Australian publication Motoring is reporting that locals may soon have the option of purchasing Chevrolet Camaro's and Corvettes in Holden dealerships. The news would be welcomed for Australia's V-8 lovers, who have lost the locally-produced Commodore SS V-8 sedan. According to the report, the two iconic Chevrolets will get to Australia via two very different paths. The rumored mid-engine C8… Read More...
As production of Holden's rear-wheel-drive Commodore is winding down, news has surfaced that GM is apparently trying to trademark a new V-8 product in Australia. The new corroborates with coy commitments from GM that the company would bring a new performance car to Holden. Australian publication Wheels is reporting that GM has filed to trademark the iconic flags logo found… Read More...
By now we all know production of the Holden Commodore will cease this October. While tragic news that it marks the end of the rear-wheel-drive sedan for Holden and the end of local auto production in Australia, Holden is trying to make the best of it with some special Commodores. At the inaugural reveal of the 2017 Red Bull Holden… Read More...
Soon, local Australian automobile manufacturing will be but a memory. Ford closed its local production down this year and Toyota and General Motors' Holden follows next year. Unlike Ford's Falcon though, Holden is not interested in killing off the Commodore nameplate. Its solution: rebadge the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia and ship it in from Europe. This might be slightly confusing for Australians… Read More...
Australia's Wheels Magazine reports that GM's Holden division has produced its last V6 engine at the automaker's Fisherman's Bend manufacturing plant. Officially identified with the build number 1,137,282, the HFV6 engine was laser-etched with "Last One 29/11/16" and will be displayed at the Holden Heritage Collection museum. Production of the High Feature V6 started at the facility in 2003, with… Read More...
Holden has confirmed the Commodore SS nameplate will not survive when the current car ceases production next year. The news comes as no surprise really, given the replacement Commodore is going to effectively be the new Opel Insignia and lack a V-8 engine option. Holden is ending an era in 2017 when local production of the rear-wheel-drive Commodore sedan ends… Read More...
Today Holden has officially revealed preliminary information about the 2018 Holden Commodore. The new Commodore will serve as the first Commodore to be imported to Australia because General Motors is ending all local manufacturing in Australia later in 2017. In addition to ending local production of the Australian icon, this Commodore will also be the first to be based on… Read More...
It's well-known at this point that General Motors' Australian division Holden is ceasing local production in late 2017. With the end local production comes an end to the rear-wheel drive Commodore sedan in favor of, reportedly, a rebadged Buick LaCrosse. Perhaps in an effort to achieve some dignity, Motoring reports that Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) is planning an almighty V-8… Read More...
In Australia they love their rear-wheel drive V-8's. As such, the Holden Commodore as been an icon in the island nation for decades, but those days are quickly coming to an end. When parent General Motors announced the end of local production of the Commodore in Australia, the rear-drive V-8 sedan died with it. And until recently, it was assumed… Read More...
Yeah, General Motors still rebadges their products. This time the all-new GMC Acadia is the donor vehicle for GM's Australian subsidiary, Holden. The Holden Acadia will be launching in 2018 under the Holden badge, which rests atop the GMC badge slot. GM isn't even bothering changing out the grille on the Acadia to adapt to the fact GMC has a… Read More...
AutoVerdict