Showing posts with label Holden Cruze. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holden Cruze. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

GM Restructures Holden’s Manufacturing Operations, Lays Off 400 Employees


Holden announced it will restructure its South Australian manufacturing and product development operations in Melbourne, because of lower demand for the locally-built Cruze compact model.

As a consequence of the restructuring, the Holden Vehicle Operations facility in South Australia will cut its output by 16 percent, from 400 cars per day to 335 by August 1, 2013. This means that approximately 400 employees from the Elizabeth production facility will be sent home. Holden has around 2,200 employees in Australia.

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Monday, March 18, 2013

Australia Gets Updated 2014 Holden Cruze with New 177HP Turbo Variant


GM's Australian branch, Holden, has just revealed the 2014 Cruze featuring a number of improvements over the previous version, as well as a new 1.6-liter turbocharged engine that puts out 177HP (179PS / 132 kW), and a second-generation six-speed automatic gearbox. Read more »

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