The end of Australia's ailing car manufacturing industry has been coming for years. Over 1000 Holdens hit the streets of Adelaide today for the #HoldenDreamCruise. pic.twitter.com/VsAHwTT3zw — 7 News Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) October 15, 2017Holden's executive director of manufacturing, Richard Phillips, said he was devastated at the closure. "I think [Holden] holds a very special place in people's hearts," Phillips told the ABC,"It's hard in South Australia to know someone who hasn't worked at Holden." Holden's departure from Australia follows decisions from Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi to abandon production of their cars in the country.

Source: Huffington Post October 15, 2017 05:03 UTC