Uyaphi u-Holden?

I-Commodore entsha ka-Holden ithwale kanzima ukuthola izethameli e-Australia, kodwa ingabe kufanele ithathelwe indawo i-Cadillac?

Yake yaba namandla endaweni yezimoto yase-Australia, i-Holden selokhu yaphelelwa umusa kubathengi abaningi kulandela ukuphela kokukhiqizwa kwezimoto zasendaweni ngo-2017.

Ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa zokuqala zonyaka, u-Holden ubale ukuthengisa okusha okungu-27,783, kwehle ngo-24.0% kusukela esikhathini esifanayo ngonyaka odlule.

Isizathu esisobala kakhulu sokwehla kwezinga lokuthengisa kukaHolden ukushintshwa kweCommodore esuka e-Australia edonsa ngamasondo angemuva ngemoto enkulu yase-Australia efakwe kabusha i-Opel Insignia.

Enyangeni yayo yokuqala yokuthengisa ngoFebhuwari 2018, iCommodore entsha yathola ukubhaliswa okusha okungu-737, okungaphansi kwengxenye yokuthengiswa kwe-nameplate ngenyanga efanayo (1566) ngonyaka odlule.

Unyaka nesigamu ngemva kokwethulwa, ukuthengiswa kwe-Commodore akukakaqali, njengoba ukuthengiswa okungu-3711 kwenza isilinganiso samayunithi angama-530 ngenyanga kuze kube sekupheleni kukaJulayi.

Kodwa-ke, kusukela lapho, u-Holden uphinde wayeka amamodeli athengisa kancane njenge-Barina, Spark kanye ne-Astra station wagon, kanye ne-Astra sedan edumile yayekwa ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, futhi kwaba nomthelela ekwabeni kwemakethe yomkhiqizo.

Kanjalo, imodeli ye-Holden ethengiswa kakhulu kunazo zonke okwamanje i-Colorado pickup, ngokuthengiswa okuhlanganisiwe kwe-4x2 ne-4x4 kulo nyaka kwamayunithi angu-11,013, ngaphezu kwengxenye yesithathu yenani eliphelele futhi ebonisa imiphumela eqinile uma kuqhathaniswa nezingu-11,065 zangonyaka odlule. ukuthengisa ngesikhathi esifanayo.

I-Colorado okwamanje iyimodeli ethengiswa kakhulu ohlwini lwe-Holden.

Naphezu kokuhamba phambili kwamashadi okuthengisa e-Holden, iColorado isalandela abaholi bezigaba ezifana neToyota HiLux (29,491), Ford Ranger (24,554) kanye neMitsubishi Triton (14,281) ezidayisweni zonyaka kuze kube manje.

Khonamanjalo, i-crossover ye-Equinox nayo yehlulekile ukuqhubeka esigabeni esidlondlobalayo seSUV esimaphakathi, naphezu kokwenyuka kwentengo ngo-16.2% kulo nyaka.

Mayelana nolunye uhlelo, i-Astra subcompact, Trax crossover, Acadia SUV enkulu kanye neTrailblazer bathole ukuthengiswa okungu-3252, 2954, 1694 no-1522 ngokulandelana.

Ngokuzayo, u-Holden uzolahlekelwa ukufinyelela kumamodeli enziwe i-Opel njenge-Commodore ne-Astra yamanje, kanti iGeneral Motors (GM) izodlulisela uhlobo lwaseJalimane, kanye noVauxhall, eqenjini le-PSA laseFrance.

Lokhu kusho ukuthi uHolden kulindeleke ukuthi aphendukele kubazala bakhe baseMelika - iChevrolet, iCadillac, iBuick neGMC - ukuze andise uhlelo lwayo.

Eqinisweni, ukuthutheleka kwamamodeli e-US sekuqalile kakade: I-Equinox i-Chevrolet, futhi i-Acadia yi-GMC.

Okubalulekile, nokho, ukuthi womabili amamodeli, kanye ne-Commodore, avulelwe imigwaqo yase-Australia ngaphambi kokushaya ama-showroom endawo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukugibela nokunethezeka okufanele.

Nakuba i-Hyundai ne-Kia - futhi ngokwezinga elithile i-Mazda - benza ngendlela oyifisayo izilungiselelo zokumiswa emigwaqweni yase-Australia, lokhu kulungiselelwa kungaba usizo olukhulu ku-Holden njengoba ihlose ukugibela amashadi okuthengisa.

U-Holden angase aphinde angene kwiphothifoliyo yakwaChevrolet ukuze athathele izandla iBlazer, engase ibe yisitayela esihlukile kune-SUV enkulu ye-Acadia.

I-Blazer ingase ijoyine amagumbi ombukiso e-Acadia ne-Equinox e-Holden.

I-Blazer izophinde ilethe izinga lokuhlangana kwesitayela ohlwini lwe-Holden, enobuhle obushelelezi obuhambisana ne-Equinox kune-Acadia enkulu.

Ukwethulwa kohlobo lweCadillac osekunesikhathi kulindelwe kungase kunikeze uHolden enye indlela yokunethezeka ezimotweni ezifana neLexus neInfiniti.

Eqinisweni, i-CT5 isivele ise-Australia njengoba i-Holden iqhuba ukuhlolwa kwe-powertrain kanye ne-emissions yemodeli ezayo.

I-CT5 ingase iphinde ivale igebe elishiywe nguCommodore, ivumele u-Holden ukuthi agcine elahle igama ngemuva kokuthi ikhishwe okokuqala ngo-1978.

Ngesakhiwo esidonsa ngamasondo angemuva, ubukhulu be-sedan enkulu nezinketho zokusebenza okunikezwayo, i-Cadillac CT5 ingaba umlandeli womoya abazinikele baka-Holden abebephupha ngayo.

I-Cadillac CT5 ibonakale ishayela eduze kwase-Melbourne ngokucasha okukhulu.

Kungase futhi kuvulele amathuba emikhiqizweni eminingi ye-Cadillac e-Australia, njengoba uhlobo lwalulungele ukwethula i-Down Under ngaphambi kokuba inkinga yezimali yomhlaba wonke iphazamise izinhlelo ze-GM eminyakeni eyi-10 edlule.

Mayelana namamodeli asebenza kahle kakhulu, u-Holden usevele ukuqinisekisile ukuthi i-Chevrolet Corvette entsha izohlinzekwa ngokushayela kwesokudla kwasefekthri ngasekupheleni konyaka ozayo noma ekuqaleni kuka-2021.

I-Corvette izohlala eduze kwe-Camaro, eyangeniswa kwamanye amazwe futhi ishayela kwesokudla yaguqulwa yi-Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), kokubili kuwisa noma yimaphi amabheji e-Holden.

Nakuba abaningi beqaphela ukuthi lokhu kuvula ithuba lokulahla igama elithi Holden esikhundleni se-Chevrolet, kungenzeka futhi ukuthi u-Holden wakhetha ukugcina zombili izinguqulo kumafomu abo aseMelika ngenxa yamandla okumaketha aqinile kanye nefa le-Corvette ne-Camaro.

Ngokuphawulekayo, i-HSV iphinda iguqule iloli elithwala usayizi ogcwele we-Silverado ukuze lisetshenziswe endaweni.

Okokugcina, i-crossover ye-Bolt kagesi wonke ingase inikeze umkhiqizo amandla kwezinye izitimela zamandla njengoba imboni iqhubekela phambili ezimotweni ezingakhiphi.

I-GM iphinde isebenzise isitudiyo sokuklama ehhovisi lika-Holden eMelbourne, okungesinye sezikhungo ezimbalwa emhlabeni ezingathatha umqondo kusukela ekuqaleni kuye esimweni somzimba, kuyilapho i-Lang Lang efakazela indawo kanye nesigaba esisha sokuthuthukiswa kwezimoto sizogcina abasebenzi bendawo. umatasatasa.

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ikusasa le-Holden liyini, kukhona izindawo ezigqamile emkhathizwe zomkhiqizo ohlonishwayo osengozini yokuwa ngaphandle kwemikhiqizo eyi-10 yokuqala.