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Old 23-05-2013, 01:31 PM   #284
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Default Re: Major Ford announcement

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Originally Posted by GT-spec15 View Post
Have you abandoned every Australian company that has started to manufacture offshore, or has been purchased by a foreign company?

Companies stop manufacturing here when it becomes too expensive. It's patently obvious that it's no longer viable to build cars here, and Holden will eventually follow suit.

Before too long you will have to buy an imported car, just like so many other consumer goods we purchase these days are foreign.
And within 20 years we'll be like Greece! They dont even produce their own milk on a commercial scale.
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