Comments on: Australian car industry needs to transform by 2020 – report

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By: Automotive Recruitment

Automotive Recruitment — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:37:10 +0000

Some people in the industry are still getting their heads around the Button Plan!

Not sure how they’ll cope with this.

By: Holden Merchandise

Holden Merchandise — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:05:02 +0000

Why can’t we make car manufacturer’s genuinly competitive. Liberalized IR laws would have helped (dare I say “work choices”??). Also local gov’ts need to put their money where their mouths are – why are we getting government vehicles which are made overseas?

By: The Realist

The Realist — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:03:20 +0000

Yet we will again face a resources shortage in the sectors whose revenue makes or breaks this country – minerals & O&G.

By: BlueMan

BlueMan — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:23:24 +0000

Just a pity that very few of the vehicles that Toyota sell are made in Australia. Sales of their local car, the 4 & 6 cyl Camry are pitiful in the overall scheme of things. (And, yes I do know that they call the 6 cyl Camry the Aurion in Oz, but that doesn’t change what it is).

By: Karl

Karl — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:25:23 +0000

I think that the “locals” make fantastic touring cars. They are very comfortable and efficent. While I cant vouch for the falcon, I’ve done interstate runs in many commodores including a VE Omega. I fould the seats and driving position to be absolutely ideal, the suspension was well matched, very little road noise and roomy. Local cars generally have decent aerodynamics, tall gear ratios and “lean cruise” modes for extended periods of highway driving(I’m not sure if the later cars have this but I know that commodores from the early 90′s onwards could lean out the fuel/air ratios as far as 16:1).
Besides, many front wheel drive cars have a fair sized transmission tunnel anyway because it strenghthens the chassis.

By: Karl

Karl — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:02:31 +0000

The government makes alot more money from the Australian car industry then it hands out.
While Holden, Ford and Toyota are the “pin-up boys” for the industry, the vast amount of the 60,000+ jobs in the industry are in SUPPLYING the components for the Falcodoriouns. The government will always tip in some money to make the car manufactures balance sheets add up because if the manufactures fold, the government will lose the supply base and ALOT more revenue.
Also, the 60,000 jobs are direct employment. According the the Bracks car industry review, if car manufacturing packed up and left, the joblosses would be more like 200,000 because this includes all of the “hidden jobs” that support the industry.

By: The Realist

The Realist — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:49:39 +0000

Increase productivity… reduce tax payer assistance… but that will never happen with muppets like Kim Carr and Co.