BELOW: Fire damage along the Hume Highway west of Sydney Calais: Reinvented, Rejuvenated and Rejoicing. Who remembers the ads from 1978? No? Holden built suspense for months teasing us with a commercial voice over saying “Commodore is coming” but nothing else. No one knew who or what the Commodore was. There was no indication that it was a [...]
Below: EPSILOM II platform:- GM/Holden Malibu, SAAB 9 5, GM/Holden Malibu SAAB 9 5 Opel Insignia Below left: Epica, Below right Malibu For many moons Holden lacked a midsized sedan so Holden filled it with an old Daewoo called Epica. GM, Holden’s big daddy, purchased the failing Daewoo after Daewoo’s CEO dipped his hand in the till [...]
ABOVE: dash board bin lid has a strange fit ABOVE: left- sedan, right-wagon tail lights ABOVE: left-my link, right-new design start/stop switch, engine, my link Above and below: The hatch parked at the end of the main runway, sydney airport BELOW: reverse camera Buyers are canny people. They watch their pennies and expect to get value for their money. [...]
above: the caprice on route to Queensland via the New England Highway Above: LCD screen for rear passengers. A cafe in a reclaimed church, The Containers will form the owners new home! The carpark sits just across from a cane field. How Australian is that? A view from atop the range near Byron Bay NSW The New Caprice. Isn’t the [...]
The words “flexible” and “contemporary” in an agreement never ever work out in favour of the staff who sign it. Holden will need to show the same loyalty to their staff which their staff have showed to Holden. They have voted for reduced conditions but I wonder if the CEO and upper management have done the same thing? I rather [...]
I always wondered about the wisdom of bringing Opel badged products, as good as they are. Perhaps Opels should have been sold here with the Holden name on them in the first place. The timing seems significant. Was there a plan to give the launch 12 months? It would seems so. The press release spells out price as being a [...]
Integrated satellite navigation now in production for Holden Cruze SRi-V Enhanced voice control, text to voice functionality and Siri® Eyes-Free Integration now standard on every Holden Cruze hatch and sedan New Model Year 2014 colours, Regal Peacock, Fantale^ and Prussian Steel now in production for Cruze Holden’s range topping Cruze SRi-V sedan and hatch now offer buyers greater value with [...]
Donation of 70 Holden vehicles. Sixteen teams taking part in 48 road rescue scenarios and 32 trauma scenarios. Holden will join forces with the Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO) this week at Event Park in Canberra for the annual road rescue training event, the ‘Capital Rescue Challenge 2013’ (Challenge) to be held from 20 to 23 June 2013. An event [...]
Holden has today confirmed the model line-up and pricing for the all-new mid-size Holden Malibu. Arriving in Australian car showrooms this month, Holden Malibu combines sharp exterior styling with a highly-specified interior and technology package with Holden’s innovative new MyLink infotainment system standard on all models. Available in two trim levels, CD and CDX, with either a 2.4 litre DOHC [...]
The announcement by Ford today is a reminder of just how tough it is for manufacturers in Australia, even the most committed, like Holden, which is bringing out the most technologically advanced car ever made in Australia. The new Commodore is a car that is a class above and will change minds. It plays a critical role in Holden's long-term [...]
