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Following KRudd's bailout of GMH, all eyes were turned expectantly to the big announcement of the New Super Fuel Efficient Four Cylinder Car That Will Help Save G.M.H. Australia.

OMG :eek: It is going to get an ubelievable 8.8 litres per 100km!! How fantastic! That's almost as good as my current 2.0Litre Mazda3 MaxxSport.

Oh. We need to bailout G.M.H. so in two years time they can make cars no more efficient than what is already out there today?

Huh? Please explain.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24836679-5005961,00.html
 
Isn't Holden bringing out a new special V8 next year? A V8 where you can choose how many cylinders you want to use?
I'd rather that than a constant 4 cylinder car.

I've always enjoyed Jeremy Clarkson's (Top Gear) reviews of the Monaro and the Vectra... even though he calls them a Vauxhall.
 
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New motor vehicle sales fell for the fifth consecutive month in November, to their lowest level in more than five-and-a-half years, as the global economic downturn dampened consumer appetite for spending.
 
why keep propping up a failing company? how do we know that in 5yrs time the auto industry wont need another few billion dollars? would the money be better spent re-training those currently in the industry? (for different jobs, of which Aus has shortages)
 
Why bail out the auto industry when the industry is oversupplied as it is.

Because they have great lobbyists of course. There's already people making 'green' cars in their backyards. To make these cars isnt actually that hard and you definitely don't need that much money to do it. It's a disguised bailout plain and simple.
 
Too many votes involved to let these things fail.

I love VB, kangaroos, and Holden cars .... blah blah...

Stupid humans!

:banghead:
 
kennas said:
Too many votes involved to let these things fail.

I love VB, kangaroos, and Holden cars .... blah blah...

Stupid humans!

:banghead:
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Actually, take the stupid part back. Just doing what we need to do to survive.....

There's obviously a reason for all these reactions, and not sure if it's pure stupidity.
 
Aussiejeff said:
Following KRudd's bailout of GMH, all eyes were turned expectantly to the big announcement of the New Super Fuel Efficient Four Cylinder Car That Will Help Save G.M.H. Australia.

OMG :eek: It is going to get an ubelievable 8.8 litres per 100km!! How fantastic! That's almost as good as my current 2.0Litre Mazda3 MaxxSport.

Oh. We need to bailout G.M.H. so in two years time they can make cars no more efficient than what is already out there today?

Huh? Please explain.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24836679-5005961,00.html
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Thats some sort of joke hey ? My V6 Mitsi 380 gets that on the highways !

Why cant Krudd insist on a electric hybrid ? Thats what ill get next,, be nice to get a local one ....
 
aleckara said:
Why bail out the auto industry when the industry is oversupplied as it is.

Because they have great lobbyists of course. There's already people making 'green' cars in their backyards. To make these cars isnt actually that hard and you definitely don't need that much money to do it. It's a disguised bailout plain and simple.
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Spot on Aleckara!

There will still be Bathurst. But I can assure you they wont be going down Conrod in a putt-putt 4 cylinder environmentally friendly hybrid. :D
 
CAB SAV said:
Only things that should come in 2 litres is Milk & Coke
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The turbo datto I'm driving at the moment kills all the HSV's I've come across thus far...


And the other datto gets about 10.5-11L per 100k's.

How is this worthy of funding? Insane. :eek:
 
OMG! :eek:

The Chinese have been reading ASF posts! I'm gonna charge 'em royalties on my idea.... :mad:

China plans incentives to scrap old cars
AFP
27/12/2008 2:33pm

[size=+2]China plans to offer incentives for car owners to scrap their old models in favour of new ones, in a bid to lift the auto industry as it enters a period of crisis, state media said[/size].

The measure is part of a new package being prepared in Beijing aimed at avoiding a US-style collapse of the local auto sector, the Xinhua news agency reported.

"Details of the plan will be announced very soon," said an unnamed official with the commerce ministry. He did not give any details.

The official was speaking shortly after dismal figures were released showing that Chinese auto sales fell 14.6 per cent in November from a year earlier.
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I thought this would be a mighty grand plan for the Yanks to adopt and said so in one of these here forums. Now the Chinese copy it! **HARUMPH**

Bruddy Protectionists!! :banghead:
 
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Aussiejeff said:
OMG! :eek:

The Chinese have been reading ASF posts! I'm gonna charge 'em royalties on my idea.... :mad:



I thought this would be a mighty grand plan for the Yanks to adopt and said so in one of these here forums. Now the Chinese copy it! **HARUMPH**

Bruddy Protectionists!! :banghead:
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Hmmm ! I wonder if they target it towards locally manufactored Models ?

To be competitive other nations better start rolling ot their protectionist plans ...
 
numbercruncher said:
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Hmmm ! I wonder if they target it towards locally manufactored Models ?

To be competitive other nations better start rolling ot their protectionist plans ...
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Aussie manufacturers should be ok as long as we get our slice of the peach oops I mean pie !!!! :p: I mean after all we must be competitive too right! :cautious:


A little off the topic but on a positive note heres a charming story about China and Taiwan recently! ;)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...ms-Taiwan-Tuan-Tuan-Yuan-Yuan-jet-Taipei.html
 

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