"Never mind windscreens, we used to build CARS here."
Yes, it is true and at the same time that the holden was being produced here with the agreement of the Australian Government, Britain was testing atomic weapons at three sites on Australian territory: the Montebello Islands off Western Australia, and Emu Field and Maralinga in South Australia while the God Save the Queen anthem was being sang across the country.
As to the reason we stopped making them here is that trade liberalization within the neo-liberal global economy produces economic growth and development among all parties, and reduces poverty in poor nations.