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Old 22-03-2012, 07:04 PM   #1
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Default Commadore is DEAD...Holden recieve BAILOUT...
THE AGE:
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/pol...321-1vko6.html

sorry its a repost but the other threads title is alll wrong
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Old 22-03-2012, 07:06 PM   #2
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sorry its a repost but the other threads title is alll wrong
Worth the repost, I guess Commodore won the race to the bottom :(
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Old 22-03-2012, 07:14 PM   #5
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I call BS. The next gen Commodore (or whatever its replacement will be) is due in 2018, not 2016. Where did the media get this information, as no such official announcement has been made by Holden or GM?
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Old 22-03-2012, 07:22 PM   #6
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If this gets confirmed I am going to dish it out HARD to the Commodore supporters at work, big time.

*rubs hands*

Who are the dead ones now, bitches!
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Old 22-03-2012, 07:24 PM   #7
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If this gets confirmed I am going to dish it out HARD to the Commodore supporters at work, big time.

*rubs hands*

Who are the dead ones now, bitches!
lol thats my new hobby right there
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Old 22-03-2012, 07:29 PM   #8
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If this gets confirmed I am going to dish it out HARD to the Commodore supporters at work, big time.

*rubs hands*

Who are the dead ones now, bitches!
No BS, just spoke to a friend who works at Holden, they have known about the end of the commodore since Christmas. Hell of a secret to keep.
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Old 22-03-2012, 07:35 PM   #9
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No BS, just spoke to a friend who works at Holden, they have known about the end of the commodore since Christmas. Hell of a secret to keep.
Can we confirm that the Malibu will be the Commodore's replacement?
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Can we confirm that the Malibu will be the Commodore's replacement?
no it wont!
it's just a regular midsizer,

commodores replacement will be made in house (elizabeth)
all ready going thew it's final stages, pre production is before christmas.
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sorry its a repost but the other threads title is alll wrong
I guess you're apposite to the 1 BILLION dollars GM is investing in this country then??
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Old 22-03-2012, 07:57 PM   #12
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http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/pol...321-1vko6.html

sorry its a repost but the other threads title is alll wrong
You are correct. Commodore is going the way of the Kingswood but nobody in the media mentioned it.
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Old 22-03-2012, 08:00 PM   #13
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Haha can't wait to get stuck into people!!!
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no it wont!
it's just a regular midsizer,

commodores replacement will be made in house (elizabeth)
all ready going thew it's final stages, pre production is before christmas.
You're talking VF but I think they mean after that in 2016..
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You're talking VF but I think they mean after that in 2016..
no i'm talking omega platform, after the VF zeta.
clay modeling all most done, tooling very soon.

it is a awd platform.
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OP - The correct spelling is C O M M O D O R E
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no i'm talking omega platform, after the VF zeta.
clay modeling all most done, tooling very soon.

it is a awd platform.
So you can confirm 100% that it's definitely a large Omega, as in running mate for 2014 Impala?

I'm sorry but my rum and coke just spat out my ears....

After all the grief Holden Fans gave us about Taurus replacing Falcon,
they turn around and do that, let's see DRIVE turn that into strawberry pie..
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Get stuck into the ricers, the true enemy..

Wont the replacement be on the alpha platform?
well thats one rumor.
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no i'm talking omega platform, after the VF zeta.
clay modeling all most done, tooling very soon.

it is a awd platform.
I reckon your right with such long lead times in the industry 2016 isnt so far away
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I reckon your right with such long lead times in the industry 2016 isnt so far away
If true, I have a feeling that CD4 Taurus and CD4 Edge might be coming to a store near you..
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Worth the repost, I guess Commodore won the race to the bottom :(
And out-sells the Falcon 2:1 on the way.... !
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And out-sells the Falcon 2:1 on the way.... !
And GM outsold Ford all the way into bankruptcy, we have no idea of their relative costs...
Mazda 3 is very popular here up the front of the sales ladder yet internationally Mazda is in the red...
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I'm sorry but my rum and coke just spat out my ears....
You have rum?
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That's right, it seems the more cars GM sells the bigger the debt.
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That's right, it seems the more cars GM sells the bigger the debt.
They should stop selling their cars at a loss.
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They should stop selling cars full stop!
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They already mentioned the end of Commodore about a month ago. Its old news.
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So you can confirm 100% that it's definitely a large Omega, as in running mate for 2014 Impala?

I'm sorry but my rum and coke just spat out my ears....

After all the grief Holden Fans gave us about Taurus replacing Falcon,
they turn around and do that, let's see DRIVE turn that into strawberry pie..
the omega is similar to the VT/VZ in size,
but is very versitile it can acommodate FWD, AWD, RWD, RWD transaxel..

the VF is planed for a 2~3 yrs cycle.
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I guess you're apposite to the 1 BILLION dollars GM is investing in this country then??
nope...youd be an idiot to wish failure on a company as large as holden in australia.....its a straight up dig at all the media meat heads and the sheep followers who think holden is god and ford is garbage. Its disgusting how the media run dribble at fords expense...when the direct competitor holden is in the same boat...if not worse
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