The South Australian government has announced on Friday that additional workers were recruited by Holden for further deployment in the company's Adelaide assembly plant.

Acting State Industry Minister John Rau said that up to 100 new workers were hired by the carmaker to staff its second shift and by the last count, a total of 265 employees joined the ranks Holden workforce since November 2010.

The spikes in Holden's number of employees showed that the car manufacturer has weathered the worst of the economic downturn that threatened its survival two years ago, according to Rau.

The industry minister added that "Holden has well and truly pushed through the global financial crisis and is continuing to thrive."

The South Australian government has been highlighting Holden's significant contribution on its economy as Rau pointed to the fact that "manufacturing is one of South Australia's key industries and we are confident that Holden will be a long-term leader in this area after coming through a very tough financial climate."

Holden has been the beneficiary of state and national financial aid in 2008, amounting to a total of $179 million, which the carmaker utilised in developing and producing Australia's take on the compact car segment, the Cruze.

At present, Holden maintains some 2400 workers on its Elizabeth manufacturing facilities, which is the assembly site of its flagship car model VE Series II Commodore. Holden said that the plant will soon roll out new Cruze models.

Holden said that the additional employments are secured by a fixed term of 12-month contracts though it added that permanent employment is a big possibility for some of the new recruits, which would be determined following the completion of their one year tour.

The South Australian government is hoping that the accelerated hiring of Holden would bring about direct and indirect impacts on the state's local vehicle components and manufacturing industry.