Will ZB be the end of GM in Australia

[uz3r]

Here's the reason why the ZB will fail - its not because its imported, not because its FWD or missing a V8 - it will fail because GM are playing in a world were people who are buying mid-large sedans want nice things and fancy gizmos and its 2018 and GM are STILL pumping out brand new cars with out-of-date nav software!

https://www.motoring.com.au/holden-calais-v-2018-review-113499/

 

[dah_man_ben]

Don't you mean "Rodeo" as that's what the Colorado is. It's just that Holden are not allowed to use the name as it belongs to Izusu which is no longer a GM company and makes the Colorado for Holden and also as a Chevrolet for GM USA.

No - I know what a Rodeo is (was). I just mean that so many people refer to imported Holdens as Daewoos on the fact that they are traditionally a crap GM brand, and the imports Holden are flogging are of similar quality.

 

[mpower]

No - I know what a Rodeo is (was). I just mean that so many people refer to imported Holdens as Daewoos on the fact that they are traditionally a crap GM brand, and the imports Holden are flogging are of similar quality.

how can you not Rodeo was around for maybe 30 years?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Rodeo

 

[dah_man_ben]

how can you not Rodeo was around for maybe 30 years?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Rodeo

Huh? Did you not read what I even wrote and replied too?

 

[mpower]

Huh? Did you not read what I even wrote and replied too?

Nevermind read your post wrong.
as you were.

 

[vs-lover]

The Colorado is assembled in St Louis MO, as far the one that I own. Components... that is up for debate.

Check out the following as it pretty much supports what I wrote.

https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-advice/q-and-a/who-makes-the-holden-colorado-68202


Anyway back on to ZB...........................................

 

[vs-lover]

GM are STILL pumping out brand new cars with out-of-date nav software!

Yes sending you to Petrol Stations that aren't there aint that great, but many cars are heading to Electric so that's even worse isn't it.

Well GM will still be making fossil fuelled cars long after the rest of the world has gone to alternative power sources I'm sure.

 

[vc commodore]

The question begs.....Everyone is painting the picture of doom and gloom for Holden....Ford import a RWD V8, have a fairly good selection of 4WD's, FWD's etc etc...They closed their doors to manufacturing cars in this country 12 months prior to Holden and Toyota and their sales figures overall the last time I looked were worse that Holden. Yet, there doesn't seem to be any negative press about them....Why?

The negative press, I don't mean on here, but through motoring magazines nor in the newspaper...

Honestly, I think it's people on this forum willing them to die....Might be wrong

 

[Skydrol]

Check out the following as it pretty much supports what I wrote.

https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-advice/q-and-a/who-makes-the-holden-colorado-68202


Anyway back on to ZB...........................................

As I said, the one that I own.

https://plants.gm.com/Facilities/public/us/en/wentzville/news.html

"Wentzville Assembly was outfitted so that it can produce both vans and mid-size trucks on a single line and is the only plant producing the Colorado and Canyon in North America. "

Will be dumb to export from the USA, to darn expensive. I will no be surprised, the one you guys get is from somewhere else.

Ok, back to the ZB.

 

[vs-lover]

The negative press, I don't mean on here, but through motoring magazines nor in the newspaper...

I guess this is all because Holden are seen to be an Adelaide based company way before GM ever got involved with them while Ford were always just seen to be an American orientated company along with Chrysler and when they took their bat and ball and left it was just another foreign company bailing on us, while "Holden" is seen to be Australian even though the Americans were really pulling all the strings.

It all goes back to that photo of Ben Chifley standing next to the first Australian built Production car at Fishermans Bend way back in 1948 and the "She's a Beauty" comment. It's part of who we are, but now it's just seen as who we were and that's the bitter pill many of us just can't get our heads, nor our tongues around.