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Sammitr looks Down Under even as big names retreat

Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 07/04/2014

» Melbourne: It was just last May when Ford said it would stop manufacturing in Australia. The General Motors unit Holden followed suit in December. The heartbreak continued this year when Toyota said it would end car production by 2017 after 50 years in Altona, Victoria.