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Originally Posted by arm79
No that is not what happened at all. You're obviously a Labor voter.
The government said "you've been half out the door for a decade (more for Ford), either your in or out." They immediately chose out because they weren't interested
As a business they were failing for years. At some point the taxpayer was funding nearly 50% of every Falcodore built. Pretty crap business model.
Also remember this, it was Labor who wilfully and purposefully legislated a removal of all industry protecting tariffs. It was Labor who left our the car industry vulnerable. They were on their own from 2001 onwards.
Then we move onto KRudd... Remember his "Green" car initiative. He invested $500m in the local car industry with the promise that if they built a certain type of car his government would buy them. Well, they didn't buy them at all. And on top of that, the manufactures squandered the money. He gave them a ton of money to save themselves and it did nothing... Seeing a pattern here?
A person with his eyes wide open and unbiased would see that sad point in history being the culmination of decades of issues and failings. Only a person with one eyed biased would see it as you do.
But I suppose I just know nothing about politics...
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It seemed like Toyota had a good export business at the time. It was very disappointing to see Toyota affected.