car manufacturing was never going to win as long as the majority of the workers formed part of the labor voter base while coalition is in government.

I don't think you can honestly say "Coalition to close Australian car industry today" any more than you can say Labor did.

Grendel wrote on Oct 20^th, 2017 at 7:40pm:

What are the contents of the China, Japan and Korea FTA's?

Who was in Parliament daring the car makers to make a decision, just before they announced closure?

The Liberals are standing over the body of the car industry with the blood-stained axe in their hands.

National Disgrace: LNP force Holden to close after 150 years   
20 October 2017


     actu release

ACTU President Ged Kearney national disgrace Holden closure

Today, Australia’s last major car manufacturing plant closes its doors – putting the final nail in the coffin of an industry that has employed hundreds of thousands of Australians.

Holden began in Adelaide over 150 years ago, and is an Australian institution that has employed thousands of workers, yet it is also part of an industry that successive coalition governments chose to walk away from.

The decision to abandon an industry which was a source of good, steady jobs for generations, is devastating.

The loss of jobs as well as the ability to train and employ highly skilled works in an international industry will be widely felt.

The Australian Council of Trade Unions condemns the Turnbull Government in the strongest possible terms for this short sighted and damaging decision.

For a sitting Government to allow the collapse and closure of an industry that has formed part of the backbone of our nation is a slight against not only industry workers, but all Australian working people.

Quotes attributable to ACTU President Ged Kearney:

“Today is a sad day for the workers of Holden’s Elizabeth factory. These workers have been abandoned by a Government clinging to broken neo-liberal ideology.”

“Holden and the car industry have been a major part of Australian culture, providing jobs and skills to hundreds of thousands of working Australians for generations.”

“Workers in our automotive manufacturing sector have been abandoned by successive coalition governments. The way they have been treated is cruel and negligent.”

“The Turnbull Government’s decision to desert our car industry takes our entire country backwards. The loss of jobs and industry is devastating to our country and our economy.”

“We stand with all the workers facing an uncertain future. We will support them, help them retrain, and become reemployed. We will not abandon these hard working Australians.”

“The Turnbull Government urgently needs to come up with a proper plan to support the future of manufacturing and working people in Australia.”

ENDS

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Well this Liberal government has managed to achieve something that no other Australian government could.

Closing the Australian car industry I sure hope them and their supporters are proud.

Bam wrote on Oct 20^th, 2017 at 8:16pm:

I think you will find I'm right.
Labor was in government state and federal for closures and circumstances too you know.
Unions impact wages and working conditions.
Just try to be more honest eh.
CEOs, Boards vested overseas interests that actually own the companies etc...

Oh and John...  just shut up you troll.

Mr Hammer wrote on Oct 21^st, 2017 at 10:58am:


Well the government did cut back their grants and tell them to p1ss off if they don't like it ? A week later they were packing their bags but that was just bad luck or a coincidence ?

China

Annual production (2015): 21 million
Estimated annual salary: $10,836 (£8,729)
GDP per head: $8,000 (£6,400)

Japan

Annual production (2015): 7.8 million
Estimated annual salary: $31,320 (£25,200)
GDP per head: $36,000 (£29,000)

Germany

Annual production (2015): 5.7 million
Estimated annual salary: $69,000 (£55,600)
GDP per head: $48,000 (£38,600)

USA

Annual production (2015): 4.1 million
Estimated annual salary: $51,000 (£41,000)
GDP per head: $54,000 (£43,400)

South Korea

Annual production (2015): 4.1 million
Estimated annual salary: $80,000 (£64,400)
GDP per head: $28,000 (£22,500)

India

Annual production (2015): 3.3 million
Estimated annual salary: $2,275 (£1,830)
GDP per head: $1,600 (£1,200)

Spain

Annual production (2015): 2.2 million
Estimated annual salary: $46,700 (£37,600)
GDP per head: $30,000 (£24,100)

Brazil

Annual production (2015): 2 million
Estimated annual salary: $12,800 (£10,300)
GDP per head: $12,000 (£9,600)

Mexico

Annual production (2015): 1.9 million
Estimated annual salary: $6,240 (£5,000)
GDP per head: $10,000 (£8,000)

UK

Annual production (2015): 1.5 million
Est. annual salary: $37,000 (£39,800)
GDP per head: $47,000 (£37,800)

France

Annual production (2015): 1.5 million
Estimated annual salary: $76,600 (£61,800)
GDP per head: $43,000 (£34,600)

Czech Republic

Annual production (2015): 1.2 million
Estimated annual salary: $20,600 (£16,500)
GDP per head: $19,000 (£15,200)