New Car Manufacturing in Australia: Is the ship sinking?

[Peterwl]

Originally Posted by Transit Truck

Instead of the government giving them handouts, they should scrap all tax on local manufactured cars. All stamp duty and LCT.

They need to sell more cars, not receive handouts.

The government will still get it's share once profits are posted.

For those of us old enough to remember, Gough Whitlam done this in early 1974 when the Australian Auto industry was not travelling well.

As I recall, the sales tax on new vehicles then was 12%.

This was scrapped and re introduced at 1% per month.

I instantly went out and brought a brand new LH Torana V8 manual with genuine leather seats.

[roberts]

Originally Posted by Peterwl

For those of us old enough to remember, Gough Whitlam done this in early 1974 when the Australian Auto industry was not travelling well.

As I recall, the sales tax on new vehicles then was 12%.

This was scrapped and re introduced at 1% per month.

I instantly went out and brought a brand new LH Torana V8 manual with genuine leather seats.

was he spending $40 billion on the NBN at the time, or trying to get a budget back in surplus , or was the dollar even floated on the world market with more buying power then in US. Genuine question as I wasn't born at the time.

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

If you buy from Australia, you're a moron, I support my wallet, I don't care about your job.

Because your job isn't my job.

The company I work for got rid of our Sydney manufacturing workshop because we could get more from China for way less, quality isn't as good but for the price you pay, who cares? Our clients keep coming back.

Wow...this is the most immature and arrogant post I have read in a long time. Congrats.

This is the issue with people these days...its all me me me.

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by Polyal

Wow...this is the most immature and arrogant post I have read in a long time. Congrats.

This is the issue with people these days...its all me me me.

my bet is he still lives at mummys and daddys...... and lives a fairly insulated life away from a lot of the worries...... lol...

[roberts]

Originally Posted by Polyal

Wow...this is the most immature and arrogant post I have read in a long time. Congrats.

This is the issue with people these days...its all me me me.

+1 You can tell that the privileged immigrants have no heritage.

[Ford_The_Win]

Originally Posted by Polyal

Wow...this is the most immature and arrogant post I have read in a long time. Congrats.

This is the issue with people these days...its all me me me.

I must agree... suprised but not really..

I have seen the pain that people go through because they are undercut by inferior imported products, and will always buy Australian made/grown whenever possible.

[BroadyFord]

This government will be the death of Australian manufacturing - the carbon tax speaks volumes about this! I cannot think of a more reckless, irresponsible and insane policy.

I am not an ALP voter but I really applauded them when Rudd announced the car industry package back in 2008. Since then, Gillard has withdrawn the Green Car Innovation Fund, a major component of the industry package, potentially once again threatening the viability of vehicle manufacturing while lying about and imposing a ridiculously harsh carbon tax that will destroy this country.

This is the most anti-manufacturing and worst government in history IMO and I'm very disappointed that the optimism I had for the car industry and manufacturing in general has been totally shot to pieces in the space of a year.

Mind you, Abbott's not much better as he has also expressed unwillingness to assist the industry.

Yep! I think car manufacturing is on the verge of a slow and painful death.

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by BroadyFord

This government will be the death of Australian manufacturing - the carbon tax speaks volumes about this! I cannot think of a more reckless, irresponsible and insane policy.

I am not an ALP voter but I really applauded them when Rudd announced the car industry package back in 2008. Since then, Gillard has withdrawn the Green Car Innovation Fund, a major component of the industry package, potentially once again threatening the viability of vehicle manufacturing while lying about and imposing a ridiculously harsh carbon tax that will destroy this country.

This is the most anti-manufacturing and worst government in history IMO and I'm very disappointed that the optimism I had for the car industry and manufacturing in general has been totally shot to pieces in the space of a year.

Mind you, Abbott's not much better as he has also expressed unwillingness to assist the industry.

Yep! I think car manufacturing is on the verge of a slow and painful death.

current government is a green sellout...... country is stuffed mayswell pack it in stop washing ya hair dready lock up.. go on the dole and hit the ....

[roberts]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

current government is a green sellout...... country is stuffed mayswell pack it in stop washing ya hair dready lock up.. go on the dole and hit the bongs....

but you only get 13 weeks pay then they want you in the mines, which is part of the problem, though i hear you cant be drug tested for Kronoic in the mines. Cant even smoke Australian grown produce while your selling out Australians future, the legal stuff comes from NZ imports favored again

[Dr Smith]

Originally Posted by roberts

was he spending $40 billion on the NBN at the time, or trying to get a budget back in surplus , or was the dollar even floated on the world market with more buying power then in US. Genuine question as I wasn't born at the time.

No, although his government did impliment many reforms from ending death penalty to free uni, inflation was very high, they got in trouble trying to pass their budget in their second term, some scandals, actually a very tumultuous time in ozzie politics and the rest is history...

[SpoolMan]

From Ford car manufacturing to Gough Whitlam, death penalty, carbon tax, drug references, etc, etc.
want to talk polics and taxes there are other sites for this.
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