Comments on: Dongfeng shopping for Holden? http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/07/22/dongfeng-shopping-for-holden/ Explaining the Chinese Car Industry Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:17:35 +0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MichaelW http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/07/22/dongfeng-shopping-for-holden/comment-page-1/#comment-187874 MichaelW Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:15:13 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=7452#comment-187874 CCT, I live in New Zealand (that friendly little neigbour of Australia) and I know that there is a major research facility in the city of Adelaide where they also manufacutre the cars. This is where they developed the platform for the Holden Commodore (Buick Park Lane in China) and other vehicles. The Adleaide factory is where they produce the Commodore but I'm pretty sure they also make the Cruze there as well. CCT, I live in New Zealand (that friendly little neigbour of Australia) and I know that there is a major research facility in the city of Adelaide where they also manufacutre the cars. This is where they developed the platform for the Holden Commodore (Buick Park Lane in China) and other vehicles. The Adleaide factory is where they produce the Commodore but I’m pretty sure they also make the Cruze there as well.

]]> By: CCT http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/07/22/dongfeng-shopping-for-holden/comment-page-1/#comment-187834 CCT Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:27:32 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=7452#comment-187834 I agree... sort of... there could be some R&D facilities there (Ill admit Im not 100% up to date with the Aussie car industry!) but Im sure its geared towards large RWD V6/V8 sedans, not exactly the car that most Chinese are shopping for. I agree… sort of… there could be some R&D facilities there (Ill admit Im not 100% up to date with the Aussie car industry!) but Im sure its geared towards large RWD V6/V8 sedans, not exactly the car that most Chinese are shopping for.

]]> By: I ___ H ate _ _ Chi_na http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/07/22/dongfeng-shopping-for-holden/comment-page-1/#comment-187827 I ___ H ate _ _ Chi_na Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:43:58 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=7452#comment-187827 There is nothing to gain from buying Holden, it is basically GM's Australian distribution outlet that distributes imported Daewoos and makes Zeta based full-size V8 RWD cars, the kind of models unfit for China. If DongFeng is looking to gain an Australian sales network, fine. But there is no useful technology to loot from Holden, unlike Opel and Volvo that BAIC and Geely are chasing respectively. There is nothing to gain from buying Holden, it is basically GM’s Australian distribution outlet that distributes imported Daewoos and makes Zeta based full-size V8 RWD cars, the kind of models unfit for China.

If DongFeng is looking to gain an Australian sales network, fine. But there is no useful technology to loot from Holden, unlike Opel and Volvo that BAIC and Geely are chasing respectively.

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