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Old 09-09-2019, 03:20 PM   #96
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Default Re: Vfacts august 2019

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8 View Post


Wheels spotted a Cadillac outside the Lang Lang proving ground (most likely having transmission calibration work done), and suddenly they added 2 and 2 together and got 341, and suggested it was going to be the next Commodore.

Just disregard the fact that it would be 80k for a base model one, and they don't make it in RHD. No ones paying 80k for a base model Commodore. The performance versions would be 120-150k.

The Commodore is dead as soon as the supply contract with PSA expires, cause GM ain't spending a couple hundred million making one of their sedans available in RHD to sell about 500 a month. The business case for the ZB only stacked up because it was also the Insignia to sell into Europe. Which GM no longer bothers with. Got out of South Africa and India too. Australia and NZ are pretty much the only RHD countries GM still sells too, and you have to wonder how long that will last.

They can probably get away with it for Corvette cause the profit margins will be extremely high, and being rear engined makes it a piece of cake switching the steering shaft to the other side, with no engine to get in the way.
Yep, I assume the bulk of future product may come from China or another manufacturer all together. Although it is unclear the long term future of Korea and Thailand, one could assume they are likely gone in the medium term? Hard years ahead for Holden.
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