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I don't disagree with your points but have one of my own.Um, this is tin foil hat territory here, the above was not the discussion in GM's boardroom. GM is a business, and if the cost of bringing a product to a particular market and the projected sales from that product are not assessed to be worth the while, why would they bring it in? It's not a niche player, it's not playing in the "one car sale a month" ultra-luxury marque business.
Have a look at the supposed "goodies" you are referring to, there's an RHD Camaro on C@rs@les at the moment that is priced at $178G. That is just absurd. No American would pay that for a Camaro, and if an Australian does, I would say there would not be plenty of them. Operating costs AND project sales for GM in Australia as they currently stand are just not economically feasible. GM does not have aspirations to be Mercedes Benz or BMW, it's not playing or manufacturing in that space (even though luxury marque sales are up 25%, which is a completely separate discussion).
GM sells cars. What is wrong with partnering with someone they think will achieve this?
The general perception is that the standard of GM vehicles now is poor. Those which have sold here over recent years have never compared well in comparison tests with their competitors. We, as a group of proud Australians, believe that the VF was probably one of the best engineered and built GM cars anywhere in the world at that time. They receive rave reviews on the States from enthusiasts. Are we misguided in that thinking? Did GM deliberately kill off one of its best cars in 2017?