Well, bit of a Black Arm Band day today.
Ford Australia, after around 100 years of local manufacture, the last locally produced Ford is rolling off the line this morning.
The two remaining manufacturers, Holden (GM Owned) and Toyota are closing next year.
I feel for the workers, and their families. I also feel for all the component manufacturers as well.
Huge loss, not just to those above, but to the country and in so many ways that our bone head government fails to see.
Terrible news Moke Spider, I really don't know what the hell is going on with the world just lately, so perhaps this topic is true after all 'Petition For Closer Ties With Australia Canada And New Zealand'
Yeah, it's just so dumb and stupid. IMO, even if they were a loss maker and needed propping up with Tax payer's money - which in fact they have been receiving - it is to the benefit of the country as a whole. A HUGE loss of skills which we simply won't ever get back.
The Auto sector is the last major manufacturing we have left.
I have a theory, that the Chinese set out to make this happen, not just here, but globally. Everything is made in China these days and all the major companies are there in one form or another. They have done this, so that manufacturing anything anywhere is is simply unviable, this then leads to the closing of most manufacturing in just about every other country.
Once all the major manufacturing has gone, they only need start a war and it wouldn't take much nor long for them to win out as no other country will be able to make planes, ships nor tanks, not in any quantity. We only have to look to WWII to see who was making this hardware back then - the auto sector handled more than most, as they were the only ones who had that sort of manufacturing capacity. We wouldn't even be able to make bullets!
In this way, little is damaged and they only have to walk in,,,,,,,
Only a theory!
Edited by Moke Spider, 07 October 2016 - 07:15 AM.