Welche Automarken werden heute in Australien gebaut?
Australien hat keine Pkw-fertigung mehr. Ford hat sein werk 2016 geschlossen, GM/Holden und Toyota 2017. Allerdings betreibt Ford in Australien noch eine entwicklungsabteilung.
Busse werden von Bustech und Denning hergestellt, lastkraftwagen von Iveco, Paccar/Kenworth und Volvo Wacol (stellt auch die marke Mack her).
Automotive industry in Australia - Wikipedia
Car making industry in Australia Monthly domestic sales of new motor vehicles Monthly value of motor vehicle exports since 1988 ($millions) Graph of large car sales in Australia since 1991 A substantial car industry was created in Australia in the 20th century through the opening of Australian plants by international manufacturers. The first major carmaker was Ford Australia and the first Australian-designed mass production car was manufactured by Holden in 1948. Australian manufacture of cars rose to a maximum of almost half a million in the 1970s (10th place in the World ) and still exceeded 400,000 in 2004. [1] Australia was best known for the design and production of 'large' sized passenger vehicles. [2] By 2009 total production had fallen to around 175,000 and the Australian market was dominated by cars imported from Asia and Europe. As of 2015, Australian-designed cars were manufactured by General Motors subsidiary Holden, and Ford Australia, while Toyota Australia manufactured local variants of its international models, particularly the Camry . However, the Ford Australia engine and vehicle plants closed in October 2016 and the Holden and Toyota Australia factories closed in late 2017. [3] [4] [5] Only Ford's design and development facilities remain in operation, leaving Australia as one of 13 countries with the capabilities to design and develop mass market cars from scratch. [6] [7] [8] [9] As of 2020, Holden has been shuttered and will no longer be sold as a GM brand. History [ edit ] The value of monthly vehicle imports ( $millions ) since 1988 Transportation and special purpose vehicles Ford Australia plant under construction in Geelong in 1926 Labor PM Ben Chifley at the launching of the Holden 48-215 on 29 November 1948. Australian constructors were very active at the very beginning of both car and aircraft development and in some areas, ahead of their overseas counterparts. Due to the isolation of Australia, it was more practical for Australia to make their own cars. [10] The Highland was one of the first types of automobiles to be offered for sale in Australia , firstly in 1894 as a primitive motorised tricycle , then two years later as a four-wheeled, two-seater vehicle using bicycle components. [11] The first true cars made in Australia were steam cars . The first of these steam cars, the Phaeton , was made in 1896 by Herbert Thomson and Edward Holmes of Armadale, Melbourne . It was exhibited in 1900 using the first pneumatic tyres made in Australia by Dunlop . The 5 horsepower single cylinder steam carriage which is now in the Institute of Applied Sciences, Melbourne , was reliable and durable enough to take Thomson and a friend 493 miles from Bathurst to Melbourne at an average speed of 8.7 mp/h. [12] In 1900 Bruno Hammer built a one off automobile in Mount Torrens, South Australia. [13] In 1901 Harley Tarrant produced the first Tarrant automobile , which was the first petrol-driven car built entirely in Australia in a small w
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