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formula79
01-22-2004, 06:48 PM
I was wondering how many they make on the GTO's line...I heard it's likw 20 different models and 200,000+ units....

Decromin
01-22-2004, 07:10 PM
According to this bit on the Holden site, there are about 150,000 units built per year from the Elizabeth plant : http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/jsp/co...panyprofile.jsp (http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/jsp/corporateinfo/companyprofile/companyprofile.jsp)

If I remember correctly, there are two (or three) production lines that operate at Elizabeth - one for the sedan/wagon range, and one for the ute and coupe. I know they used to assemble the Opel Vectra there for a while, and I'm not sure what's happened to that line at the plant ...

As far as differing body styles go, there are:

SWB Sedan
SWB Coupe

LWB Sedan
LWB Wagon
LWB 2dr Utility
LWB 4dr Utility

LWB AWD Wagon
LWB AWD 4dr Utility

and of these, I think there are nearly 40 model variants in both LHD and RHD (except the AWD models, these are RHD only at the moment).

scottknight
01-22-2004, 10:23 PM
I call that one very flexible and versatile platform :afro:

Odin
01-23-2004, 12:05 AM
I must of gotten the figures mixed up :(, but it has been said, for Holden to recoup its billion dollar investment in the VE commodore it has to produce 200,000 vehicles at its plant a year, to break even on the return. Hence my statement that they want to ramp it up to that figure.

monaroCountry
01-23-2004, 01:11 AM
They do want ramp up their figures to around 200K plus. Actual production now is around 175-185K. The reason why holden wants 200K is because this would allow them to better expand OS and be a niche player.