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Old 11-02-2019, 09:46 PM   #585
Eurotrash
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Default Re: Will the Holden brand survive?

There's a few other things that we also have to take note of.

The Holden Equinox is built in Mexico at the Ramos Arizpe plant and that plant is now pumping out the new Chevrolet Blazer, with Equinox production restricted to the San Luis Potosi plant in the US. There has been no mention of RHD production for the US plant, leaving a huge question mark over the models future in Australia and New Zealand. There's also the fact that Holden had production halted for the Equinox back in October 2018. Has production started again, I'm not sure, but if the Mexican plant is now building the new Blazer and there has been no word on the US plant picking up the RHD production, then it must be game over for the RHD Equinox. There was talk of the Blazer arriving in Australia with Holden badges from the Ramos Arizpe plant, but I doubt now this will happen.

There's also the facelifted GMC Acadia that's making the rounds and yep you guessed it, RHD production hasn't been mentioned, leaving more question marks over this model.

Then there is the Colorado and Trailblazer. Not sure what's going to happen there, but GM have been scalling back it's Thai operations over the past 12 months, again another RHD market and there are reports that the next Colorado, will simply be the US model and again, RHD production is questionable? Unless HSV pick this up and then they'll be sold under the Chevrolet badge, you'd imagine? The Trailblazer would probably die. Haven't heard if GM do Brasil is taking the lead development role of the Chevrolet/Holden Colorado/S10 Ute, like they did with the current models.

And the Trax! Well, both the Spark and the Barina/Sonic/Aveo have been cancelled in South Korea and both will be replaced with a new small Crossover which will sit below the Trax. This new model hasn't had RHD production approved and the new model Trax is also believed to be LHD only.

With all this, it's not hard to put two and two together and figure out GM want's out of all RHD markets and is not engineering future products for our markets.
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