MANUFACTURE OF CARS
POSITION IN AUSTRALIA
FIRMS TO SUBMIT PLANS (Rec. 7 p.m.) CANBERRA, Mar. 22. General Motors (Holdens), Ltd., has told the Government it is prepared to proceed immediately to undertake the manufacture of motor vehicles, including chassis and engines, in Australia. Mr Curtin has given an undertaking to the company that if the company’s proposals are carried out and a complete car is produced within a reasonable period the Government will not engage in motor car manufacture. Mr Curtin stated that the Government intended to treat uniformly all firms submitting plans for the manufacture of motor cars in Australia. Two other proposals had yet to be placed before the Government and more were expected. These included proposals from purely Australian and British firms.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25803, 26 March 1945, Page 7
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