Source: www.gtplanet.net --- Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Friday, October 20, signals the death of the mainstream automotive industry in Australia. After nearly a century of manufacturing, production will halt when General Motors closes its Elizabeth plant, its last in the nation. This is going to be a sad day for automotive fans across the globe. Even though many of the most famous Australian cars came from American companies, they were always unique to the Land Down Under. The Aussies never really removed themselves from the muscle car era of their American counterparts. Their idea of a car was a big sedan with a shouty V8 and rear wheel drive. While the rest of the world shifted to front wheel drive cars with small engines, Australians kept with tradition. GM was the last holdout in Australia for mainstream vehicles. However, with doors soon to be shut on the South Australia plant the company will exit the country. A few weeks ago, Toyota finished production of its Camry and Aurion in Australia. Ford meanwhile ceased operations in October of last year. It’s the end for mass production cars, but Australians will still have a few home-made vehicles to call their own. Iveco will continue the production of the PowerStar semi truck at its Dandenong, Victoria plant. PACCAR will still produce a wide variety of Kenworth semis as well, in Melbourne. At the other end of the scale, Australia will still make some low-volume specialist cars. Most notable is Elfin, which is owned by the famed Wal ...
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