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<> on July 30, 2013 in Adelaide, Australia. Holden, a subsidiary of American car giant General Motors recently reduced its staff in Adelaide by 400, in an effort to reduce operating costs. Holden and other local car manafacturers have received years of both federal and state government grants, and PM Kevin Rudd recently said he was “…determined to see this industry survive into the future.”