Holden Rumored To Outsource Commodore Design, Engineering
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According to a report coming from News.com.au, Australia’s Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA) chief Chris Walton claims that Holden has mentioned to him that it was “highly likely” that the Holden Commodore would begin to be engineered and designed overseas after the year 2014. Does this mean that the all-Aussie Commodore will be developed in a country such as Korea or China? Not according to Mike Devereux, Holden’s chairman and managing director.
“All I can tell you is that Holden is, for example the Commodore, 100 per cent designed, engineered, manufactured in Australia today, and the next Commodore, 100 per cent designed, engineered, manufactured in Australia, for many, many, many, many more years,” is what Devereux told Melbourne’s ABC Radio, which brings a polarizing statement compared to what Walton claims. It doesn’t help that the two parties have been reported to hold a deal of animosity towards each other, but considering that Devereux is the face of Holden, we’re going to believe him. For now.
Source: News.com.au
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So is it possible the platform could become more global thus being more influanced by other GM intities. As GM becomes more global I think we can expect a range of inputs from the global resources that GM has at its desposal. Thus a better product in the long run and a platform that meets the needs of all of GM’S brands not just Holden.
I with we would get the Comme in the States. The Pontiac G8 was great and should have been rebadged as a Chevy. I do not understand why GM fails at taking full advantage of their global line up in North America. They need to slim down on design, take this Holden and sell it as a Park Ave in China and as an Impala as G8 here. They really are all similiar cars. GM needs to get costs down and global cars are are great method. In reality, this will work in a lot of markets because taste and style have been globalized.