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"A key finding in the report is that Australia's automotive industry is here to stay," Gwilym was quoted saying in a press release. "With South Australia's Holden workers looking for jobs there isn't a better time to retrain them in other areas of the automotive industry," said Xenophon. Taken as a whole, the automotive industry employs nearly 380,000 staff and contributes $37.1 billion (or 2.2 per cent of GDP) to the country's economy. Titled 'Directions in Australia's Automotive Industry', the report provides a detailed, data-driven snapshot of the local industry in the period leading up to the end of passenger-vehicle manufacturing at Toyota's Altona plant west of Melbourne and Holden's Elizabeth plant north of Adelaide. While many lament the passing of the manufacturing industry, the report reveals that building cars and parts account for just 4.4 per cent of the total industry.
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