UMichael Simko uwina umsebenzi womklami ongcono kakhulu wakwaGM

Owayengumklami we-Holden uMichael Simcoe uzohola ithimba labaklami bomhlaba wonke le-General Motors eDetroit.

Wayevame ukudweba izimoto kukhava yezincwadi zakhe zesikole, futhi manje unesibopho sokuklama zonke izimoto zakwaGeneral Motors ezizayo.

Indoda yaseMelbourne eyaklama iMonaro yesimanje - kanye nayo yonke i-Holden Commodore kusukela ngawo-1980s - ithole ukuhlonishwa okuphezulu kakhulu emhlabeni wezimoto.

Owayeyinhloko yabaklami bakwa-Holden uMichael Simcoe uqokwe njengomklami omkhulu wakwaGeneral Motors, nokuba ngumuntu wesikhombisa emlandweni weminyaka engu-107 wale nkampani ukubamba le ndima.

Endimeni yakhe entsha, uMnu. Simcoe uzobhekana nezinhlobo zezimoto ezingaphezu kwe-100 kuzo zonke izinhlobo eziyisikhombisa ezidumile ze-General Motors, okuhlanganisa i-Cadillac, i-Chevrolet, i-Buick ne-Holden.

UMnu. Simko uzohola abaklami abangu-2500 kuzo zonke izitudiyo zokuklama ezingu-10 emazweni ayisikhombisa, kuhlanganise nabaklami abangu-140 e-Holden ePort Melbourne, abazoqhubeka nokusebenza ezimotweni emhlabeni wonke ngemva kokuvalwa kolayini wokuhlanganisa izimoto e-Adelaide ekupheleni kuka-2017.

Njengomuntu wokuqala ongeyena owaseMelika endimeni, uMnu. Simko uthe uzoletha "umbono wembulunga yonke".

“Kodwa uma sikhuluma iqiniso, iqembu kuzo zonke izitudiyo zokuklama lenza umsebenzi ongcono kunawo wonke elake lawenza,” kusho yena.

Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi wake waphupha yini ukuba umklami ovelele, uMnu. Simcoe waphendula: “Cha, angizange. Ngabe ngacabanga ngonyaka odlule ukuthi ngizoyithola le ndima? Cha. Lona umsebenzi wamaphupho futhi ngithobekile yikho konke. Ngize ngathola ngoLwesibili ukuthi ngiwutholile umsebenzi, futhi uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, namanje angiboni.”

Ekuqaleni kwawo-2000, uMnu Simko kuthiwa wesula emsebenzini wokuklama wayohlala eHolden ukuze aqedele isizukulwane esilandelayo sikaCommodore.

UMnu. Simcoe uzobuyela eDetroit ekupheleni kwale nyanga ukuze aqale umsebenzi ngoMeyi 1st. Uzojoyinwa ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka unkosikazi wakhe uMargaret.

“Kusobala ukuthi kuthinte umndeni, kuzobe kungokwesithathu kuyena (eDetroit). Ngenhlanhla, sinenethiwekhi yabangane ngesikhathi sigcina eMelika."

UMnu Simko, owasebenza kwaGeneral Motors iminyaka engu-33, kuthiwa wenqaba umsebenzi wokuklama osezingeni eliphezulu ngasekuqaleni kwawo-2000 ngoba efuna ukuhlala eHolden ukuze aqedele isizukulwane esilandelayo sikaCommodore.

Wayengazi ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi le Commodore izoba imodeli yokugcina yasekhaya, futhi isitshalo sika-Holden sika-Elizabeth besizovalwa unomphela ekupheleni kuka-2017.

Ngo-2003, uMnu. Simko wakhushulelwa esikhundleni sokuba yiNhloko yeGeneral Motors Design Studio eSouth Korea, ephethe i-Asia Pacific, futhi wakhushulelwa esikhundleni sokuba nguMklami Omkhulu eDetroit ngonyaka olandelayo.

Ngemva kweminyaka eyisikhombisa ephesheya, uMnu. Simcoe wabuyela e-Australia ngo-2011 ngemva kokuba eqokwe njengenhloko yokuklama kwa-General Motors kuzo zonke izimakethe zamazwe ngamazwe ngaphandle kweNyakatho Melika, esebenza endlunkulu ye-Holden e-Port of Melbourne.

UMnu. Simko ube ne-Holden kusukela ngo-1983 futhi ube nesandla ekuthuthukisweni kwazo zonke izinhlobo ze-Commodores kusukela ngo-1986.

Umqondo we-Commodore Coupe wadalwa ngemuva kokuba uMnu. Simko ewudwebe kuseyili ongenalutho ngesikhathi elungisa indlu.

U-Simcoe utuswe ngokungagcini nje ngokwenza isitayela uphiko lwangemuva olukhulu kakhulu lwe-1988 Holden Special Vehicles Commodore eyathatha indawo yezinhlelo ezikhethekile ezakhiwa nguPeter Brock, kodwa futhi waklama imoto yeCommodore Coupe eyamangaza umphakathi embukisweni wezimoto iSydney Motor Show ngo-1998.

Ekuqaleni eyayakhelwe ukuphazamisa ukunaka kweFord Falcon entsha ngaleso sikhathi, umphakathi wawufuna ukuthi kwakhiwe iCommodore Coupe, kwathi ngo-2001 kuya ku-2006 yaba yiMonaro yesimanje.

Umqondo we-Commodore Coupe wadalwa ngemva kokuba uMnu. Simco ewudwebe kuseyili ongenalutho olenga odongeni ngesikhathi elungisa indlu ngeSonto ntambama.

UMnu. Simko uthathe umdwebo ukuze asebenze futhi ithimba labaklami lanquma ukwakha imodeli yosayizi ogcwele. Ekugcineni yaba iMonaro yesimanje futhi yaholela ekuthengisweni kwe-Holden eNyakatho Melika.

Ngo-2004 no-2005, u-Holden wathengisa i-Monaros engu-31,500 njenge-Pontiac GTOs e-US, okungaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kwesibalo samaMonaros athengiswa endaweni eminyakeni emine.

Ngemuva kwekhefu elifushane, u-Holden waqala kabusha isivumelwano sakhe sokuthumela ngaphandle ne-Pontiac, ethumela i-Commodore lapho njenge-G8 sedan.

UMnu. Simko uzovala isikhala sika-Ed Welburn, osebenze kwaGeneral Motors kusukela ngo-1972.

Angaphezu kuka-41,000 2007 Commodores athengiswa njengePontiac phakathi kukaNovemba 2009 noFebruwari XNUMX, cishe ilingana nenani lokuthengisa laminyaka yonke lika-Commodore Holden ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa isivumelwano saphela lapho uhlobo lwePontiac lugoqwa kulandela ubunzima bezimali emhlabeni.

Ngo-2011, imoto kanokusho ye-Holden Caprice yaguqulwa yaba imoto yamaphoyisa futhi yathunyelwa e-US ngamapaki kahulumeni kuphela.

I-Commodore sedan yabuyela e-US ngasekupheleni kuka-2013 ngaphansi kwebheji yakwaChevrolet.

Zombili izinguqulo ze-Caprice ezenziwe e-Australia kanye ne-Commodore ze-Chevrolet ziyaqhubeka nokuthunyelwa e-US namuhla.

UMnu. Simcoe uzovala isikhala sika-Ed Welburn, osebenze kwaGeneral Motors kusukela ngo-1972 futhi waqokwa njengeNhloko Yokuklama I-Global ngo-2003.

Uyaziqhenya ngokubona umuntu wase-Australia esendaweni ephezulu yokuklama kwaGeneral Motors? Sitshele ukuthi ucabangani kumazwana angezansi.