23 Apr 2010

Production cut by Holden

8:20 am on 23 April 2010

Holden is to reduce production of cars in Australia at a plant in Adelaide from July.

There will be no vehicle production at Elizabeth plant for the first week of July. A further eight four-day production weeks will follow.

The ABC reports the move has support from the car workers union, in preference to a two-week shutdown of production in July.

In March, Holden recorded its highest number of Commodores sold in the past three years and a sales increase of 28% overall compared with March last year.

Holden introduced a single production shift at Elizabeth a year ago.

The company maintains it still plans to bring back a second shift in the longer term.