Tag: Holden

Holden Commodore still one of Australia’s best-selling used cars

Holden built trust with Australian consumers since the first Holden, the FX, rolled off the production line at Fishermans Bend, Victoria, in 1948. That 70-year heritage, which continued until the brand was closed

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Adopted Australian F1 star Valtteri Bottas shows off “his” Holden Commodore ute

This weekend’s Australian Grand Prix brings the Formula One circus and all that goes with it back to Melbourne, and for the first time in more than a decade there will be two

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Ford “almost pulled out of Australia” like Holden, says global boss

Ford once considered leaving Australia – as Holden did in 2020 – the CEO of the company has revealed. View 5 images The global boss of Ford has revealed the US car giant was

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End of an era: Australia’s final affordable family wagon is set to join the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon as a relic of the past – Car News

This is nothing less than an end of an era. Australian consumers are set to lose the traditional, affordable family station wagon this year with the anticipated demise of the Mazda6 range. It

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The last Australian-made NSW highway patrol car has handed in its gun and badge

More than six years after the last Australian-made car rolled off a production line, the final locally built highway patrol vehicle has been retired from active duty on the New South Wales Police

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Five museums to visit if you love Australian cars

With Australia Day is here once again we lament the loss of locally built cars – with more than six years now passed since the final Holden rolled off the production line. While we

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Australia’s oldest Holden museum is closing its doors

The National Holden Motor Museum in Echuca, Victoria is shutting down. The museum, which has been in Echuca since 1993, will close on April 14, 2024. Having opened in 1984 in Bayswater, the

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High speed chase across northern suburbs

Police engaged in a high speed chase overnight calling on PolAir to help track the speeding vehicle. Friday December 8, 2023: News headlines On Friday night, after 7pm police spotted a Holden sedan

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NSW real estate: Hollywood has this Snowy Mountains car yard on speed dial

Hollywood has this classic Snowy Mountains car yard on speed dial. The largest card yard in Australia is on the market, with iconic status among rev heads around the world, and has supplied

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Holden at 75: know Australia’s Own better and slay pub quizzes with essential facts from every year since 1948 til today – Car News

Holden is 75 years old this week. Sadly “retired” by overlords General Motors in 2020, “Australia’s Own” came to embody post-war Australia’s prosperity, but one that – like the company’s market share –

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