Mitsubishi to leave the state?

[Sojourner]

I heard a rumour a few years back.

The General was thinking about moving to China.......

Production of the GM plant to manufacture the Rear Wheel Drive Statesman currently made in Elizabeth is already underway in China......

[dinglinga]

FIAT ( Fix It All Tony)

have made enquires into the Mitsi site. they have expressed interest the last few years in entering back into the Australian market

[Lunchcutter]

sheesh you'd have to be living under a rock over the last 10 or so years to not have seen THIS writing on the wall! thankfully the Mitsi workforce has been whittled away to under 1000 - i think at one stage they had a SA payroll of over 3, 500 employees.. i feel for them however feel that this is another inevitable factor of globalisation .. lunchey

[TroyGFC]

when I first started in '96 there was over 5000 people at Tonsley / Lonsdale.

[Hondo]

Good point raised by Frank Agostino on radio this morning

If we all get fired up and boycott Mitsubishi imports then we end up harming more than just the 1000 workers in the factory. Job losses could spread to the dealer network because I think they still have strong sales on the imports at the moment.

Just a thought anyway ....

[TroyGFC]

Also gotta feel for the 300 workers from National Parts that have just closed up today and have no money to pay workers entillments.

[Rushby Hinds]

Joke about it all youz want!
I spent half my life workin for them ungrateful Bushido bastards!
One month's notice is complete & utter bollocks!
Lancers, Pajeros... even Mark 'Tubby' Taylor's Mitsubishi air conditioners...
Boycott (Not the Pommy batsman)
those scumbags for the love of your state & country!

Perhaps in the heat of the moment a bit ungrateful?

I think I read a few days ago that twice as many "Mitsubishis" were made in Adelaide then Chryslers ever where.

So maybe you could look at the last XX(23?) years as 20 extra years that Chrysler would not have provided.

I also had a quiet chuckle when they showed the unhappy Mitsi staff, and more then one was wearing a Holden Motorsport shirt. Also far more non-Mitsubishi's in your carpark then not was never a great advertisement for the brand.

[mighty_tiger_79]

walking through the white goods section of a store

i was quite when i saw the mitsi logo on a FRIDGE

[RustyCage]

How long ago were Chrysler here?

[Wedgie]

Perhaps in the heat of the moment a bit ungrateful?

Ungrateful?
The workers didn't pump millions of dollars into Mitsubishi like the Government did (not that I blame the Japs, I blame the government).

How long ago were Chrysler here?

Dunno but I loved Chargers but would never touch a Mitsubishi of any sorts.
Christ, even the cars supposedly designed and made here couldn't fit a true Aussie in it comfortably!

[JK]

Christ, even the cars supposedly designed and made here couldn't fit a true Aussie in it comfortably!

I'd consider myself a true Aussie and fit into the 380 without any problem

[Wedgie]

Christ, even the cars supposedly designed and made here couldn't fit a true Aussie in it comfortably!

I'd consider myself a true Aussie and fit into the 380 without any problem

I disagree, you're not fat enough to be a true Aussie.

Seriously though, Im all legs and even disregarding my fat guts I can't fit comfortably into my father in laws 380 comfortably.
I won't even get into how ugly the thing is.

[JK]

Christ, even the cars supposedly designed and made here couldn't fit a true Aussie in it comfortably!

I'd consider myself a true Aussie and fit into the 380 without any problem

I disagree, you're not fat enough to be a true Aussie.

Seriously though, Im all legs and even disregarding my fat guts I can't fit comfortably into my father in laws 380 comfortably.
I won't even get into how ugly the thing is.

LOL ... I'd never thought they looked that bad, and was surprised recently when a few mates expressed their thoughts on how ugly they look ... Could be time to sell

[TroyGFC]

How long ago were Chrysler here?

1980 springs to mind.

[Psyber]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Australia

Chrysler Australia and Mitsubishi Motors Australia

Chrysler departed the Australian car market in 1981 when it sold the remainder of its shareholding in Chrysler Australia Ltd to the Mitsubishi Motor Corporation of Japan. The new owner renamed the company "Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd" and this company continues to operate today as a manufacturer and importer of Mitsubishi vehicles.