HOLDEN will not confirm any changes to redundancies at its Elizabeth plant, after receiving an additional car order from America.

An increase in customer demand from the US will see a further 1000 Chevrolet SS cars made and exported from Adelaide’s north this year.

The cars are the left-hand drive, export version of the current VFII Commodore, which has been exported to the US as a Chevrolet SS since 2013.

A Holden spokeswoman said the vehicle had received “excellent reviews”, with demand from the US recognising the “excellent build quality and significant technological advances in the current Commodore”.

“The reception from buyers and motoring critics is something that the Australian VF Commodore development team and our Elizabeth manufacturing team are very proud of,” she said.

The order, which will be completed in the next few months will have a minor impact on current production for some employees.

“The previously announced redundancies will now be staggered over several weeks throughout October into November,” she said.

But the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union regional secretary of the vehicle division Scott Bachelor told The Advertiser he understands redundancies will fall from 320 workers in October to 280, and take place around two weeks later than originally planned.

He says for the 40 staying on it means more time to plan their eventual transition out of the automotive industry.

“It gives our guys a bit of breathing space before moving on to their next career, or whatever they are going to do,” he said.