The Week That Was – Holden Cruze Departing Elizabeth | Hyundai Elantra | Subaru Trio

Holden signalled to its fans that the end of local manufacturing is nigh, by announcing this week that the locally-built Cruze will be no more come October.

Around 125,000 examples of the small car will have floated down the production line in Elizabeth by the time October rolls around, but its demise means around 400 jobs are likely to go as well.

The announcement also spelt the end for the Punch Corporation’s Elizabeth buy-out plans, with both the Belgian company and Holden claiming the business venture was not viable.

The 2016 Hyundai Elantra is ready to roll out of Australian showrooms, arriving with a simplified range that adds key new features like Apple CarPlay and a reversing camera, as well as a larger and more powerful new engine.

Ready to go into battle against competitors like the Toyota Corolla and Mazda3, the new Elantra sedan continues Hyundai's two-car small range, with the existing i30 remaining for hatchback buyers.

As well as a stylish new look that borrows from the Sonata, Hyundai Australia has once again tuned the suspension and handling to local conditions, to provide the Elantra with the kind of on-road feel Aussie customers prefer.

the week that was.