As of 2017 Australia no longer has local car manufacturing. The last manufacturer that pulled out is Holden, and they have been suffering dramatically since then. The “iconic” Holden Commodore is so unpopular since being moved overseas that they have had to stop manufacturing it (source)!
As you look at what cars to buy in Australia in 2018 Holden, they come near the bottom of the list of cars to buy. Not least of which because in 2012 they received $275 million from the Australian government that was never paid back, and when they closed down manufacturing in Australia in 2017, they transferred $150 million to GM in the USA.
Enough complaining about Holden, here are the 12 cars manufacturers that, according to AutoExpertTV, you should look at buying in 2018:
- BMW
- Honda
- Hyundai
- Isuzu
- Kia
- Lexus
- Mazda
- Mitsubishi
- Porsche
- Subaru
- Suzuki
- Toyota