Which car manufacturers will go under?

[bhsup]

What's GM without Chevrolet?

Pontiac, GMC, Buick, Cadillac!

 

[Irish Caesar]

Ah, yes, of course, silly me.

Drove my Pontiac to the levee but the levee was dry...



Perhaps it's because I watch NASCAR instead of golf, but I see hundreds more commercials for Chevy cars than I do for Buick, and that includes what dealers are pushing. If Pontiac and Buick sales are on the same order of magnitude as Chevy's, I'll be surprised.

 

[PiMan]

I hope that there are contingency plans for GM's international brands. Holden in particular, since it is Australia's only local brand.

It is also one of the biggest two car companies in Australia (the other being Ford)

 

[Camikaze]

I hope that there are contingency plans for GM's international brands. Holden in particular, since it is Australia's only local brand.

It is also one of the biggest two car companies in Australia (the other being Ford)

Am I right in thinking that Melbourne is screwed if the car industry goes under?

 

[Dachs]

Of course, a Challenger without a Hemi would be sacrilege, so...

Don't worry, philippe will make them pay for it in the event.

It is also one of the biggest two car companies in Australia (the other being Ford)

Doesn't Ford Australia make the Falcon or something like that? As their primary indigenous model anyway.

 

[Cutlass]

Ah, yes, of course, silly me.

Drove my Pontiac to the levee but the levee was dry...



Perhaps it's because I watch NASCAR instead of golf, but I see hundreds more commercials for Chevy cars than I do for Buick, and that includes what dealers are pushing. If Pontiac and Buick sales are on the same order of magnitude as Chevy's, I'll be surprised.

I think Buick more than any other brand has a lock on it's demographic. It isn't going anywhere. From what I hear it's doing pretty well.

 

[PiMan]

Doesn't Ford Australia make the Falcon or something like that? As their primary indigenous model anyway.

Ford Falcon is one of Ford's cars here, yes. And a couple of other international companies have a couple of locally produced cars too.

Am I right in thinking that Melbourne is screwed if the car industry goes under?

Not really. Melbourne is not Australia's Detroit.

 

[kronic]

That's impossible. This is forbidden by European law.

When any public authority launches a market above something like 100,000 €, then the market is necessarily open to the whole EU with tight criterias to follow in order to pick the winner. As such, if the French government wants to buy cars in order to support the automotive industry, then they can easily end up buying Skodas.

France (and many other countries) is constantly ignoring or bypassing competition laws. You think, France is going to care about any rules in this mess? Certainly not.