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21-11-2009, 09:56 PM | #1 | ||
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Hmmm.....smells like desperation to me :
News Holden urges state and local governments to buy Australian carsBy Stuart Martin The Advertiser November 21, 2009 12:01am Text size + - Print Email Share Add to MySpace Add to Digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Post to Facebook Add to Kwoff What are these? CARMAKER Holden has urged local and state governments to ditch their imported vehicles and buy Australian-made instead. The Victorian and South Australian state governments were the only ones to buy more local than imported cars this year, Holden's new chairman and managing director Alan Batey said in Adelaide yesterday. The story was much the same in local government, The Advertiser reports. It comes in the face of a 20 per cent drop in the domestic car market, sparked by the global economic downturn. Mr Batey said in some government jurisdictions, the ratio was as low as 20 per cent local vehicles. But he was not making a "blind request" to buy Australian. "It's been a huge year for Holden on the innovation front - we are building a case to remove every possible reason not to buy an Australian car," he said. "We're simply just asking for a fair go. I'm going to do everything I can to get ministers, mayors and public servants out of foreign cars and back into local products." Mr Batey said buying Australian was also an issue for Holden, with the sustainability of local suppliers the company's biggest concern. "A perfect example is tyres," he said. "With Bridgestone closing its Salisbury facility by next April, we will be unable to put Australian tyres on our cars." The Holden boss has pledged to continue to support local companies and source as many local components as possible for the new Cruze small car, to be built in Adelaide next year. Mr Batey called the decision to build the Cruze in Adelaide "perhaps Holden's most innovative decision". "It is a bold plan to return to small-car production but we need to do it, we need to do it now. We know it is the right decision," he said. Meanwhile, the federal and state governments yesterday announced an $11.7 million funding injection for SA's manufacturing sector. The money, from the $40 million South Australian Innovation and Investment Fund established in response to the closure of Mitsubishi's Tonsley Park assembly plant in March last year, will be used to generate $78.3 million in private manufacturing and create up to 476 new jobs. Grants range from $250,000 to $2.5 million and were made to assist the establishment and expansion of manufacturing capabilities. Eleven manufacturers will receive funding for projects, including: DEVELOPMENT of an integrated research and development engineering, test and manufacturing facility for a new range of drill rigs (Boart Longyear, Lonsdale, 67 jobs) BUILDING a facility to manufacture environmentally friendly building blocks (Benex Technologies, Lonsdale, 70 jobs) BUILDING a mass production facility to manufacture Modpod demountable and flat-pack accommodation, storage and service solutions (Modra Hayes, Warooka, 80 jobs). Federal Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr and Treasurer Kevin Foley said the first $14.4 million of funding, announced in February, was generating a total investment of $63 million and creating about 430 new jobs. Senator Carr said the competition for support from the fund had been fierce.
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21-11-2009, 10:03 PM | #2 | ||
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The best thing that could come out of this plea is that governments go and buy Falcons hehehehe
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21-11-2009, 10:27 PM | #3 | ||
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Why is it desperate to point out that many Government departments aren't buying local? You'd think, if anyone is going to support local industry it would be our government. Why they're buying imported cars at all puzzles me.
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21-11-2009, 10:51 PM | #4 | |||
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But then in not purchasing the Aussie built cars they are not supporting the Australian economy as extensively. Then there is the resale value, the difference may be minor in auctioning(please anyone tell me if I am wrong),If the foreign cars have better resale than the government would be using tax payers monies more efficiently and could use this money saved for other things to help the economy. Just a few thoughts I thought i would throw out there, I for one think they should purchase LPG Aussie built vehicles, Or get them converted(2 birds with one stone), which would most likely solve some of the issues I stated above.
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Really fleet sales are the majority of the Australian products' market now. And fleet managers are being pressured by the Green Vehicle Guide to buy imported petrol-electric cars and the like - when they really should be buying gas Falcons (and I guess, to be balanced, I should say gas Commodores too, I'll go and wash my mouth out later . Holden's comment is just another milestone in the local industry's path down the gurgler. |
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21-11-2009, 10:46 PM | #8 | ||
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It was always an aussie car that the government departments and it was a good thing nw you see prius boxes of cr*p taxi's everywhere and i got pulled over by a Lancer Police car ( not a plain wrapper either)
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21-11-2009, 11:24 PM | #9 | ||
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Surely Ford could have reduced the capacity of its locally made six to draw a `greener` market? I think this four cylinder Falcon rubbish is just a spin...Holden hit the nail on the head with its smaller number V6, and Ford has missed the biggest opportunity by not reducing capacity of its six banger alongside the LPG 4.0 and Turbo, they just dont need 4.0 litres of natmo six. Jesus even the 4.0T doesnt NEED that capacity.Three litres is plenty, and the software to make it so alongside the hardware cant be THAT expensive, can it?
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keep the 4.0 liter Turbo, stuff the 4Cyl for the "Green" option stick a V6 Turbo diesel engine into the Falcon with a Diesel/LPG option.
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looks like somebody has been watching too many holden commercials
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I was reading on a GM forum about the 3.0L Buick Lucerne before Holden released it's 3.0L Commodore. Pretty much the same results .ie. slower than the 3.6SIDI and generally similar economy. Everything I've heard about the 2.0L Ecoboost says the fleet Falcon will spank the fleet Commodore in grunt, drivability and economy. We'll see when it's released, of course, but I wouldn't mind placing a bet.
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Oh well. Rear wheel kilowatts will kill the local industry, along with your tinkerbell AU champ. Look ahead a few years, you might see your nose.
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Who cares about greener/efficient nonsense, All Australian goverment should be buying Australian made vehicles as a priority (where possible). So no Prius', no Corolla's, No lancer's, no 300c diesels, no soft roaders etc... If they NEED a sedan or wagon, it SHOULD be Australian made(even if they are Camry's), only exception should be if they NEED a 4wd to perform offroad work duties
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I dont buy the 'greener' excuse either. (for buying overseas)
When you incude the whole carbon miles debate, anything imported is going to pollute alot more than anything built locally.
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To throw the cat amongst the pigeons, I think it's a rather clever marketing stragedy. Perhpas Ford Aust should come up with a similar plan of attack to sell more of there cars to the Aust public.
Think about it. Holden is spreading their product through the media and the Gov't, but Ford doesn't appear to be doing the same. Then add in, a Ford forum is going on about this media sell, but not going on about the lack of advertising of this brand. |
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without puplic support/anger the pollies will go unacountable, they badger us the buying public to support local buisiness, but dont stand up them self.
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Why pick on cars, everything the government buy is imported just about and then they preach to the public that they should buy Australian. For an example the Vic. Gov. are buying trains from germany or somewhere like that when there is a company in Dandenong that build them.
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My two cents: Yes Australian Government Departments should buy Australian made where possible - but the press announcement by Holden smacks of desperation to me. And in typical Holden spin they almost try to make out that they are the only 'Australian' manufacturer out there.
And what's this drivel about Cruze production being their most 'innovative decision'? It will be another loss making venture if it happens at all - there's a little something about the South Korean Government, a state bank, and a $4Billion loan facility that needs to be re-paid.
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