As Holden supercars take to the Bathurst 1000 start line for the final time, this October marks five years since the last locally made Commodore rolled off the production line.
It brought to an end mass car manufacturing in Australia, following Ford and Toyota's exit over through 2016 and 2017.
New research shows former Holden employees have struggled to find secure work since the shutdown, amid calls for lessons to be learnt for other industry closures.
