From the AFR:
Toyota Australia is reviewing its Australian manufacturing to see if it can continue as a standalone operator in the wake of Holden’s decision to exit local manufacture in 2016.
The sober assessment of the knock-on effects of the widely expected decision came as Toyota accused its main union of putting its own local car making operations at risk by urging workers to reject a cost cutting plan.
The Japanese-owned company, which is locked in a battle with the union over a $3800 per vehicle cost cutting target, said Holden’s exit would “place unprecedented pressure on the local supplier network and our ability to build cars in Australia”.
