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Originally Posted by Targan
"Going strong" is an illusion. They're heavily propped up by government (state and federal) financial assistance. It's a vote-buying exercise. Realistically, the Australian car making industry is no longer economically viable in a self-sufficient way.
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I think every countries car industry is or has been propped up by their government to a varying extent for the reasons you mentioned, usualy because their whoefully innefficient. The French, Germans, Italians and the Japanese have all practised protectionism, subtle or not so subtle. Even truely free-market economies like America and Britain have dabbled in the affairs of their car makers.