Will the Holden brand survive?

[b0son]

Originally Posted by jpd80

Remember that before Ford announced its closure, Holden had announced
a grandiose local manufacturing plan that went beyond 2020.......

But they also accepted a huge government subsidy from the Rudd government in 2013 in return for staying until 2020, and came back with cap in hand barely 18 months later.

Take their promises with a grain of salt.

What I find amusing is that Holden have committed to supporting Supercars til the end of 2021, yet the writing on the wall says Holden will be lucky if it makes it to the end of 2020. I hope Supercars have a backup plan....

[cheap]

Hopefully their garbage adds will disappear from YouTube too.’

[hayseed]

Originally Posted by cheap

Hopefully their garbage adds will disappear from YouTube too.’

And all the paid "advertorials" on every Car related Website....

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by b0son

But they also accepted a huge government subsidy from the Rudd government in 2013 in return for staying until 2020, and came back with cap in hand barely 18 months later.

Take their promises with a grain of salt.

What I find amusing is that Holden have committed to supporting Supercars til the end of 2021, yet the writing on the wall says Holden will be lucky if it makes it to the end of 2020. I hope Supercars have a backup plan....

I think we can agree that Holden’s forward commitments relied heavily on government funding and when that was withdrawn, Holden was sunk.