Adrian PatonHolden to slash production days
November 19th 2008 04:15
The world financial crisis has hit the local automotive industry with news today that Holden has scheduled another 25 days of production shutdowns for the first three months of 2009 at its Elizabeth plant in Adelaide.
While Holden's 3,400 workers in South Australia have already had several days off in recent weeks as production closures, it appears this has not been enough to overturn poor sales as a consequence of the global economic crisis.
John Camillo from the Manufacturing Workers Union said: "This is probably one of the worst ones we've come across but hopefully we can work together in getting through this."
As a result of the cut in production days, Holden will make 15,000 fewer cars while workers are expected to take home four-and-a-half days' pay per week over the first three months of next year.
Despite the difficult times, Holden official Andrea Matthews said that no jobs are currently at risk, which should come as some relief for workers in the automotive industry.
"We always say there's no guarantees in the car industry but what we have preferred to do is introduce these extra non-production days rather than remove jobs," said Matthews.
"We think our workers clearly prefer this as well. We're committed to maintaining and manufacturing presence at Elizabeth and confident into the future."
"We think our workers clearly prefer this as well. We're committed to maintaining and manufacturing presence at Elizabeth and confident into the future."
Iconic Aussie brand Holden is not the only car maker hit hard by the slowdown in the local automotive industry with other local car makers such as Ford and Toyota also expected to make announcements in due course.
[Source: Holden via ABC News]
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