Holden's battle for survival: Part two

Famed Australian carmaker Holden is farewelling 400 of its workers, as it sheds staff and chases efficiencies to convince its US parents it's worth saving.

Holden's battle for survival: Part two

Much is riding on GM Detroit's September decision.

 

Holden's demise could trigger the collapse of Australia's automotive industry at a cost of almost 50,000 jobs - 16,000 of them in South Australia.

 

Karen Ashford meets some of the people whose lives are inextricably entwined with the fate of Australia's last remaining Holden factory in Adelaide's northern suburbs.