Hundreds of people are set to lose their jobs by the year's end as General Motors axes Holden after 72 years of operation in Australia. The shutdown is expected to cost at least 600 jobs as General Motors ceases making vehicles suitable for Australian roads.
Journalist Dieter Herrmann was once the proud owner of a Holden. He says, to his surprise, it wasn't very Australian at all:
Dieter Herrmann: war mal Holdenfahrer Source: W. Müller