[jpd80]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion but how do we sift true reality from a sea
of observation and believed facts. Some opinions may be well informed, based
on what products are planned for the future but details still to be confirmed,
while other opinions are based on what was fact twenty years ago in certain
locations, buyers back then would have preferred cars and scoffed at the idea
of Holden going out backwards. Other opinions are based on fairy tales told on
the internet of products guaranteed to local companies that never materialise.

The issue becomes when those opinions are dressed as facts and I am guilty
of this as much as the next. I see so much potential for improvement but,
for that to actually happen, buyers must equally be open to change.

IMO, "Ted Bullpitt" and his extended family have now turned their backs on Holden
and now buy "Hyundai/Kia", not because they are dodgey or cheap but quite the opposite.
Ted and his family has discovered VALUE, the bang for bucks they used to get at Holden
is now being offered by budget import brands, they are now good quality and lower priced
than the once vaunted Japanese car brands.

and this is why I believe that in the next two to five years, Hyundai/Kia will make big
gains against Japanese brands like Mazda, Toyota, Mitsubishi and Honda. All those
compact and sub compact cars and SUVs are up for grabs but then they will go after
the more expensive mid sized SUVs and Utes...