Toyota is Gone. Goodbye Australian Car industry 1896-2017.

[SavVYute]

Hope someone has the forethought to make a decent documentary or some other historical record of the last Holden/Ford/Toyotas built in this country. Lots of footage of them being built etc. Interviews with the ex-workers.
Also they don't just shred all the records.

 

[Drawnnite]

Megafactories did an ep on the Toyota Factory
Megafactories: Toyota Australia - Full Episode - YouTube

if that's kinda what you mean?

 

[SavVYute]

I mean something for the guys twenty plus years down the track with their restored Commodores to get glassy eyed over.
Imagine a detailed colour version of how they built the GTHO or the Monaros back in the early seventies....
Instead most are a mish mash of various footage put together well after they were gone.

I mean a serious car nut putting a proper doco together with restorers in mind.

There's plenty of notice being given of the closures so heaps of time to put something together.
And it's not like Ford's going to steal any secrets now.

 

[c2105026]

So big question is - will the last aussie mass produced car be a toyota camry, toyota aurion, holden commodore, calais, ute or cruze?

 

[c2105026]

I mean something for the guys twenty plus years down the track with their restored Commodores to get glassy eyed over.
Imagine a detailed colour version of how they built the GTHO or the Monaros back in the early seventies....
Instead most are a mish mash of various footage put together well after they were gone.

I mean a serious car nut putting a proper doco together with restorers in mind.

There's plenty of notice being given of the closures so heaps of time to put something together.
And it's not like Ford's going to steal any secrets now.

There are films about cars getting developed on youtube, there is a doco about how the VE was built and another about how the VB was developed. eg.....

 

[Rajesh Koothrappali]

Another good read... Anyone still think the unions aren't to blame?

Toyota

 

[Reaper]

Another good read... Anyone still think the unions aren't to blame?

Toyota

Havent read the article however to say any one entity is to blame is just stupid. There is no doubt union inflexibility contributed to Toyota's demise however there were many many other factors at play which significantly contributed.

 

[Grennan]

There are a few things in that article that should not have been cut. Some of the allowances for respiration masks etc

Some of the other things though were general productivity and excess spending. Things like the massive 21 day holiday over christmas reduced to 8. The sheer amount of allowances for meals and travel if you had to do overtime - which you had plenty of notice for.

The problem is there was no lets meet up and talk about it, it was just shot down.

 

[minux]

There are a few things in that article that should not have been cut. Some of the allowances for respiration masks etc

Some of the other things though were general productivity and excess spending. Things like the massive 21 day holiday over christmas reduced to 8. The sheer amount of allowances for meals and travel if you had to do overtime - which you had plenty of notice for.

The problem is there was no lets meet up and talk about it, it was just shot down.

From my understanding there was a "lets meet up and discuss", however, the unions wanted 50+ reps on site to do this, Toyota refused and that is what kick started the court injunction side of things. I am only basing this on a floor worker who is a part of the union due to force. He said it was pretty rabid inside. Oh and for a year 9 drop out who has no real job title, his 95k PA salary isn't too shabby.

As for the allowances, if the company provides the mask, why does there need to be an allowance? If the company does not provide one and you need one why can you not be like every other worker and come tax time make a deduction for it?

 

[vr94ss]

Another good read... Anyone still think the unions aren't to blame?

Toyota

“Toyota Australia has never blamed the union for its decision to close its manufacturing operations by the end of 2017, neither publicly or in private discussions with any stakeholders,” the statement said.

“As stated at the time of the announcement, there is no single reason that led to this decision.

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