Also, because Opel has absolutely no experience when it comes to the Australian market, Holden, the local manufacturer that's also owned by General Motors, decided to give a few advices to German officials, trying to support them in their goal to conquer Aussie buyers.
Holden says that one chapter Opel has to work on is the servicing cost because Volkswagen, a traditional rival of GM's European unit, has already faced criticism due to high costs on repairs and service interval costs.
Opel will officially launch Down Under in 2012 but work has already started for local officials. The company has started setting up a dealership network, while chief executives are still talking on the models to be launched there next year.
In the meantime, Holden officials think that Opel's debut will actually be useful for General Motors as a whole because bringing the German company Down Under will also pave the way for Cadillac.
"To be brutally honest with you, I haven't discussed Cadillac in the 11 months I've been here. I don't have a medium-term plan for it. I haven't had any meetings where we've discussed investing in a luxury marque in Australia to this point," Holden managing director Mike Devereux was quoted as saying by drive.com.au.
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