Who knew

....not me! From today's WSJ:

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SYDNEY-— General Motors Co. GM -1.50% will scale back operations in Australia, New Zealand and Thailand, its latest move to reduce exposure in tough overseas markets while investing more in autonomous and electric vehicles.

GM said Monday that it will stop selling and designing Holden vehicles in Australia and New Zealand by 2021, marking the end of a brand that began in the 1850s as a leather and saddle company and now has some 1.6 million vehicles on the road. GM also said it would stop selling Chevrolet vehicles in Thailand by the end of 2020, and is selling a manufacturing plant in Thailand to Great Wall Motor Co., a Chinese company.

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Read more of the history here

Too bad they made some great looking utes over there in Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-...ute-1/11973726

I buy one in a minute. Always loved the Ranchero and El Camino from here, but that one is just bad-ass.:cool::cool::cool:

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Originally Posted by FredK

Too bad they made some great looking utes over there in Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-...ute-1/11973726
I buy one in a minute. Always loved the Ranchero and El Camino from here, but that one is just bad-ass.:cool::cool::cool:

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The steering wheel is on the wrong side, Fred...It would just confuse you...:uhh:...Ben

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Originally Posted by Truckman

The steering wheel is on the wrong side, Fred...It would just confuse you...:uhh:...Ben

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I admit it still confuses me for the first day or so---the worst is a stop sign where I'm going to make a turn---I have to sit there and sort out which lane I am heading for!:doh:

I guess I ought to forgive and forget what the former iteration of GM did to its bond holders, but I still hold a grudge. Screw ‘em.

No Holdens? Damn, I've coveted a few over the years.

There are so many cars, and so little time.

Hunter

I visit the BVI and when you rent a car its an american car but they dive on the left... 2 beers and I'm screwed....