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Old 9 Feb 2017, 11:58 (Ref:3711197)   #101
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Interestingly this HMS implosion comes almost 30 years to the day when Holden severed ties with Brock's HDT operation.
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Old 10 Feb 2017, 06:18 (Ref:3711348)   #102
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Imagine what would have happened to the sport if Mr McNamara hadnt pursued & gotten 888 to the Holden brand...
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Imagine what would have happened to the sport if Mr McNamara hadnt pursued & gotten 888 to the Holden brand...
I still wonder if they stuck with Ford factory support. (Unlike Stone Brothers and then FPR) But hey, answers my question I had when I first joined here on the forums whether Triple Eight Aus should have moved to Holden to be like their then Triple Eight UK brethren running with Vauxhall.
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Old 11 Feb 2017, 01:42 (Ref:3711473)   #104
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I still wonder if they stuck with Ford factory support. (Unlike Stone Brothers and then FPR) But hey, answers my question I had when I first joined here on the forums whether Triple Eight Aus should have moved to Holden to be like their then Triple Eight UK brethren running with Vauxhall.
That was the huge own goal Ford never recovered from.
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Old 11 Apr 2017, 23:17 (Ref:3725647)   #105
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Old 12 Apr 2017, 01:00 (Ref:3725655)   #106
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Is he still putting together sponsorship deals for LDM as well?
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Old 12 Apr 2017, 04:20 (Ref:3725682)   #107
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Old 9 May 2017, 03:15 (Ref:3732364)   #108
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Of course it can. It did before. It will again.
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When was there not manufacturer support?
I've just read the entire thread and it appears that the last time there was no manufacturer support for anyone was in the 1960s?
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Old 12 May 2017, 01:47 (Ref:3732896)   #109
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That was the huge own goal Ford never recovered from.
Given Ford did not want to be associated with Falcon or V8 Supercars, isn't that irrelevant? In those seasons all they did was promote "New Ranger", "New Focus", "Ecoboost" on the race cars... They were told from higher ups to not promote Falcon after all and to kill the Falcon off.
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Looks kinda interesting as a road car

In this colour, that massive crease in the doors is very pronounced.
It won't be a slabsided Commodore for the liveries to be drawn on any more...
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Didn't last long

Apparently Mr McNamara is no longer in the employ of AusGT
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Didn't last long

Apparently Mr McNamara is no longer in the employ of AusGT
Have heard the same thing. Thankless task in many ways, being the person tasked with finding the dough.

With the former commercial dude from HSV Racing now at Porsche Motorsport, maybe Mr Mc could do some work for Ryan? (Just don't mention the loss of HRT brand)
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Mr McNamara appears to have landed a gig with Mr Henderson’s DSEG...
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Old 24 Feb 2018, 18:24 (Ref:3803656)   #114
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Is Holden this bad?
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Is Holden this bad?
Yes, both Chevrolet (Lacetti, Captiva, Cruze, Equinox) and Opel (Corsa, Astra, Vectra, Insignia etc) products sold as Holden have traditionally been seen as poor quality in Australia by "most pundits". The Captiva, Cruze and Astra have particularly negative reputations...

[ In Australia, Toyota and Lexus are considered by many as being of the best quality, with other Japanese brands on the next tier typically (Mazda is unusually popular in Australia, although most people know by now that Mazda diesels are total junk). ]

The local Commodore is not much better (the V6 has a whole list of common problems, primarily timing chain stretch), albeit it is forgiven for the V8 engine option.
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Old 24 Feb 2018, 22:51 (Ref:3803707)   #116
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Could've warned me that it was more Cadogan hatespeach.
yeah that guy has zero credibility, so whatever facts might be hidden in there get lost.

Witness his dual personality while raging about VW twin clutches and loving Fords, which are about 7 years behind VW in the same drivability problems. I nearly ran over a pedestrian in NZ in one, that continued accelerating despite a brake pedal pressed to the firewall!
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Depending on the location, you may've just about earned an honorary NZ citizenship
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You sure you weren't subconciously pushing on the gas instead of the brakes-being in NZ and all?
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Clearly some big mistakes and poor thinking have been in play within Holden's marketing area for a little while now. Emma Pinwill left before she could be removed and her co-architect, Mark Harland appears to be on his way.

Decision to name the imported car Commodore, decision to turn their back publicly on the existing customer base (they're now back-peddling on that one), decision to market product in an airy-fairy way rather than promoting the benefits of the product itself, alleged disconnect from dealers, the list goes on.

It was ALWAYS going to be tough time for Holden as local manufacturing finished and they lack "hero" cars from other parts of the GM empire that they could use (as Ford Oz has done with Mustang & Focus RS) but dumb decisions on top of that have not helped the company's position.

For example, there are thousands of V8 engined Holden owners out there, many of whom have laid down $70K plus for their car in the last 18 months or so. If Holden came out now and announced that they'd have RHD Camaros, or Caddys or whatever in 2020, many of those existing owners might wait for those cars before replacing what they have now - but in a vacuum of information, those owners might swap to another brand before Holden's plans are announced.

Just feels like Holden's marketing approach has gone from people actually doing stuff to people just wanting to sound smart, from substance to fluff - at some point heads would have had to roll and it sounds like that is happening.
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Is he still about looking after another Tier/Series of motorsport?
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Clearly some big mistakes and poor thinking have been in play within Holden's marketing area for a little while now. Emma Pinwill left before she could be removed and her co-architect, Mark Harland appears to be on his way.

Decision to name the imported car Commodore, decision to turn their back publicly on the existing customer base (they're now back-peddling on that one), decision to market product in an airy-fairy way rather than promoting the benefits of the product itself, alleged disconnect from dealers, the list goes on.

It was ALWAYS going to be tough time for Holden as local manufacturing finished and they lack "hero" cars from other parts of the GM empire that they could use (as Ford Oz has done with Mustang & Focus RS) but dumb decisions on top of that have not helped the company's position.

For example, there are thousands of V8 engined Holden owners out there, many of whom have laid down $70K plus for their car in the last 18 months or so. If Holden came out now and announced that they'd have RHD Camaros, or Caddys or whatever in 2020, many of those existing owners might wait for those cars before replacing what they have now - but in a vacuum of information, those owners might swap to another brand before Holden's plans are announced.

Just feels like Holden's marketing approach has gone from people actually doing stuff to people just wanting to sound smart, from substance to fluff - at some point heads would have had to roll and it sounds like that is happening.
Speaking with a close friend last week who works at Holden he said much the same thing.

He can't believe how Holden have gone out of their way to alienate their loyal customers.

Although he does agree with the continued use of the Commodore name. I disagreed on that one with him.
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For example, there are thousands of V8 engined Holden owners out there, many of whom have laid down $70K plus for their car in the last 18 months or so. If Holden came out now and announced that they'd have RHD Camaros, or Caddys or whatever in 2020, many of those existing owners might wait for those cars before replacing what they have now - but in a vacuum of information, those owners might swap to another brand before Holden's plans are announced.
It's not a question of might. I'm a commodore owner and looking at other brands for when the time comes to replace the mighty steed. Already looking at a Toyota 86. Plus I'm not the only one with this mindset as a small group of us are looking beyond the Lion and yellow bow-tie.
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