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HOLDEN has confirmed it will cease manufacturing cars in Australia in 2017.
HOLDEN已经确认将要于2017年关闭在澳的制造厂
Victorian Premier Denis Napthine made the announcement in State Parliament this afternoon.
今天下午，维州州长 丹尼斯Napthine 在州议会发表了声明
The announcement comes only one day after Holden chief executive Mike Devereux said that no final decision had been made about the company's future in Australia.
该声明是仅一天后，霍顿首席执行官迈克·德弗罗表示，霍顿公司在澳大利亚的未来还没有最终决定。
Dr Napthine said it was an irreversible decision made at GM Holden's US headquarters and he was only told this afternoon. He told Parliament it was a "sad day".
Napthine博士说，这个决定是在通用汽车霍顿公司的美国总部做出，他只是说今天下午这是个不可逆转的决定。他告诉国会这是一个“悲哀的一天”。
Acting Prime Minister Warren Truss said Holden boss Mike Deveraux told him around 1.50pm the decision had been "made in Detroit" that the company would be "closing a significant part of their operation" in Australia and New Zealand by the end of 2017.
执行总理特拉斯说，霍顿老板 迈克Deveraux 大约于下午1点50告诉这个在底特律做出的决定，该公司将在澳大利亚和新西兰由2017年底 “关闭公司运作的一个重要部分”。
"We regret the fact that GM is to phase down its operations in this country," Mr Truss told Parliament.
“我们感到遗憾的是，通用汽车在逐步减少它在这个国家运营” 特拉斯先生告诉国会。
"Holden has been an iconic national brand for Australians, a part of our heritage. It has meant a great deal to Australians over several generations. Many of us have had the pleasure of travelling and owning Australian built Holdens and it is a pity that will not continue into the future."
“霍顿一直是澳大利亚人标志性的民族品牌，我们遗产的一部分，对于我们好几代澳大利亚人它有着深厚的意义。我们很多人曾经享受乘坐它旅行的乐趣 并且拥有澳大利亚制造的霍顿的骄傲，无法将之持续到未来真的很遗憾。“
Amid uproar in Parliament from Labor MPs, Mr Truss said the Government "wanted Holden to remain manufacturing cars in Australia".
议会喧闹中，工党议员，特拉斯表示，政府“希望霍顿保持在澳大利亚的制造汽车”。
Mr Truss said the government stood ready to assist sacked workers and to support dealers and employees.
特拉斯表示，政府随时准备协助下岗工人，并会支持经销商及员工。
GM released a statement this afternoon.
"We are completely dedicated to strengthening our global operations while meeting the needs of our customers," said GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson.
"The decision to end manufacturing in Australia reflects the perfect storm of negative influences the automotive industry faces in the country, including the sustained strength of the Australian dollar, high cost of production, small domestic market and arguably the most competitive and fragmented auto market in the world."
The statement outlined the expected job losses, with 2,900 Aussie jobs to go.
The closure will mean 1,600 jobs from the Elizabeth vehicle manufacturing plant and 1,300 from Holden's Victorian workforce.
"Holden will continue to have a significant presence in Australia beyond 2017, comprising a national sales company, a national parts distribution centre and a global design studio," the statement reads.
"This has been a difficult decision given Holden's long and proud history of building vehicles in Australia. We are dedicated to working with our teams, unions and the local communities, along with the federal and state governments, to support our people," Mr Devereux said.
The sale and service of Holden vehicles will be unaffected, the statement said, warranty terms and spare parts availability will remain unchanged.
Acting Labor leader Tanya Plibersek said the Federal Government had "got what it wanted" and workers "will pay the price".
Labor frontbencher Tony Burke said the Government had "dared the company to leave".
Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane blamed Labor for Holden closing, saying they created the problem over the past six years.
"They are the ones who laid the foundation for this closure," he said.
Mr Macfarlane said six years ago there were 335,000 cars being made in Australia but after Labor's time in power it had fallen to 221,000. He blamed Labor's poor policy.
Mr Macfarlane said it was "an extraordinary traumatic time" for Holden workers.
Treasurer Joe Hockey, who yesterday called on Holden to "come clean" and say "either you're here or you're not", said the Abbott Government would work with the Victorian and South Australian governments and unions "to ensure this does not lead to a significant economic downturn".
"We will do everything we can to assist during this transition," Mr Hockey told Parliament.
"It is not a surprise this should have happened."
Earlier, Treasurer Joe Hockey told 3AW it was "wrong" to say Victoria faced a recession if Holden pulled out.
And the Treasurer predicted job losses were"greatly exaggerated".
Mr Hockey said only 2000 jobs were directly related to making cars - 1760 in South Australia and 200 in Melbourne.
The announcement will be made to the workforce later today.
Mr Devereux said emphatically yesterday that no decision had been made to close the company's assembly plants despite growing speculation production would stop as early as 2016.
But he also declined to outline any timetable for a decision and warned that ongoing government support was vital for the company to continue to invest in local production.
"We need a public/private partnership over the long term to be able to be relatively competitive," Mr Devereux told a Productivity Commission inquiry into the automotive industry.
The company agreed to a $275 million assistance package with the previous federal government in 2012 and was also promised more cash before the September election amid suggestions it needed as much as $500 million to commit to building two new model cars from 2016.
Following the election, the coalition reaffirmed its plans to cut $500 million from overall auto industry assistance and says no further cash is on the table for Holden.
Mr Devereux told the Productivity Commission the company was doing everything it could to cut the $3750 cost gap between building cars in Australia and building them in other countries.
"We do need to close the gap," he told the hearing.
"I don't suggest that we are asking to close that gap to zero."
He said the submission the company had made to the federal government clearly stated General Motors' threshold for doing business, but the details would remain confidential.
Holden said it generated $32.7 billion in economic activity in Australia from 2001 to 2012 and received $1.8 billion in assistance over the same period, a result it considered a good return on government investment.
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你这悲剧啊, 发帖半个多小时了,愣是没人回帖,我来帮你破处
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sb 给了那么多钱，人家说走就走鸟
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多谢破处 哈哈哈哈 估计是跟版主的那个帖重复了吧 我翻译到一半才发现 咖喱版也发了个类似的
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我那个不一样，主要是新闻版已经有了一个完整的。
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那以后还有COMMORDOAR这车吗，
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原来是这样。。。唉 怪我不看新闻版的人呀。。不过还是多谢咖喱版主 这样还给我加了个分 哈
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在中国看到一车叫林荫大道，似乎很高级
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等本地工厂都关闭以后 进口车的关税应该会降低吧
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应该会从美国的通用车族中引进一款全尺寸轿车吧
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有可能以后有韩国车挂着厚盾康毛多牌子到澳洲来买
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通用的意思貌似是澳洲没市场？要是霍顿都不行 之前引进的opel也不行 通用会不会完全撤出澳洲市场了？
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因该不会撤出澳洲市场 这次只是关闭本地的生产工厂而已 holden车还是会继续卖的
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一个时代结束了，大马力后驱的时代。
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早晚的事情！！！
澳洲人需要清醒清醒了
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更多人失业
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整个运营都有问题。
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澳洲人不会清醒的，反而会迁怒于中国人既廉价又勤快。到了一定程度，针对中国人的暴力之类的事情会越来越多。
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不知道通用会不会把霍顿卖了
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就是这么回事。
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从此变成韩国大宇挂牌厂
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还是竞争不过
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眼看着代工工厂在中国建厂了。
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啊？真的？在哪建的？
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只是估计。上海通用随便建个三十万辆生产线就够了。
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额 那估计造出来会有老外买么？
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