Brand: Holden
Holden Welcomes New Member to the Cruze Family
Holden celebrated the start of production of the all-new Australian-made Cruze hatch today ahead of its launch in early November. Designed and engineered for Australian conditions, the hatch joins Cruze sedan and local and export Commodore variants on the general assembly line at Holden Vehicle Operations in Elizabeth, South Australia. Holden Chairman and Managing Director,…
Holden SSV Ute: The Big, Butch, Manly, Hairy Chested Aussie Muscle Car.
The Ute is a peculiarly Australian invention. A farmer’s wife wanted a vehicle to take her to church on Sundays and the pigs to market during the week. And lo, the Ute came. Think about it, they don’t exist in any other market. Sure there are the Hi-luxes and F series Fords but no…
THE HURRICANE: TOMORROW’S HOLDEN REBORN
Holden has gone back to the future, restoring its very first concept car – the 1969 Holden Hurricane. The futuristic research vehicle described as an experiment “to study design trend, propulsion systems and other long range developments” has been restored to its former glory as a labour of love by a dedicated…
‘Bathurst-Inspired’ Holdens on the Block at Shannons
Six classic Holdens, including two Toranas inspired by the model’s Bathurst blitz in the 1970s when they won five endurance races between 1972 and 1979, are going under the hammer at Shannons Sydney Spring Auction on Monday. The one that has created the most excitement so far is a 1977 LX Torana SL/R 4.2 ‘project’…
CRUZE HATCH JOINS HOLDEN’S GROWING 5-STAR LINE-UP
Holden’s soon to be released Cruze hatch has been awarded the highest possible five-star safetyrating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).Launching in November, the Australian designed and built Cruze hatch maintains the high safetystandards set by the Series II Cruze sedan which went on sale earlier this year.Like the sedan, hatch…
Commodores run on E85 with improved fuel figures for 2012
Holden will have flex fuel of up to 85% ethenol. Coupled with better fuel consumption makes MKII VE Commodore an attractive proposition. Fuel economy improvements for 3.0 and 3.6L V6 auto models All Commodores now flex-fuel capable Dedicated LPG range on the way Holden has made fuel-efficiency improvements across its popular V6-powered Commodore range with…
What the gay sales rep said about his car: I like a bit of rough, but not in my car. The base Commodore Omega is fine by me
Do you remember the dire days when sales reps sweated their tits off getting in and out of horrible manual, rubbed matted pus-boxes? It seems so long ago now and base model cars have come so far. No longer do you option the radio and heater just to get a bit of…
HOLDEN COMMODORE BACK ON TOP–press release
HOLDEN COMMODORE BACK ON TOP • Commodore Australia’s number one car • Cruze above 3000 units for the second month in a row Holden recorded another solid sales performance in July with Australia’s favourite family car, the Commodore, returning to number one position in the annual sales race. According to figures released today by the…
Holden’s Local Heroes, Commodore and Cruze Do It Again
Holden Press Release Holden’s local heroes, the iconic Commodore and increasingly popular Cruze small car, have finished first and fourth in the April sales race. According to official figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries today, Commodore was the number one selling vehicle in April with 3,075 units sold, accounting for 55.6 per…
V8’s at 20 paces: steaming hot Holdens! Gayboys like something hot and throbbing don’t they?
Holden Commodore berlina 3.0L V6, SSv 6.0L V8, Calaise 6.0L V8, Caprice 6.0L V8 and SV6 3.6L V6 Most little boys, and a number of little girls, grow up with Motor sports and like it or not, we are Ford or Holden people, Commodore or Falcon? Even if we don’t watch it, everyone knows what…