1 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 2 2 — and ▁the ▁final ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁global ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁US . ▁ ▁Following ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁extra ▁fund ing ▁required ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁Liberal / National ▁coal ition ▁government , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁announced ▁that ▁Hold en ▁would ▁ce ase ▁engine ▁and ▁vehicle ▁manufact uring ▁operations ▁in ▁Australia ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁ 2 , 9 0 0 ▁jobs ▁would ▁be ▁lost ▁over ▁four ▁years . ▁Bey ond ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Hold en ' s ▁Australian ▁presence ▁would ▁consist ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁sales ▁company , ▁a ▁parts ▁distribution ▁centre ▁and ▁a ▁global ▁design ▁studio . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁G M ▁revers ed ▁their ▁decision ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁Lang ▁Lang ▁Pro ving ▁Gr ound ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁keep ▁it ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁engineering ▁cap ability ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Hold en ▁again ▁began ▁s elling ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁Op el - der ived ▁cars ▁compr ising ▁the ▁A stra ▁V X R ▁and ▁In sign ia ▁V X R ▁( both ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁OP C ▁models ▁sold ▁by ▁V aux hall ) ▁and ▁C asc ada . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁Hold en ▁also ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁European ▁A stra ▁and ▁the ▁Korean ▁Cru ze ▁alongside ▁each ▁other