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Originally Posted by prydey
its a bit more complex than that, but yes, you need volume. its not just the manufacturer. its suppliers as well. even if holden could turn a profit at half those numbers, there wasn't enough demand for the suppliers with only 1 or 2 manufacturers here to keep them profitable.
we got an extra 10 years out of our auto industry than what could've happened.
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You wont get any traction with that notion on here because no one wants to admit the game changed forever the day Ford announced closure of its local operations.
When Mitsubishi bailed the supply chain continued on for another 6 years with the 3 remaining but once Ford made its intentions clear in 2013 their fate was sealed.
Mind you, if Australians had the same pride in local manufactured goods that previous generations had, the numbers would still be there.
Its only 20yrs ago that the Elizabeth factory was churning out 100k VT's a year.