General Motors Co said it would stop making cars in Australia by 2017 due to high costs and a cripplingly strong currency, fuelling fears rival Toyota Motor Corp will follow suit and put the entire local autos industry at risk. The decision by the world's second-largest auto maker to close its Holden plants in South Australia and Victoria states is the latest blow to Australia's manufacturing industry and the auto sector in particular. "No matter which way we apply the numbers, our long term business case to make and assemble cars in this country is simply not ...
GM to halt car production in Australia, industry in crisis
Reuters Last Updated at December 11, 2013 23:49 IST
First Published: Wed, December 11 2013. 23:39 IST
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