0 0 4 , ▁Hold en ▁was ▁only ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁profit ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 s ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Hold en ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁$ 2 7 0   mill ion ▁lif eline ▁by ▁the ▁Australian , ▁South ▁Australian ▁and ▁Victor ian ▁govern ments . ▁In ▁return , ▁Hold en ▁planned ▁to ▁inject ▁over ▁$ 1   b ill ion ▁into ▁car ▁manufact uring ▁in ▁Australia . ▁They ▁estimated ▁the ▁new ▁invest ment ▁package ▁would ▁return ▁around ▁$ 4   b ill ion ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁economy ▁and ▁see ▁G M ▁Hold en ▁continue ▁making ▁cars ▁in ▁Australia ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 2 2 . ▁ ▁Indust ry ▁Minister ▁Kim ▁Car r ▁confirmed ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁that ▁tal ks ▁had ▁been ▁scheduled ▁between ▁the ▁Australian ▁government ▁and ▁Hold en . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁employees ▁at ▁the ▁Elizabeth ▁plant ▁in ▁northern ▁Ad ela ide ▁voted ▁to ▁accept ▁a ▁three - year ▁w age ▁free ze ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁decrease ▁the ▁ch ances ▁of ▁the ▁production ▁line ' s ▁closure ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Hold en ' s ▁ult imate ▁surv ival , ▁though , ▁dep ended ▁on ▁continued ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government — to ▁secure ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁ 2 0