Holden snubs Canberra

[Blocker]

Manufacturing costs are high in our country, but also frustrating is many of the parts sourced by Holden and Ford are not made locally.
Why support the local industry when they do not support local suppliers?

[Dr Terry]

Manufacturing costs are high in our country, but also frustrating is many of the parts sourced by Holden and Ford are not made locally.
Why support the local industry when they do not support local suppliers?

There is a very easy to answer that one Blocker.

For example. When GM-H were negotiating to manufacturer windscreens for the VE way back in 2004 or so, it went like this.

They had a new spec to adhere to for the new design, it involved the thickness & layers of the new glass & 'Aussie' glass supplier at the time (been here forever) said no, we can't afford to re-tool for that, go & see our 'other' factory in Malaysia. So the union at the Aust glass manufacturer heard the rumour & protested to GM-H. What can GM-H say in their defense ? They did try !!

This decline in Aussie manufacturing has being going on for decades.

Dr Terry