Good riddance to the great Australian con – that we needed a local car manufacturing industry.
We as Australians really need to move on. We need to recognise that an unnatural portion of our nation’s conversation has been devoted to the retention of an Australian car manufacturing industry – one in which we carry no natural economic advantage.
GM is teaching Australia a very clear lesson: they are closing up shop because it is in their commercial interests. Our future lies in innovation – not propping up an industry that serves no purpose other than an antiquated sovereign status symbol.
The future of Australian manufacturing has been written off too quickly. Productivity in many areas has been progressing at an improving clip. And while recent studies from the Grattan Institute show that manufacturing’s share of the economy has been shrinking it has also been moving up the technology scale.
But more importantly, if the tax and regulatory frameworks that foster innovation were developed, the natural commercial advantages that we possess as a highly educated society could be capitalised.
Maybe if the focus was shifted to the opportunities squandered by ignoring innovation, rather than the sometimes dubious calculations of the multiplier effect on the economy of building assembly line cars, Australia could get an edge on all those other OECD countries that also prop up ailing car manufacturers.
Successive Australian governments have been sucked into an agenda set by a handful of foreign car makers who have been masters at manipulating the public relations propaganda.
Funnily enough I still have a 91 V8 Soarer which never misses a beat. Lovely to drive and is devalued to zero. I'm planning of changing it as there's not much room for two kids. The only things I can find that I like more are the Mercedes CLS500 and Jaguar XF. It cost me $17,000 ten years ago. What great value.
You can still import any car from any country you've lived in if you can prove you've owned it for a year. Look at the prices of used luxury cars in the UK compared to here. It will make you cry.
Nice work. The Soarers are extremely well built cars, although being a Japanese coupe the rear seats are snug so it's understandable you might look at something a little more room out back. I know people who have had both the TT and the V8 and they were both extremely reliable. I could never get over the weight of the doors - they were incredible. Thanks for the clarification on the import laws (that sounds very familiar now!)
APF - a place where serious people don't take themselves too seriously. There's nothing else like it.
suppliers are the next to go, Britax, Toyota will struggle massively to get wiring looms etc. from local manufacturers, Source offshore to compete, So there goes a lot of small business with it.................
A friend of mine has a Eunos Cosmo with the 20B Triple Rotor Twin Turbo Mazda motor (as opposed to the 13B)
He grey imported it from Japan 5 or 6 years ago before they changed the import rules.
The thing is seriously quick.. Quicker than V8 commodores and Falcons. Fuel economy is woefull though.
There are some people who seem angry and continuously look for conflict. Walk away, the battle they are fighting isn't with you, it's with themselves.
The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is not enough of anything to satisfy all who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics. ~ Thomas Sowell.
Who was the fool, who the wise man, who the beggar or the Emperor? Whether rich or poor, all are equal in death.
suppliers are the next to go, Britax, Toyota will struggle massively to get wiring looms etc. from local manufacturers, Source offshore to compete, So there goes a lot of small business with it.................
of course there are exceptions, but aren't the majority of parts manufacturers from asia?
Poontang
12 Dec 2013, 03:01 PM
A friend of mine has a Eunos Cosmo with the 20B Triple Rotor Twin Turbo Mazda motor (as opposed to the 13B)
He grey imported it from Japan 5 or 6 years ago before they changed the import rules.
The thing is seriously quick.. Quicker than V8 commodores and Falcons. Fuel economy is woefull though.
awesome. I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say he's from the northern suburbs?
of course there are exceptions, but aren't the majority of parts manufacturers from asia? awesome. I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say he's from the northern suburbs?
Yep... Maybe you have seen him and his car around..
There are some people who seem angry and continuously look for conflict. Walk away, the battle they are fighting isn't with you, it's with themselves.
The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is not enough of anything to satisfy all who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics. ~ Thomas Sowell.
Who was the fool, who the wise man, who the beggar or the Emperor? Whether rich or poor, all are equal in death.
Majority of wiring looms are made in factory country towns, parts are Asian though. Wishbones, steering parts, Braking, Suspension shocks and coils, All Australian suppliers. Door locks Then there's the genuine parts section as well, still a bit of business afterwards but not enough to keep.
Nice work. The Soarers are extremely well built cars, although being a Japanese coupe the rear seats are snug so it's understandable you might look at something a little more room out back. I know people who have had both the TT and the V8 and they were both extremely reliable. I could never get over the weight of the doors - they were incredible. Thanks for the clarification on the import laws (that sounds very familiar now!)
In all seriousness you could buy a $30k car in the uk that would sell for $80k here. If you we're young and free the $50k difference would pay for a year in Europe. Sigh. If only didn't have the kids
My mate brought a Jaguar XK8 over from Ireland that was unsellable over there at got $28k for it here. His company paid the shipping but he would still have made loads. Take a look at newer Jags and Astons.
People say online shopping is cheaper overseas. Cars take the biscuit
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