Comments on: Holden gets new Managing Director

By: John Mansfield

John Mansfield — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:37:14 +0000

I worked with Mark many years ago in Flint. His dad was number 2 in GM. I’m sure this is a stepping stone to something bigger.

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:11:06 +0000

Why can’t the GM of Holden be an Australian. I mean Who else knows what Australians wants in a car better than an Australian.. For example: I’m sure if an Aussie was in the top job the first thing s/he’d do is drop the Daewoo

They know what a car needs to look like and how well it needs to be built inorder to survive our harsh rugged environment.

It seems we are good enough to help design build cars for the rest of the world but as yet we are unable to run our local car manufacturing company.. which seems a bit weird

By: Duck

Duck — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:06:15 +0000

Why did they have to change the commy picture to this……….yuk!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Masynee

Masynee — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:46:20 +0000

With an engineering background hopefully he will take a dim view of the current Daewoo’s on offer and do something about it.

By: Bret

Bret — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:37:59 +0000

Duck,
Holden doesn’t make Daewoos, they just sell them, and Daewoo even fit the Holden badges for them.

Elitist,
Holden doesn’t “hire” any of them. GM USA appoints them!

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:35:43 +0000

Looks like they are shifting the seats on the TITANIC.

By: Elitist

Elitist — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:47:17 +0000

Whats this? Holden hires another American?

By: Duck

Duck — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:18:26 +0000

Good! It might stop holden making daewoo’s or make them alot better!

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:00:28 +0000

was the response to the daewoos here perhaps the reason for this? and to bring someone to try and restore some pride and respected vehicles?

if so its good that holden has evaluated the response to daewoos and may actually listen to the consumers.

it may be cheaper for them but if they arent getting the turnover they forecast then it was a pointless exercise

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:41:07 +0000

Sounds like the dance of the desperates. Why would you haul a guy out of such an important slot after only five months? Do they have a long-term strategy?

By: Myke

Myke — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:03:27 +0000

Jeez that was quick, he only replaced Mooney in August. In that time the line up didnt change much, hope the new guy brings Vauxhalls back.

By: greg

greg — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:32:17 +0000

I hope this new manager can fix GM Holden Daewoo billion dollar problems, the (GM titanic) big ship is sinking real fast, and sooner or later should hit bottom, the whole company is so tarnished, will or can they gain back some respect as they lost me years ago and made it even worse when Holden included Daewoo crap in the line up….

By: Reckless1

Reckless1 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:31:50 +0000

That’s great news for Holden.

This current guy wasn’t doing GMH any favours at all.