Thread: Holden to close 30 outlets at the end of this year!

I personally don't have much time for Holden anymore since they decided to stop local manufacturing.
To me now they are just like any other car brand retailer.
I am currently playing with a thing called a Holden Viva......made by Daewoo.........complete garbage......should have never been sold with a Holden badge on it........but they did...........and doing things like that is may be why they are loosing market share.
The only thing Holden seem to be doing to respect the Aussie buyer and owner is making a lot of computer information available to the general community and I understand they are the only ones doing it.
Closing dealerships/outlets will repeat the mistakes that Landrover did when they closed dealers to save a short term dollar for bean counters.
People especially in country townships tend to buy a brand where the back up for it is local instead of a 100km away.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Heard on the news this morning that Holden will withdraw the license to sell its product at 30 outlets at the end of this year. It will be interesting to see which Dealerships are involved, but the word is that Melbourne, with the greatest concentration of Dealerships, will be the most affected.
Pickles.

Pretty much all regional /rural dealerships will no longer have the backing of GMH - it was not a negotiation , more of a demand .

All special tools , equipment, service lit and signage will be recalled from Nov 2017 - no contracts expiring will be renewed .

- its public knowledge . The local papers are reporting it as many of the dealerships have been running for 50yrs plus and are a large employer , many have apprentices and staff tied to the local region . pretty much all are single or dual franchise dealers , so not big players like a Mantello for example .

Holden culls dealers as Commodore sales slide ahead of plant closure

Holden to shed 30 dealers as shutdown looms

Seems like a cynical move by Holden. Falcon sales were sliding long before the cessation of manufacturing, and yet the company threw everything at supporting and promoting their other vehicles. The dealer near me is thriving, with Everests, Rangers, Mondeos etc doing well. They also moved into multi brands, but the blue oval is still the mainstay.
I may be wrong, but I understood that Holden has an obligation to maintain servicing and spare parts support. Forcing people to drive further and further for this support seems unlikely to move their business forward.
I really did not expect Holden to just give up. Toyota is closing their factory too, but I bet they don't close dealerships.

To Bad So Sad
But honestly the writing has been on the wall since early 2000`s

Originally Posted by rangieman

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But honestly the writing has been on the wall since early 2000`s

It has, but Holden still are in the business of selling cars, or at least I thought they were. They still have a range of about seven cars after Commodore, and are replacing the Commodore with another import, designed by Opel. Seems a little strange to be burning customers and dealers when the are due to release the Commodore replacement in the near future.

2018 Holden Commodore revealed, officially: Wraps come off fully-imported family hauler

In the Friday Sun motoring section they had a article on the Astra. They noted how sales across the board have slumped. Said that they will need to some thing special with the next model Astra if it is going to sell. People have such a choice now that a brand name alone does not sell cars, especially if that brand is only re badging other brands. Give it a couple or years and Holden will be mostly gone. Why buy a re branded car when you can get the original and most likely with a better price, warranty etc.
Cheers Hall

Originally Posted by Hall

In the Friday Sun motoring section they had a article on the Astra. They noted how sales across the board have slumped. Said that they will need to some thing special with the next model Astra if it is going to sell. People have such a choice now that a brand name alone does not sell cars, especially if that brand is only re badging other brands. Give it a couple or years and Holden will be mostly gone. Why buy a re branded car when you can get the original and most likely with a better price, warranty etc.
Cheers Hall

A terrible post.
But guess what,....a most truthful one,...."Give it a couple of years & Holden will mostly be gone"?.....So true.
Pickles.