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Yeah, I was reading this earlier.

They expect to keep manufacturing open until 2016, then after just R&D and sale of foreign models only.

The Oz car manufacturing just cannot complete with other manufacturers as the costs of operations i.e. high wages, high costs of materials etc... is just too much.

Unless GM injects another lot of $b of $ into Holden they will also be next on the chopping block.

The only upside to this is that competition between other manufacturers will be even more fierce (in order to capture more market share) and naturally costs of motor vehicle prices will drop....and about bloody time too as 35K for a new Holden POS is just ridiculous.

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that is biggest issue.....in order for the Oz car industry to remain competitive the Govt has imposed huge import fees and duties.

the only problem is that I cannot foresee the Govt doing anything about it nor reducing those import taxes and duties.

Sad loss for those workers as you said it could of been rectified a while ago.

GT40 !ROCKS! (but the old 1960's version :turned: )

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Really not feeling it today home would be more acceptable lol

I'm like that every day mate....but that is just life and something has to pay for the bills

Side note 1,000th post....should celebrate :cheers:

I'm like that every day mate....but that is just life and something has to pay for the bills

Side note 1,000th post....should celebrate :cheers:

I suppose, I want expensive things so I have to work farkitol lol.

Also congrats on your 1000th post, I remember my 1000th post.... Wait no I dont

yeah I want to have expensive things as well, but I think us humans are naturally greedy. Give me, give me, give me.

I just want to win big time on Lotto / Powerball now that would be something to celebrate

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I'm like that every day mate....but that is just life and something has to pay for the bills

 

Side note 1,000th post....should celebrate :cheers:

I suppose, I want expensive things so I have to work farkitol lol.

Also congrats on your 1000th post, I remember my 1000th post.... Wait no I dont

Just looked mine up, I have 2700 posts in the old qld whore thread, lmao

That's nuts mate - you really need to find a lifetime partner :turned::P

Pfft f**k that they just take your money and then leave you all te while trying to black mail you into selling your skyline lol

I've solved it! need to find rich old girl, marry her, wait for her to go to heaven and inherit her wealth then I'm rich.....only problem is I'm already married.....mmmmmm.....Nick do it for me

I don't think she looks anything like Taylor, but anyway. Also if guys did that to her I would tear their fn heads off :angry:

I've solved it! need to find rich old girl, marry her, wait for her to go to heaven and inherit her wealth then I'm rich.....only problem is I'm already married.....mmmmmm.....Nick do it for me

I am much MUCH to shallow to date some wrinkly old lady... Get Micheal to do it lol

Pfft f**k that they just take your money and then leave you all te while trying to black mail you into selling your skyline lol

Not every girl in the universe is going to try and nick your skyline ha ha, I most certainly wouldn't. ;)

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