Thanks chaps.
Agree on the want thing too....as a n00b here, it surprised me why there are so many big guzzlers when, at least in Sydney, the roads aren't all that wide (like in the US)....no wonder car insurance is so expensive
But yeah, it's a supply and demand thing. You can't sell what people don't want. And Ford and GM have dropped the ball on that one here. You could almost think that their operations here are coming to their natural conclusion, as if they'd wanted to stay here long ago they'd have changed their production lines. It's not like the Japanese, Korean and even European companies have only just introduced smaller, more fuel efficient cars here.
When it comes to quality...holding an axe over a work forces' head for year after year doesn't usually result in quality improvement. Just an observation
FWIW, I try to buy Australian where possible...but there only seems to be a supply for food. I look at the back of packets and put down most imported food (there are a few UK things I haven't weened of yet
) But anything else? Clothes are made in China, as is almost everything else. Maybe I'm missing a whole bunch of stuff, but what there is that is Aussie made needs greater promotion, but also there also needs to be a greater diversity in products...plenty to get people working there, but needs substantial upfront investment.
