10 Cars that could’ve saved Holden

[J_D 2.0]

We have discussed the demise of the Oz car industry since the when the cows started coming home, and they still haven't arrived into the milk shed.

The lack of production volume was due mainly to internal politics within Ford and GM HQ restricting export opportunities, making it all too constrained.
Remember Holden under Peter Hanenberger ? He was just too successful and imaginative for the 'Merican GM execs, except for Bob Lutz.
No reason why Ford could not have done the same with Falcon and Territory. Strange how various companies want to now re-invent utes.

Anyhow, for the world Torana, many of us here will have seen this ........... https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/2004-holden-torana-tt36-concept-feature-classic-motor ............ when it was doing the rounds, if your eyes adjusted to that blinding white interior. Coulda, shoulda, woulda ?

Exactly. The VE/VF Commodore was a world class sedan and would have sold well in America had GM bothered to promote it but of course that never happened because it wasn’t made in Murica.

 

[keith reed]

Exactly. The VE/VF Commodore was a world class sedan and would have sold well in America had GM bothered to promote it but of course that never happened because it wasn’t made in Murica.

One of the criticisms of the G8 was that it was too dear. It was still less than we paid but Americans prefer cheap to quality. Skydrol seemed to like his one though.

 

[J_D 2.0]

One of the criticisms of the G8 was that it was too dear. It was still less than we paid but Americans prefer cheap to quality. Skydrol seemed to like his one though.

At the time it was expensive because we were riding high against the US dollar. If we were still making Commodores today they would be cheap as chips in Murica as the Aussie Dollarydoo hasn’t been doing too well against the USD.

 

[NORTI]

At the time it was expensive because we were riding high against the US dollar. If we were still making Commodores today they would be cheap as chips in Murica as the Aussie Dollarydoo hasn’t been doing too well against the USD.

I'd like to thank the Simpsons writers of 1995 for giving us the dollarydoo.
and I found this petition for the change https://www.change.org/p/change-the-australian-currency-name-to-dollarydoos

 

[VS 5.0]

I'd like to thank the Simpsons writers of 1995 for giving us the dollarydoo.
and I found this petition for the change https://www.change.org/p/change-the-australian-currency-name-to-dollarydoos

Perhaps the rename could be implemented at the same time as the cashless society.

 

[greenacc]

Perhaps the rename could be implemented at the same time as the cashless society.

Def: Dollarydoo - Name given to all those fake digital dollar digits in your electronic wallet. ?
Sounds about right.

 

[Fu Manchu]

That VF SUV would have been a solid step forward to keeping a Holden the desired car in the family drive way.

 

[Baldoldfart]

That VF SUV would have been a solid step forward to keeping a Holden the desired car in the family drive way.

People didn't buy the Adventra, that was a very underrated vehicle. Modern drivers are spoiled, whatever was produced wasn't good enough for some. Did the whingers buy the last Holden produced?

 

[Fu Manchu]

There was quite a few years between them. The Adventra was not an SUV as consumers would expect. The VF based concept was.

 

[Baldoldfart]

There was quite a few years between them. The Adventra was not an SUV as consumers would expect. The VF based concept was.

What do you describe as an SUV? AWD? Something that can be used by family as well as in the bush?

Seems to me the Adventra is an SUV and was way ahead of it's time with all manufacturers now producing an AWD wagon. Previous to that the only choice was a Land Rover/Range Rover, International Scout or some truck based vehicles.