Holden no more: 600 jobs go, 10 yr support.

[Big Red VF-SII Go-kart]

Was anybody not expecting this, albeit not so quickly?
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https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020...r-160-years-in-australia/11972092?pfmredir=sm

and
https://www.theage.com.au/national/...le-decision-to-axe-brand-20200217-p541lt.html

It is a shame, because they've built great cars over the years, and the VF line is one such example.

 

[Skylarking]

 

[MaxCommie689]

Sad news. But I guess we all expected this.

200 staff to ‘support’ 1.6 million vehicles on the road??! What a joke. So what happens to the dealers now?

 

[wetwork65]

Sad news. But I guess we all expected this.

200 staff to ‘support’ 1.6 million vehicles on the road??! What a joke. So what happens to the dealers now?

They may agree to be service centres. But they will be trying to support too many brands, Suzuki, MG, KIA, etc etc. like my local dealer. That said, my local dealer servicing is reasonably OK.
Im afraid that Holden dealers, in general, don't have a great reputation for servicing or standing behind the product. So there is little incentive to use them.

 

[Skylarking]

My concern is what happens after 10 or so years... will aussies still be able to buy GDS2 subscriptions to support and reprogram their own cars when computer modules fail and wreckers are the only viable option for parts?

It will be telling what GM decides to do with Holdens garage of nationally significant vehicles

 

[panhead]

It will be telling what GM decides to do with Holdens garage of nationally significant vehicles

Auctioned off to the wealthy collectors.

Those who have a close association are probably already on the phone to the Holden bosses.



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[vc commodore]

My concern is what happens after 10 or so years... will aussies still be able to buy GDS2 subscriptions to support and reprogram their own cars when computer modules fail and wreckers are the only viable option for parts?

It will be telling what GM decides to do with Holdens garage of nationally significant vehicles

To me it'd be like the older days, where you build up a support network of people than can help you years down the track.

 

[.05]

this is really a sad day, first we lost our holden cars manufactured till 2017 , and now the holden name rich in aussie heritage, from making saddles used by our light horse during the charge on beersheba in ww1 ,to bomb racks made for allied fighters to carry bombs made in super quick time to catch jap fighters on the ground at a newly built airfield in the pacific during ww2, and some of the best aussie cars made for road and track ,
the lion name will roar no more , a really sad day for aussie heritage and history

 

[Zachariah]

Just read it, honestly pretty sad to hear it. was still hoping Holden would somehow pull through but sadly not the case

 

[dazbug]

Wonder if the Prices will start to sky rocket for the last VF2 SSV Redlines now over the next few years (not double but a healthy increase).

I stocked up on a lot of spare parts last week (scuff panel trims etc -things that get damaged easily)