List of Australian Car Clubs and Specialists, New Car Releases and Owners' Car Reviews for Aussie motoring enthusiasts
Imagine yourself sitting at a set of lights in a car that’s so new to you that you’ve only driven it for a block. The lights turn green … you depress the accelerator … and for a moment nothing happens. Then … WHAM … you’re head snaps back as you’re hurled through the speed limit […]
Holden’s mid-sized sedan will be in the showrooms next year
The Commodore continues to be Australia’s most popular car
The new Holden Redline Edition V-Series is all show and go.
It’s a mid-model-life facelift so don’t expect too much to have changed … unless your big on infotainment systems
Holden is showing signs of clawing back some market share in Australia
Despite record sales Holden is cutting production
Holden still makes the best-selling car in Australia
There’s no doubt we still love our Holden Commodores
Production at Holden’s engine plant is up and now they’re heading back to two shifts.
Holden misses out again as Chevrolet narrows the field of candidates for the next Chevy Impala.
So General Motors … the parent company for Holden … is now in bankruptcy. While that’s a position that few could have imagined a year or two ago it’s a reality and it’s giving General Motors a chance to restructure. That restructuring includes selling off a large chunk of GM Europe … almost certainly to […]
Yesterday General Motors officially announced that it was dropping the Pontiac brand from its line-up and cutting around 21,000 jobs in the Pontiac plants in the United States. Sadly that’s very bad news for Holden who build the Pontiac G8 at their plant in Adelaide. Holden had hoped to build around 30,000 G8 models a […]
Holden has announced that it will reduce output at it’s Elizabeth plant by cutting out the afternoon shift. Workers on the afternoon shift will be retained but will operate on a week on, week off basis with the morning shift. The Australian managing director of Holden is expected to make an announcement about the moves […]
Early yesterday the word was out that Ford was planning to cut around 500 jobs from their Victorian operations because demand for their big-car products was down. By late yesterday afternoon it was Holden’s turn to announce reductions that will impact on over 3,000 works in South Australia. It appears that Holden may not be […]
If there is one thing that both Ford and Holden are lacking in Australia it’s a hybrid car to attract buyers who want to be environmentally friendly. Sadly neither of the big two seem interested in filling that gap anytime soon. Holden may have unveiled the Chevy Volt at the Sydney Motor Show last week […]