NicB

Im australian and after looking at chrsylers and jeeps plus dodges...there plastics and interiors are just horribel...i even compared a proton (malaysian car) the interiore quailty was just as good or better...and its only a 10 year old car company...our GM cars down here are saab,holden and was daewoo...holden is a australian car just to let some of you know from over seas. Apperntly the ceo of gm said our cars are years ahead in quailty...soem of you may knwo the new pontiac g8 or pontiac gto coupe was built downunder...gm have decided that they would rather import our cars then make there own in america...cadilac is soo nto return to australia in 2009 for the first time in 45 years and they have now finally learnt a lesson...if they want to come here and compete they need to get there act together....so why is america building poor quailty cars..and its little sisters from the east and europe are building better ones then gms and chrysler western cars?

goforit

And why isn't Australia building ANY CARS?

MrMr

Holden is a good Aussie car. Just part of the GM family.

EmilyDew

American cars have always been poorly built when compared to cars of other countries. My brother owns an auto repair shop and he's always said that if you want a good car, buy Japanese. If you want a good truck, however, buy American. My own experience has born this out. My husband gets a new company car every other year. They are American built cars and he can have his choice of five different makers. He picks his car, his options, his color preferences, etc. and then picks the cars up from the dealers. He has sooooo many more problems with his cars than I ever do with my little Japanese car. Some of his cars have been worse than others, but none of them have beaten my Japanese car for reliability and problem-free maintenance.

spammer

Technology on todays automobile is shared among manufacturers. For example GETRAG transmission are found on many high end cars, also Borg Warner too. That is just an example. To the smallest components like Bosch, Autolite, NiponDenso, Hitachi etc are shared too. Just look at the parts that makes the cars. The interiors are made per divisions and I admit they use some cheaper stuff depending what sector the vehicle is marketed and also, in the USA, the Auto Unions are really milking the car companies, so they do have to pay a really high wager to the employees. Other car makers, do not have the same Unions Issues. That is why a lot of them goes to Mexico were labor is cheap. Or the word is Outsource. Anyway, Holden did make a really neat platform that GM calls it Zeta. Well done down under ! Anyway, I have an 03 Chevy Impala and looks really darn good with over 80,000 miles on the odometer. The engine compartment is really clean with no oil leaks whatsoever. I change the oil 2 times a year when the maintenance computer tells me too. Never had problems and is extremely reliable. So yes I have US cars and on my personal experience they have been the best cars I ever own so far for the price that I paid. Also, I take good care of it too and clean my car frequently and do all the recommended maintenance.Edit...To answer at the other post about the GTO. It hit the market and where selling. Just Holden was discontinuing the Monaro on that body/platform and going to the Zeta platform. GM is going to use that platform for the Camaro and other cars since is a very flexible design, strong and can be made on several types of sizes. So the GTO was doomed when was brought up, the design was on the end of the life cycle. Beside, was a test on the waters with a product that was already made. Still a great car.

C7S

Because they are cheaper to make.Chevy and Pontiac is starting to make better quality cars for 2008.

Fred

the quality of the vehicle in america is very poor overall. I agree. now its probably cheaper in the long run to import your cars to the us, look at the New GTO it would have cost millions to get all the companies to get all the parts, tools, machinery and that type of stuff for a vehicle that didnt hit the market like they thought it was going to. So going with a company that already had the stuff was cheaper. Its like everything else everyone want a boat load of money to build these cars but do the least amount possible. then charge the customer $20000 for a vehicle that is really only worth about 10000. I understand its a supply and demand so you will pay what we want for it. if not walk.....