police forces as well (instead of comodores) to foster the image of an international policing brand of GM.

If the Americans do consider using an Australian built car in their police fleets, in the way they currently use Canadian built police cars, GM would have to be managed by fools not to consider the advantages of having a Brand that requires no advertising to sell (just direct marketing / tendering), has very large established fleet operators as its only customer, and all manufacturing and the R&D is done by the maker of the civilian equivelent (Holden). Limited number civilian releases could be done if demand gets too high among the public.

just an alcohol inspired thought, cheers.

By: jon

jon — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:32:59 +0000

Yeah and Australian cars are the 2nd worst in the world

By: Adrone

Adrone — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:45:28 +0000

Are you sure? I was very much under the impression the vehicle would be built totally in-house in their own facility with the specs strictly for law enforcement duties.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/30/carbon-motors-picks-connersville-in-for-new-hq-e7-police-car-p/

“Carbon Motors’ E7 was developed from the ground-up for police duty”

By: Adrone

Adrone — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:38:49 +0000

There’s a huge difference in import costs and methods between the two however. The Commodore would require transportation by ship over a much greater distance requiring huge amounts of fuel, followed by interstate methods. The Crown Vics however would be transported by Semi from a neighbouring country.

By: My Cars Called T-Rex

My Cars Called T-Rex — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:39:52 +0000

Yea,WTF,in the middle east,people take the chev Badgers off and put Holden ones on.