Brand: Holden

1: Commodore is sold in UK/Euro markets by Opel and Vauxhall as an Insignia, and by Buick as a Regal. Commodore is manufactured in Rüsselsheim (in the Rhein-Main region), Germany. Rüsselsheim am Main is the largest city in the Groß-Gerau district. 2: This is the first Commodore to feature a transverse engine and transmission. Transverse…

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The UK made Astra Sportwagon joins the Astra sedan, and the Polish-made hatch, in Holden’s new car launch assault. The new NG Commodore, Acadia SUV, and HSV’s Camaro will round out this year’s cavalcade. Until the NG Commodore is launched, heavy is the head of Astra, as it wears Holden’s passenger car crown alone. First,…

Astra Sportwagon review The UK made Astra Sportwagon joins the Astra sedan, and the Polish-made hatch, in Holden’s new car launch assault. The new NG Commodore, Arcadia SUV, and HSV’s Camaro will round out this year’s cavalcade. Until the NG Commodore is launched, heavy is the head of Astra, as it wears Holden’s passenger car…

Holden is addressing any perceived negatives by leaving the past behind and launching a swag of new models including the new five-seat Equinox, small/medium SUV. It (eventually) replaces the old Korean-manufactured Captiva and gives Holden a strong contender against the likes of Mazda CX-3 and Toyota RAV4. Out of a GM plant in Mexico, Equinox…

Holden Equinox. Never has a vehicle been so important for an auto maker. In Australia, there are Holden people, and Ford people, or at least, that’s the way it used to be. With the loss of local manufacturing, GM-Holden is now no different to any other retailer in Australia. Despite the loyalty built over a…

Holden has appealed to the adventurous lifestyle drivers with their Colorado Z71 special edition. The Holden Colorado Z71 is based on the Colorado LTZ 4×4 Crew-Cab pick-up, but adds a long list of cosmetic features. The Colorado is already jam packed with features and presents a capable 4WD Ute and the Z71 adds to the…

If you go back five years the only 4WD wagon on the market that was based on a Ute was the Mitsubishi Challenger. Since then the market has changed dramatically with Isuzu and Holden starting the new trend, then Toyota and Ford followed and Mitsubishi replaced the Challenger. Now there is a good choice of…

Holden has appealed to the adventurous lifestyle drivers with their Colorado Z71 special edition. The Holden Colorado Z71 is based on the Colorado LTZ 4×4 Crew-Cab pick-up, but adds a long list of cosmetic features. The Colorado is already jam packed with features and presents a capable 4WD Ute and the Z71 adds to the…

The Zeta platform supported Commodores for the last 2 “generations”. Although the VF Commodore built on the already sterling reputation of the VE, the VF is the last in the line and will sink slowly into the sunset of the OZ auto-making landscape. A change of government brought in a regime preferring coal and miners,…

We check out some classic Holdens A car buff can’t visit Melbourne without dropping by Holden‘s HQ in Port Melbourne. This massive complex, once home to 1,500 employees is now a mere shadow of its former self. Holden is committed to retaining these rare glimpses into out automotive past. Some concepts, such as the Commodore…

It isn’t often I feel sad getting in to a car, but a thick veil of gloom came over me this week when I took the HSV GTS R out for a quick run. This is the very last  Australian built HSV, period. The Zeta platform supported Commodores for the last 2 “generations”. Although the…