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Originally Posted by porsche91722
Another issue is their advertising. Holden (in particular) and Ford TV ads, have been really lame, but I guess they are up against it, attempting to sell their polished turds to a marketplace that is just not interested.
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I can't speak for the Commodore, but I daresay you have not driven the latest Falcon? A polished turd it is not.
A car that has not changed in shape for decades and has a motor sticking out behind the rear axle line certainly is a polished turd. How much for one of those deathtraps?
The reasons for the decline of the Commodore and Falcon is the high Australian dollar and the deliberate lowering of the Japanese yen. Both of these make it difficult for local manufacturers to compete and opens up the market.
Also a lot of Commodore and Falcon buyers have moved onto SUVs.
Not to mention that many other sedans are gaining size and are now barely any smaller than these cars.
The market is far more diverse these days.