General Motors announced before December 11 , 2013 that Holden would discontinue engine and vehicle production in Australia .
Holden 's ultimate survival , though , depended on continued negotiations with the Federal Government—to secure funding for the period from 2016 to 2022—and the final decision of the global headquarters in Detroit , US.Following an unsuccessful attempt to secure the extra funding required from the new Liberal/National coalition government , on 10 December 2013 , General Motors announced that Holden would cease engine and vehicle manufacturing operations in Australia by the end of 2017 .
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