Excellent!
The last "turd" runs off the line tomorrow ... :-)
Now matbe Chrysler will take it back and continue to built good cars
and NO JAP CRAP!!
The 380Magna is a dead duck.... I'll bet the last one was painted,
"Lemon" ROTFLMAO...
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http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23434618-5003402,00.html
By Tim Dornin
March 26, 2008 02:54pm
MITSUBI**** will build its last car in Adelaide tomorrow ahead of the
closure of its local assembly operations on Friday.
The company said today it had completed a smooth run-out of production
for the locally-built 380 sedan at its Tonsley Park facility, in
Adelaide's southern suburbs.
The last batch of cars will come down the line tomorrow, bringing an
end to the company's 28-year manufacturing history in Australia.
Mitsubi**** began building cars in Adelaide in 1980, when it took over
the assembly operations from the US car giant Chrysler.
Since then it has produced just over one million vehicles, with output
peaking in 1997 when it built 58,391 Magna sedans and wagons for both
local and ex****t markets.
About 1000 workers will lose their jobs with the plant's closure, but
unions and the company have negotiated what has been described as the
best-ever redundancy package in the automotive industry.
Some leaving on Friday will walk away with up to two years' pay and
will also benefit from assistance and sup****t from the state and
federal governments to find new work.
A number of workers will also stay on to decommission the Tonsley Park
plant, supervising the removal of machinery, including many robots used
on the car assembly line.
Mitsubi**** officials have not revealed where the last car will go,
although operators of the National Motor Museum said they would welcome
any offer to put it on display at their Birdwood location in the
Adelaide Hills.
With the closure of Tonsley Park, Mitsubi**** will continue to trade in
Australia as an im****t-only company and expects to maintain or improve
on its current sales levels into the future.
Announcing the decision to end local manufacturing in early February,
president and chief executive officer Rob McEniry said he did not
expect any major consumer backlash following the decision to end local
manufacturing.
His confidence appeared to be vindicated with the recent release of
last month's auto industry sales figures which put demand for the
company's products up by seven per cent overall.
However, 380 sedan sales slumped to 471 in February, compared to more
than 1000 in February 2007.
Spokeswoman Lenore Fletcher said the dip was expected with the company
basically building enough cars to meet its commitments to dealers and
fleet customers.
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