Holden announces fresh job cuts
Staff from across Holden’s national sales operations to lose their jobsHolden has announced a restructure to its national sales operations that will see approximately 60 staff made redundant.
motoring.com.au has learned the car-maker will cut positions predominantly from its Port Melbourne headquarters over the coming weeks.
It is understood the head count at Holden will be closer to rivalling car brands in Australia as a result of the changes.
The job cuts will not affect Holden’s design or engineering teams. And contrary to some reports that suggested hundreds of jobs had been slashed, it is understood the real figure sits at 60.
Holden's core engineering, design and sales departments, plus its specialised staff at the Lang Lang proving ground, numbered around 350 people before the cuts, it is believed.
“We are making some changes to our sales and administration functions,” a Holden spokeswoman said in a statement.
“These changes are aimed at making Holden a stronger business for the future. Our people are our priority and we are supporting impacted employees.”
The job cuts compound already tough times at Holden, which has seen its sales slump amid the transformation from local manufacturer to import-only basis.
In the first half of 2018 Holden sales were down by more than 50 per cent thanks mainly to the halving of Commodore sales – not counting the Ute or Caprice.
On the upside, sales of the imported Commodore are on the improve and more new products are coming, including the large Acadia SUV later this year.
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