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Meanwhite, the Barina hatchback ANCAP's five star rating will also range has acheived a four star RNCAP be applied to the Special Edition safety result. Ai .'/' ~ ~, ~' _ a i ~ `~F ~f ! !'f - ~i ~. 6 ~~.J. t M* '~C - ,• ~ ~ ~ :~~ ~t t yN .rat 'f. R ~-mow *~A~~w i, ,~, ~ R •~ ~ '' 4 - ti ~~. 1 .~; ,;~~, fi. ~ , w r Rr." ~w M. ~ ~ ~ ~~ t'i j 1 I1 f Y f ~ ,`~~~ 9 •. ~ ,` J. ~ ~F. • ~Y ~ A f ~ # • j h I 1 ~ ~ ~ 1M < C! ~ ~~t t j Y /~ ~~~A i ~ i ~,;.-~,-r.. .,~ ~ ~r. < k~ ... ......_ i~~~ Y J EDITp FRONT COVER - 1973 HQ Monaro drivers view photo: Stephen Reid 1 ,~1 ~ l~ ~IV ~S. t ~~~~~ ', CQMMITTEE: CHAIRMAN /EDITOR. Ken Garner, 39 Roebuck Rd, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 1 JY. 020 8287 4932. - [email protected] MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY /TREASURER. Guy Hardy, Cawdron House, Hi all, 111 Charles Street, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire SA73 2HW. 0164 669 2254 - [email protected] hope those of you in the EVENTS OFFICER. 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'.. _" - with ~. , `reta.in Pontiac as a niche brand -_ ~ _• one or two models;but US President ._.s - on~lac Baxack Obama ordered GM and- ' Chrysler to push ahead with more sweeping overhauls oftheir - - eml s e e~t~ oP erations to J'ustif Y re_ ceiviri . g - billions of dollars ingovernment=aid. c~~ The Pontiac was first produced 83 0 .: e~ U;~ yeaxs ago andhasfeatured ri songs . -.. -and movles~such as Smokey and the Bandit `~vit~h Burt Reynolds,but `. ~ - M8t1c~Skulie y_ - - recent attempts to marked rt as a performance brand stalled when GM G~M H~ lden faces a further blow ran into.the massive slump in US car througli its US parent General ~ __ g - sales and its own:_ internal ~ro~bles. Motors axing the Pontiac brand that The e~.pected axing ofthe brand .-~-~-1 accounted for about 30 per-cent of comes as thousands of Holden _its Australian car production last ~ ~ ~ :workexs are clue to return to_work in year.- Adelaide today after taking off an 1 ~ T1ie management of Gene~a.l - extended number of non- Motorswasdue tohold apress. production days as the co~pan ~ briefing in Detroit overnight to tries to match~ output with the lower update -its forced restructuring demand .plans,including a further _~ In Australia, Hold~n_has about_ -~ ~ ~ v ~ rationalisation of brands as~it scrambles to avoid firing for - ; 6500 employees and is ~ryirig to.avoid l~ -- -chapter 11 bankruptcy~iri~ the US. massjob cuts by merging twos ~J Holden has:been " - exporting a ~ Production shifts into one~ .startin g ~~ . reb~adged and re~ramped ~ from May 4.Two groups o~ ComrriodoFe ~to .the US as a Pontiac produet~onet workers will work with the company s G8,which provided valuable export. alternate weeks, earnings as~~the Australian market Pa y~g ' t11em for:half the down day s of for larger cars declined when ~ the week when t11ey are rostered off_ consumers began to switch to more - ~Iolden management and the ~~ fuel-efficient vehicles ` ` ~ Rudd government have,argued that --~ The local car maker made about.. ~, the Australian operations are viable ~- 1..,19,000. cars last year at its plant at and that GM is committed to., making Eli ~.beth 1nAdeloide's=.north, .,- a four~cylulder car in Adelaide from C~ `iric~udirig 36;000 Pont~acs b~ourid 2010. But it is still expected to cut' for the US as v~ell as caps for the :. hundreds of design and engineering Middle East. ~ jobs in coming :weeks. Holden spokesman _Scott V~hiffn ~~ last week announced plans said yesterday that-GM ~ for.further plant closures iri the IJS, management would update its f ~ - while C~'Y sler LLC.faces a viability plan overriigl3t an:d-he dit~ Thursday deadline to announce its D not want to preempt that by ~' own restructure and to si~ an commenting beforehand. a ~ance.;vYitli It-aly's Fiat. GM said_initially it wanted to ------ - "~ The Australian` Financial- Review -www.afr.com` •~ Tuesday 28 Apri = 2009 7 6 Holden safety: Decades of industry leadership Holden has a safety pedigree dating back to its 1966 decision to be the first Australian manufacturer to fit seat belts on all models. Three years later, Holden opened Australia's first automotive safety testing laboratory to support its work. Tuesday, 23 June 2009 Other milestones for Holden, as an Australian automotive manufacturer include: HOLDEN WELCOMES FEDERAL PUSH FOR LIFE-SAVING 1990 -first to fit Independent Rear Suspension to a large car TECHNOLOGY AS STANDARD ON LOCAL VEHICLES 1992 -first to introduce anti-lock braking 1992 -Australia's first national field accident research program in partnership with Monash University Accident Research Centre Holden has welcomed the Federal Government's decision to introduce a new Australian 1993 -first to fit driver airbag system Design Rule making Electronic Stability Control (ESC) mandatory on all new passenger cars 1995 -first to fit passenger airbag system and SUVs. 1997 -first to offer traction control 1998 -first to fit side impact airbags Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, 2000 -first family car range to provide anti-lock braking as standard (VZ Acclaim and the Hon. Anthony Albanese, announced today in Canberra the new .regulation wou{d come 2004 -ESC offered for first time on locally built sedan Commodore into effect from 2011. V6 variants of Calais, Statesman and Caprice) k' 2005 -ESC made standard on the VZ series Adventra all-wheel-drive wagon Speaking at the event, FCAI President and Holden Chairman and Managing Director Mark 2006 -first to fit ESC standard on afl locally built new generation sedans Reuss praised the Government's decision to introduce a standardised national approach to 2007 -first to fit ESC standard on al! locally built new generation utes new vehicle safety rather than allowing a state by state rollout to occur. 2008 -ESC standard on all locally built generation wagons "Mainstreaming ESC technology in passenger cars and Sl1Vs will save lives — it is as simple as that," Mr Reuss said. Images can be found at www.media.holden.com.au Video footage can be provided on request. "This new regulation supports what Holden is already committed to achieving —that every next generation Holden, including light commercial vehicles, will have ESC as standard, if not already standard. For media enquiries contact: Kate Lonsdale "ESC greatly improves vehicle safety performance and is probably the most significant Product Communications Manager — GM Holden advance in vehicle safety since seatbelts were made compulsory in the early 1970s. (03) 9647 2293 or 0409 629 608 kate.bnsdale(a~gm.com "ESC is all about avoiding crashes —fitting ESC as standard is absolutely the right thing to do for all motorists." Holden has equipped its entire range of locally built vehicles with the acclaimed safety technology as standard, including the Holden Ute.