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Old 17-09-2018, 05:31 PM   #121
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Default Re: If the Opel Commodore fails to sell can the Elizabeth plant be switched back on?

Hard to say as the Australian psyche is much stronger with Holden buyers and sure,
Falcon was Australian too i guess but as we've seen a Ford is a Ford but a GM is not
necessarily a Holden.......and that's a bloody tricky one to shake or overcome...
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Old 17-09-2018, 07:34 PM   #122
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Default Re: If the Opel Commodore fails to sell can the Elizabeth plant be switched back on?

Exactly. Have friends who were looking at a Colorado. Decided against it when they heard Holden were closing down as thought it was build here.
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Old 17-09-2018, 07:56 PM   #123
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Holden “Lets not go there”
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Old 17-09-2018, 11:12 PM   #124
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Haha, that’s golden. Ever considered a career in making slogans
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Old 18-09-2018, 06:29 PM   #125
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Exactly. Have friends who were looking at a Colorado. Decided against it when they heard Holden were closing down as thought it was build here.

So many dumb people.
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At this rate, their slogan will have to be 'thoughts and prayers'
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The Holden signs out front are all still up there but they are in there stripping the place now
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Old 19-09-2018, 11:11 AM   #128
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First thing I get when I tell people I work for Ford. "Didn't they close down?"
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Exactly. Have friends who were looking at a Colorado. Decided against it when they heard Holden were closing down as thought it was build here.
Perception sells cars. Bet people who buy BMW x5's think they're built in Germany.
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