U-Godfather Monaro uvumile ukuthi u-Holden unokuthile okumele akukhuphuke

UMike Simcoe uthi inselelo ka-Holden ukuphinde adume e-Australia, kodwa izinhlobonhlobo zemikhiqizo zizosiza.

U-Holden unomsebenzi omningi okufanele awenze ukuze aphinde athole isikhundla sakhe emakethe yase-Australia, kodwa uzoqhubeka nokukhetha amamodeli avela kuphothifoliyo yokuklama yamazwe ngamazwe kaGeneral Motors ukuze akhe owayo umkhiqizo oyingqayizivele, kusho isekela likamongameli we-GM kwezomklamo womhlaba. UMike Simko.

Ekhuluma e-Cadillac booth e-New York Auto Show ngesonto eledlule, uMnu. Simcoe - wase-Australia owaziwa kakhulu ngomklami omkhulu we-Holden Monaro - uvumile ukuthi u-Holden uzobhekana nezinselelo esikhathini esizayo, kodwa wayeqiniseka ukuthi angakwazi ukugcina amakhasimende ngokuwaheha. ngemuva kwesondo lemikhiqizo yabo emisha.

“Kusobala ukuthi sinentaba okufanele siyiqwale,” esho. “Futhi okuwukuphela kwendlela yokwenza lokho ukukholisa abantu ukuthi babuye bazobheka umkhiqizo. Ungenza noma yini oyifunayo, kodwa ngaphandle komkhiqizo nama-loafers ensimini futhi ngaphandle kwesipiliyoni, kuyohlale kukubi. "

Ngokusho kukaMnu. Simcoe, abantu abaningi base-Australia bacabanga ngephutha ukuthi u-Holden wayeshiya imakethe yase-Australia ngemuva kokuvalwa kokukhiqizwa kwendawo ngo-Okthoba ngonyaka odlule.

"Ngicabanga ukuthi ngesizathu esithile imakethe inombono wokuthi u-Holden uzophelelwa yibhizinisi," esho.

Njengamanje uhlobo lweBhubesi luphezu kwezinhlelo zokulungisa kabusha, kanti izinhlobo ezintsha zika-24 zizokwethulwa ngo-2020.

“Isimemezelo sokuvala ucingo sesiphenduke 'uphawu olushiya izwe' futhi kusobala ukuthi kukhona ukuhlehla okukhulu. Abantu bazizwa bephoxekile. I-Holden brand iwuphawu lwemoto kanye namaloli abalulekile e-Australia.

“Njalo uma niqala ukukhuluma ngezimoto noma ngezinhlobo zezimoto, ningezwa lutho ngeToyota noma Ford. Uhlala uzwa Holden. Uma kukhona inkomba evamile embonini yezimoto, i-Holden. Okuhle nokubi. Kusho ukuthi ucabanga ngo-Holden, izethameli zicabanga ngo-Holden, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi kubuye kwenzeke esimweni esibi."

Njengamanje uhlobo lwe-Lion lulungisa kabusha imikhiqizo yalo ngezinhlobo ezintsha ezethulwe ngo-24, futhi lugxile ekuthuthukiseni ukuhlinzeka ngamakhasimende kanye nezinhlelo zokuthengisa emva kokuthengisa.

Ngenyanga edlule kwethulwe iCommodore entsha yakwa-Opel, kodwa uHolden uzophendukela engxenyeni yeSUV ukuze aphinde alahlekelwe yimali ngenxa yokushona kwesedan enkulu eyakhiwe e-Australia.

Amamodeli afana ne-Equinox yaseMexico esanda kwethulwa ephakathi nendawo kanye neSUV ezayo yase-US ye-Acadia eyenziwe yi-Acadia azokwenzela i-Holden umsebenzi onzima njengoba amaSUV ethandwa kakhulu ngabathengi.

Uhlu lwamanje lumelwe amabhizinisi amaningana e-GM, okuhlanganisa i-GMC e-US, i-Chevrolet e-Thailand, eNyakatho Melika naseNingizimu Korea, kanye ne-Opel yaseJalimane, okusho ukuthi ulimi olujwayelekile lokuklama kunzima ukulufinyelela.

UMnu. Simko uthe nakuba itimu yokuklama ebumbene ibalulekile, izinzuzo zokukhetha amamodeli angcono kakhulu kuphothifoliyo ebanzi zizoba wusizo kumkhiqizo.

“Ngicabanga ukuthi okuhle kuHolden jikelele wukuthi uyakwazi ukukhetha, ubheka zonke izinhlobo zemikhiqizo aphinde azikhethele akuthandayo,” usho kanje.

“Kuzoba khona umlingiswa womkhiqizo uqobo egunjini lokubonisa. Kodwa kuzoba yingxube yezimoto ezahlukene.”

Uvumile ukuthi ezinye izinhlobo, ezifana ne-US luxury brand Cadillac, zingase zingatholakali ku-Holden.

Njengoba i-GM idayisa imikhiqizo yayo yase-Europe ye-Opel ne-Vauxhall ku-French PSA Group, u-Holden kuzofanele anqume ukuthi ufuna ukuthola kuphi abazongena esikhundleni se-Astra ne-Commodore, nokuthi nakuba engathola amamodeli e-Opel kubanikazi bakhe abasha, i-GM-built. amamodeli avela eNyakatho Melika nase-Asia angaba umzila okungenzeka kakhulu.

UMnu. Simko uthe indima yakhe wukuqinisekisa ukuthi umkhiqizo ngamunye ngaphansi kwesambulela seGM uba nolimi lwayo olubonakalayo lokuklama.

I-GM Design yase-Melbourne yase-Australia izoqhubeka nokusebenza ngemiklamo yezimakethe zomhlaba, ngokusho kukaMnu. Simko.

“Cishe emasontweni amabili edlule sibe nombukiso omkhulu we-EV wasekhaya futhi kwafika imikhiqizo eminingi ebonakalayo nengokwenyama ivela e-Australia. Yilokho esiwasebenzisayo,” usho kanje.

“Izitudiyo emhlabeni jikelele esizisebenzisayo ukuze sithole imibono etshiyeneyo. Uma ungekho e-Detroit, cabanga ngenye indlela. Ngakho-ke sigxile eDetroit, kodwa sinemibono eminingi emhlabeni jikelele. "

UMnu. Simko uthe indima yakhe wukuqinisekisa ukuthi umkhiqizo ngamunye ngaphansi kwesambulela seGM uba nolimi lwayo olubonakalayo lokuklama.

“Umsebenzi wami wukugcina umfutho uhlobo ngalunye olunawo. Sekuvele kukhona ukwehlukana okuhle, ekubukekeni, nasekuziphatheni, nasemyalezo, nasemyalezo omayelana nemikhiqizo uqobo, ”kusho yena.

“Sivalelene kuyona futhi esizokwenza wukuthi siqhubeke nokubenza babonakale. Ukubukeka kwezimoto kuzoba nesibindi kakhulu futhi kuyanda umuntu ngamunye. ”

UMnu. Simko waqala umsebenzi wakhe wokuba umklami e-Holden ngo-1983, ekhuphuka ngezinga wahola ithimba labaklami be-GM International ngo-2014 kanye nesekela likamongameli we-global design ngo-2016.