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Old 25-05-2008, 10:27 PM   #1
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Thumbs down Holden are confused - r they Aussie?

I was examining a Holden Captiva the other day and it struck me. Holden is a subsidary of American GM, their logo is an African animal and the Captiva is Korean. : And Holden's V8s are Yankee-sourced.

Its about time Holden ditched the lion, that comes from British Empire days which are long gone.

Any patriotic Aussie should be driving a Territory.

(Admittedly our beloved 4.0L six is about to be replaced by the US duratec, but I thought Id get some mileage from this notion while I can)

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Old 25-05-2008, 10:50 PM   #2
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Whats the saying??...people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones?
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Old 25-05-2008, 11:14 PM   #3
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The Holden propaganda machine is prett impressive. Anyone recall Lowndes & p.Rick on the quiz show when CL asked "how much Commodore is Australian?"

Ford have never ridden their Australian content, they just seem to be muppets.
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Old 25-05-2008, 11:19 PM   #4
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I was examining a Holden Captiva the other day and it struck me. Holden is a subsidary of American GM, their logo is an African animal and the Captiva is Korean. : And Holden's V8s are Yankee-sourced.

Its about time Holden ditched the lion, that comes from British Empire days which are long gone.

Any patriotic Aussie should be driving a Territory.

(Admittedly our beloved 4.0L six is about to be replaced by the US duratec, but I thought Id get some mileage from this notion while I can)
Correction, European Duratec. Duratec engine comes from Ford of Europe, borrowed by Ford US and Ford AU.
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Old 26-05-2008, 12:01 AM   #5
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I was examining a Holden Captiva the other day and it struck me. Holden is a subsidary of American GM, their logo is an African animal and the Captiva is Korean. : And Holden's V8s are Yankee-sourced.

Its about time Holden ditched the lion, that comes from British Empire days which are long gone.

Any patriotic Aussie should be driving a Territory.

(Admittedly our beloved 4.0L six is about to be replaced by the US duratec, but I thought Id get some mileage from this notion while I can)
Aren't Ford also American?
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Old 26-05-2008, 12:05 AM   #6
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The history of Holden is certainly Australian; the Australian content these days for total Holden sales would be in the lower 1/4, I'd reckon. Holden is a subsidiary of GM-US, whereas Ford is a US company; Ford Oz is just an outpost of the US company.

So, Yes, Holden as a company are probably more Australian than Ford Oz, but the Falcon has more local content than the Commodore, but both are dropping local content as a % of overall sales as their small/mid imports take up the sales slack from the reduction in the large car market.

I suppose that at least they still circle the problem though (Holden that is; refer to badge). :
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