Brand: Holden

  Yes Yes Yes oh Yes: great infotainment system Oh dear me no: everything else Remember that old ad? No nor do I but I’ve seen it many times on the electric television. Here it is GM, Holden’s owner, bought Daewoo to manufacture their cars cheaper and this is one of the plants manufacturing Trax.…

  For this argument, all prices are drive away, in NSW. You can get a V8 ute for as little as $39,990 drive away in Holden’s special “Please buy us PLLEEEEEEASE” campaign. The normal price for the SS is $43,757 That’s still insane for a V8. Can anyone show me another V8 sports coupe for…

My favourite Commodore recently got a hand-finished special edition to celebrate the dying days of Australian built vehicles. Some bloke called Craig Lowndes has his name all over it. The hand finished bit refers to a couple of huge decals and some vinyl panels which I can take or leave. The wheels look enormous because…

    Top: Astra VXR, Above: Astra GTC Below: Cascada Convertible   After the ill fated Opel experiment, Holden rebadges the Opel Astra as a Holden. The Euro sourced Astra will bolster Holden’s ailing Korean based small car range. Holden launches European-sourced Astra GTC, Astra VXR and Cascada convertible Astra available in performance focused 1.6L…

As an EX-Sandman owner I’m not at all sure about this idea but here it is: Press release:   Iconic Holden Sandman reborn to be launched 4 April in Torquay, VIC,  in line with the Bells Beach Ripcurl Pro surf competition To celebrate the launch, Holden interactive surf live site at Elephant Walk Reserve, Torquay…

      Shifting Gear: Design Innovation and the Australian Car opens at National Gallery of Victoria Friday 6 March Holden is a partner and contributor to the exhibition, designed to celebrate Australian automotive design Holden EFIJY, GTR-X Torana, HQ Monaro and Hurricane on show GM Australia designed, award-winning Buick Avenir concept car clay model…

  Holden’s Lifetime Capped Price Service (CPS) program covers all Holden vehicles ever built from the ground-breaking 48-215 of 1948 to today’s world-class VF Commodore and beyond Biggest CPS program in Australia, covering more than 2.5 million cars Provides service price transparency for all vehicles, ensuring customers always know how much their service will cost…

  Holden has taken to social media to offer a number of loan cars to people who have lost their vehicle in the devastating bushfires that have swept across the Adelaide Hills. The local carmaker asked affected people to make contact through Facebook or Twitter if they were without a car following the significant property…

‘Uber’ ‘Sandman’ a star of Shannons Sydney Late Spring Sale • One owner Holden Overlander Panel Van with books• First time offered for sale since original purchase• Rare opportunity to acquire an iconic Aussie 4WD A very rare one owner 1976 Holden Overlander ‘Sandman’ Panel Van offered for sale for the first time in 35…

  The Holden Cruze Z-Series has starred in a new short film shot in beautiful Tasmania by award winning photographer, Nathan Kaso and award winning writer and director, Timothy Melville. The talented duo set out from Holden’s Port Melbourne headquarters with a pair of Red Hot Cruze Z-Series to explore the island state and its…

      Three of Holden’s most historically significant concept cars, EFIJY, Hurricane and Coupe 60, will take centre stage this weekend at Meguiar’s MotorEx Melbourne 2014. The three show stoppers celebrate Holden’s design excellence and rich 66-year history in producing iconic Australian vehicles. Richard Ferlazzo, Holden’s Design Director, said it was great to see…

This is not the story I intended to write. Sometimes, stories write themselves and this is one. It was intended to demonstrate that an Australian designed and built car could compete against the super cars of Europe in their own terms, and win. Instead we have learnt that our erstwhile opposition treasurer now thinks that…