GENERAL MOTORS-HOLDEN’S AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
ASSEMBLY DIVISION
1988
Communiccitor
ELIZABETH PLANT — SOUTH AUSTRALIA Editor: Ron Russell Ph. 8393 Mp. 564 VOLUME 8
THE NEW JOINT FORCE
Elizabeth Plant Personnel & Employee Relations Manager, Michael C. Holland released the following details of the new Joint Venture of our Company and Toyota which will become the New Force of the Australian Motor Industry.
The new Joint Venture Company will be known as United Australian Automotive Industries Ltd. (UAAI).
The Company will co-ordinate design, engineering and product sharing strategies, to ensure the most efficient use of the manu¬
facturing facilities of Holden's and Toyota in Australia. The joint venture approach by Holden's and Toyota will make it feasible for each to offer a complete range through their respective dealer networks to respond to customer needs.
Employees are already aware of the new Holden’s Company to be known as General Motors-Holden’s Automotive Ltd. (GMHA) which will be the Holden's arm in the joint venture with Toyota. GMHA will take over the majority of facilities and employees of Holdens Motor Company.
There will be nine direc¬
tors on the Board of United Australian Automotive In¬
dustries Ltd. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and General Motors Corpora¬
tion (GMC) each have nominated four.
The joint venture partners have agreed that there should be an independent, non executive Chair¬
man of the Board. It is intended that the Chairman should be a distin¬
guished Australian and there will be an announcement in the near future.
Toyota Motor Corporation nomi¬
nations to the UAAI Board of Directors are:
The President. Mr. N. (Norman) Itaya, who previously was Manag¬
ing Director of AMI Toyota Ltd.
Mr. Tatsuro Toyoda. Senior Managing Director. TMC.
Mr. Ikuro Yamaguchi, newly- appointed Managing Director of Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd. (TMCA).
Mr T. (Tak) Yamamoto. Deputy Managing Director of TMCA
General Motors Corporation nominations are:
Michael C. Holland. Personnel &
Employee Relations Manager.
Mr Barton Brown. Vice President.
GMC. responsible for Asian, African and International Export Operations.
Mr. J.G. (John) Bagshaw. Chief Executive Officer for the Australian and New Zealand operations of GMC and Managing Director.
General Motors-Hoi den's Auto¬
motive Ltd.
Mr. W.J. (Bill) Hamel, Deputy Managing Director. Holdens Motor Company
Mr. C.E (Charlie) Golden.
Assistant Treasurer GMC.
Key executive appointments are:
Joint General Managers — Marketing and Sales
Mr R.J. (Rob) McEmry, who will also continue in his position of Director of Marketing, GMHA.
Mr. J. (John) Conomos, who will also be Managing Director of Toyota Motor Sales Australia.
General Manager — Finance Mr M.C. (Mark) Inagaki. formerly Assistant General Manager.
Australian Office for TMC
General Manager — General Affairs and Systems
Mr. T.K. (Ken) Brackenbury, formerly Director of Finance.
General Motors Overseas Corporation, Tokyo.
Historic Signing Launches Australia’s Biggest
Automotive Group
General Motors Corporation {GMC) and Toyota Motor Corp¬
oration (TMC) signed agree¬
ments to form the joint venture company United Australian Automotive Industries Ltd.
{UAAI).
This new company, to be owned equally by GMC and TMC. will co¬
ordinate the activities of General Motors- Holden's Automotive Ltd. (GMHA) and Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd.
(TMCA). These two companies will become the wholly-owned subsidiaries ot UAAI in mid-1989
Both GMHA and TMCA will continue to operate as independent organisations and market their respective products through separate and competitive dealer networks.
General Manager — Production Mr. I (Tak) Yamamoto, who will also act as Deputy Managing Director TMCA.
General Manager, Engineering and Quality
Mr R.H. (Roger) Gibbs, who will also continue m his position of Executive-in-Charge of Planning at GMHA
General Manager — Purchasing Mr. N. (Nozonu) Yamada, formerly Manager. Overseas Parts Purchasing. TMC,
General Manager Personnel and Industrial Relations
Mr J.E, (John) Barlow, who will also continue as Director Personnel and Industrial Relations at GMHA.
General Manager, Parts &
Accessories and Service
Mr. N.L. (Norm) Chipp who will continue at GMHA as Manager
Parts & Accessories Division.
Manager Government and Public Affairs
Mr, R.J. (Bob) Branson, formerly Manager, Government and Public Relations Holden's,
Executive Assistant to the President
Mr A. (Alan) Hingston, formerly Manager Corporate Planning at AMIToyota.
The combined resources of these companies create Australia’s largest automotive group and form a strong volume base for improved cost competitiveness, higher quality and the use of the latest technology. GMHA and TMCA are committed to the continued development and use of Australian design and engineering skills in their product ranges.
General Motors-Holden’s Automotive Ltd.
Management Structure
Mr. John Bagshaw, Chairman and Managing Director of the Australian and New Zealand operations ot General Motors Corporation, today announced the return of Australia’s best known name in vehicle manu¬
facturing, General Motors- HolderVs,
The name is to be incorporated in the title for the new company. General Motors-Holden’s Automotive Ltd.
(GMHA) which is to form the General Motors arm of the joint venture with Toyota.
GMHA will take over the majority of facilities and employees of Holden's Motor Company (HMC)
The GMHA board will comprise Mr. J.G. (John) Bagshaw. Chief Executive Officer of the Australian and New Zealand operations of General Motors Corporation and Managing Director of GMHA.
Mr WJ (Bill) Hamel. Deputy Managing Director, Holden's Motor Company.
Mr R.J.B (Rob) McEmry. Director of Marketing
Mr R,G, (Ray) Gngg. General Manager Operations.
Mr. B.R (Barry) Ford, Director of Finance and Strategic Planning
Mr D.K. (Don) Wylie Director of Engineering, Design & Reliability.
Mr. J.E, (John) Barlow, Director of Personnel and industrial Relations.
The structure and management of GMHA will remain largely unchanged from the approach adopted with the formation of Holdens Motor Company and Holdens Engine Company in December, 1986
As a consequence of the appoint¬
ment of Mr R.J. (Bob) Branson on a full¬
time basis to United Australian Automotive Industries Ltd. Mr J.L (John) Morrison is appointed Manager. Public Relations.
United Australian Automotive Industries Ltd.
Executive Appointments
On Friday, April 22, our 4 P.D.O., and while most 3 employees from the Elizabeth
**Assembly Plant were pro- bably still in, or just out of bed, some were in the Plant making final arrangements for a very important P.R.
event. 1
Over 200 Suppliers from around ' Australia, were invited by the Company to attend a Seminar at the Elizabeth Assembly Plant, with the opportunity of viewing and driving the new JVN' Commodore and touring the Plant, including Fabrication and Plastics to review the significant changes that have taken place.Apart from the Suppliers there were special guests who have contributed towards major works and equipment installation, plusGMHA Management from Victoria including our Managing Director John Bagshaw
At a welcoming ceremony in the mam canteen, General Manager Operations, Ray Grigg, thanked everyone for accepting the Con>
pany's invitation to what would be an interesting and informative day with the opportunity of driving the new coh1 VN' Commodore, Ray then put the tfv guests at ease by demonstrating how to wreck a podium i
Prior to the ceremony, people had been divided into three different groups to allow controlled organi¬
sation of the tours and drive programmes,
Naturally the star attraction of the day was the new W. However, the Body Shop Shuttle generated tre*
mendous interest with its mechanical complexities and movements.
Just as the first group of visitors were about to commence their driving segment, it started to ram. giving the impression of a miserable day ahead This was not to be and fine weather prevailed for the rest of the day.
With a speed limit of 60 kph throughout the marked route around the plant, people were able to get a better appreciation of the car rather than driving at the normal speed limit of 15 kph.
Each visitor received a printed leaflet on arrival at the plant. This j contained a message of welcome 1 from Rod Keane, a tour map and a 1 drive programme comment page.
These were collected at the end of the day to survey reactions.
With an excellent overall response to the new car there were some adverse comments, such as 6%
thought the 'VIST should have an adjustable steering column, 4°/o said colours were drab or of a poor combination with trim and 4% did not like the rear wheel arch shape.
Biggest point made was that the engine/transmission noise level was high, a rating of 12%
Catering for the day was provided by the management and staff in the main canteen, who prepared an excellent lunch and service for the occasion,
Buses provided by the Company collected and returned people to the airport after what was described as an excellent day.
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Just a few of the comments made about the VN Commodore at the Supplier Seminar * . .
This Commodore is just fantastic, I am sure we will purchase a number during 1988.'
John Judd, Chop Australia.
'Looking forward to owning one.
Rod Brian, Yazaks Australia Ply Ltd
VN Calais, my next car
Peter Gransden\
Marsden <5 McGatn Pty. Ltd.
Top car it will shake the Sout of Falcon'
Bill Thompson, PR Mayfield
‘I think better then (sc) new Falcon' Ichiro Ntta.
Nichira International Pty. Ltd.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
'This car will sell well. At last you can com pete1'
Author and Company Unknown Body Shop, the only female of all the visiting suppliers is Helen Adams,
lanager B M P Plastics, Mulgrave, Victoria. On her right is Warwick tng Director of Cavity Tooling, Victoria.
Watching proceedings by the office block are John Bagshaw.
Managing Director GMHA. left, with Frank Hook, of Frank Hook Products.
English or Double Dutch? 25 YEARS OF SERVICE
It’s called English, but to the non-English speaking people of other national¬
ities in Australia as tourists or migrants, they find it hard to understand the language.
it’s no wonder that the Japanese, for example get confused when writing out English instruction sheets to be printed and then issued with their export goods. For instance just recently the Advertiser published a story about the English Instruction Sheets enclosed with a Pocket Radio, which read
The feature of this radio HR-007 enjoy mg the fun only alone, reception at broadcasting on any sponting game, useful at out doors sports such as fishing, mounting, climbing, yatching. motoring, horse- racing, lawn mower on the beach, m the play room and on television on voice on fit both ears this crossed arm:
As well as the Elizabeth Plant, Dandenong hold English in the Work Place classes run by the Dept of Adult Migrant Education, Some Dandenong employees who have completed courses in teaching English are assisting in a Home Tutor Program with the Education Department. This scheme allows the migrant to learn English in his or her home
Dandenong’s in-plant Magazine.
The Conveyor featured an article about Home Tutoring and a poem recently published in a Home Tutor Scheme Newsletter illustrates just how difficult it is to learn . . Dearest Creature in Creation studying English pronunciation, I will teach you in my verse
sounds like corpse, corps, horse and worse,
sword and sward, retain and Britian.
(Mmd the latter how it's written!) Made has not the sound of bade pay-paid, say-said, laid but plaid.
Now I surely will not plague you with such words as vague and
ague
but be careful how you speak, say break and steak,
but bleak and streak.
Previous, precious, fuchsia, via, pipe, snipe, recipe and chon Blood and flood are not like food nor is mould like should and would Shoes, goes does Now say finger, and then singer, ginger, longer Worm and storm, chaise, choose, chan
senator spectator, mayor
Query does not rhyme with very;
nor does fury sound like bury.
But it is not hard to tell
why its pall, mail, but Pall Mail.
Though the difference seems little, we say actual, but victual, Finally, which rhymes with enough though, through, plough,
cough or trough?
Hiccough has the sound of cup My advice is — give it up!
During their training course to become teachers, they were handed forms which required certain information to be filled in, however, the text of the form was in Spanish. On hearing the com¬
plaints, the teacher explained that they were the wrong ones and took them back and issued another lot.
things became worse, the text on these was Chinese. The teacher then stated, Welcome to the world of the newly arrived migrant1.
The plight of the non-English speaking person was understood..
Congratulations to Carmine (Charlie) Crescitelli, an Inspector in the Paint Shop, who has achieved 25 years service with the Company and was recently presented with a gold wrist watch from Paint Shop Foreman, Graham Johnson. _
Commencing his employment at • Woodvilie in 1963. Charlie worked
the paint touch r prior tc to
Elizabeth.
For 10 years, he worked in the
Section but eventually transferred |JW)1 >
back to the Paint Shop where he ll I ^
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has remained ever since,mm
Describing himself as a quiet
family man, Charlie is married and
wKL
has 3 children and one of hisfavourite pastimes is reading He likes very much to follow sporting activities, but does not participate himself, his favourite sport being soccer with a keen
interest in Adelaide City,
Carmine (Charlie} Crescitelli,
25
YEAR ACHIEVERS
Additional 25 Year Service Gold Watch Achievers who were unavail¬
able for interview were:
Antonio De Vizio. Pamt Shop Con Doumis, VAR Foreman Rod Kiaffer, Personnel Officer Congratulations on your awards for 25 years of service to the Company . . .
Technical Services Senior Plant Layout Specialist, Barry R. Craig, was recently pre¬
sented with his gold clock from the Company in appre¬
ciation of his 25 years of service. The award was pre¬
sented by Technical Services Manager, Vic Beesley at a gathering of Barry’s friends at his workplace.
Commencing his employment at Woodvilie with Services Department in 1963, Barry eventually transferred to the Elizabeth Plant and worked for Plant and Equipment Engineer¬
ing as a Design Detail Draughts¬
man until 1974.
Another move within the organi¬
sation to Industrial Engineering led him into the field of Plant Layout and to his present position of layout duties with Technical Services where he has remained since 1983.
Actively involved with the Assembly Plant Modernisation Programme,
Barry is responsible for design and
Barry Craig
layout of the equipment changes to the plant.
Outside the plant. Barry likes to sail small boats and is a member of the Port River Sailing Club where he won the 1988 Club Champion¬
ship. An experienced boat builder of the Fireball Racing Dinghy Class' which he has raced for 10 years, he now plans to join the Largs Bay Sailing Club and race Lazy E Class' boats.
Apart from sailing, Barry is keen on steam locomotives and is a member of Steamranger Aust¬
ralian Railway Historical Society, where he assists in the locomotive maintenance team of the operating division.
A former Chairman of the Eliza¬
beth City Brass Band and current Chairman of the Elizabeth Conrv mumty Fund. Barry still finds time to devote himself to doing Social work for the Para District.
Congratulations to you. Barry, for your 25th Year award with the Company.
Carmine (Charlie) Crescitelli.
GOOD CAR
- POLICE
The South Australian Police Force have their own news magazine called
‘In Brief and an article recently published on the retirement of one of their Instructors in the Driver Training Section was quoted as saying, ‘Com¬
modores are a good car and the power steering is ideal.’
John Heinrich, the retiring Instru¬
ctor should know what he's talking about, with 40 years in Training and 14 of those in the Driver Training Section.
GENERAL MOTORS-HOLDEN’S AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
Jim Likes to be In-Touch
Congratulations to Giacomo (Jim) D’Aloia who works in Trim Assembly and on the 16th April completed his 25th year of service with the Company*
Superintendent, Tony Pearce presented Jim with a gold watch at a gathering of his fnends in the Trim Assembly, where he has spent the last 25 years. In 1961 he worked for Coopers then Chrysler prior to join¬
ing GMH at Woodville in 1963. For many years he was involved with windshield glass installation and worked on the Vauxhall Viva and Torana Today his work mainly consists of door strikers, setting and
adjustment.
Giacomo (Jim) D Alois
.Jim was born in Italy where prior to coming to Australia, he was a member of the Italian Royal Police for more than 6 years. To this day Jim still keeps m touch by being a member of the Assooazione Nazionale Carabinieri (Association of International Police), a world wide organisation for ex-members of the force. The Association has a news magazine 'Le Fiamme dArgento' (The Silver Flame) and it keeps all members around the world well informed of events within the Police Force.
Away from work Jim is actively involved m Italian and Australian community work groups, including the Church and. on occasions, for some functions, has been requested to wear his Police
uniform which he Still retains for such events.
He is extremely fond of German Shepherds and breeds them: in contrast to the Shepherd, he also breeds Chihuihuas as well as the game bird with the bright plumage, the Pheasant, which he has been breeding for 20 years
Jim is marned and has 3 children who are very active in Basketball.
Soccer. Tennis and Netball Committed to his children's sporting events at weekends, Jim believes that parents should always be in touch with their kids when they are playing to encourage and support them the whole time, not drop them off at the field, then come back after the game to pick them up, He claims his weekends are hectic, but he wouldn t have it any other way.
Darwin Holiday for Reg
Reziero Gastano {Reg) Principe, who has just completed his 25th year with the company, timed his application for some Long Service Leave to fall due at the same period of the month. He and his wife are taking the opportunity of a 3 week bus holiday to Darwin.
Reg. who works in the VAP Touch Up area, received a Mantel dock in front of a lot of his friends, presented for the Company by Superintendent. John Keighran.
who outlined Regs history with Holdens.
Arriving in Australia from Italy in
1956. Reg worked with Actil until
Reziero Gastano (Reg) Principe.
1963 then joined G.M.H at Woodville working in the Paint Shop, eventually transferring to Elizabeth when the big move came For many years he was assigned to work in the Touch Up area m Trim Assembly, before changing to the VAP Polishing and Buff area on the Touch Up line
He is a family man with 2 sons and a daughter and naturally follows soccer as a favourite sport His mam interest is hts home and garden plus this long awaited holiday to Darwin to see his daughter. Reg expressed his appreciation to his many friends who have helped him in his job over these last 25 years in Holdens ...
Congratulations Reg on your 25th year of achievement.
A REWARD FOR AWARENESS
Recently this month Paint Shop employees, John Visvatdis and Vaughn Charles noticed a potential safety hazard in their work area and immediately took the necessary steps to eliminate the problem.
When the matter was reported to Plant Manager. Rod Keane, he wanted both men to be given Double Theatre Passes for using their initiative and acting immediately to resolve the situation.
Paint Shop Foreman,
Graham Johnsonpresents the
passesto John and Vaughn with thanks for their awareness
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“Hey that's the rumour ! started/1
Some of the VDO exhibits displayed in the Assembly Plant's
Training Room.
In April, VDO Instru¬
ments Australia, manu¬
facturers of Electronic and Mechanical Vehicle Man¬
agement components for the International Automo¬
tive market, conducted an exhibition of new products and trends for the Eliza¬
beth Assembly Plant.
Following their extensive display at the Frankfurt International Auto¬
motive Exhibition in September 1987, VDO considered the display would be of benefit to the Australian Car Manufacturing Industry, Arrangements were then made for the exhibition to be displayed in GMHA's npw Assembly Plant Training Room for interested personnel to review such things as:
Electrical Chassis /Engine Manage¬
ment Components
Anti Brake — Blocking Systems, Anti-Wheel — Skid Systems.
New LC Display Technologies, Modern instrument Designs, Radio Controlled Clocks.
Notices about the exhibition were issued to Supervisors as well as others posted for display throughout the plants, resulting in steady flow of personnel anxious to view the material on show.
VDO Management members, Messrs B de Monseignat (Manag¬
ing Director), J. Nuske (General Engineering Manager), and Gerhard Lindner (Director VDO Schwatback, West Germany), were responsible for the presentation.
They had an extremely busy day answering questions and explaining technicalities of their equipment.
Head Office of VDO is Schwak bach. West Germany, where the Administration/Research and Development groups operate. VDO Australia was incorporated in 1958 at West Heidelberg Victoria,
employing over 650 people and Part of modern solid state circuitry and microcomputer technology used in their products.
enjoys the strong technical backing and enterprise from both its parent companies, VDO West Germany and Yazaki Japan.
Automotive instrumentation has been the foundation product of VDO and is currently, and in the future, forming the major base of their products.
Automotive instrumentation ini¬
tially began with read out for speed and distance and progressed to today's requirements where instru¬
mentation forms a ‘total vehicle information module1 and informs the driver of not only speed and dis¬
tance. but gives a total overview using modern solid state circuitry and microcomputer technology.
As the design of motor vehicles move towards the 1990 s and aims to achieve increased driver safety and comfort, VDO intend to be at the forefront with new products and technology.
E leh tfoni k - Fertigungst ec hni ken Electronics Production Technologies
Chip an BoonJVTnpaband Chip "pn-fioiiKJ/ Tape Bond
Hybrids
Par rr Boys
General Engineering Manager Jeff Nuske, explaining technical details to a group of interested personnel,
