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Holden Aveo?
By Stuart Livesey on Oct 08, 2010 in Holden
The replacement for the Holden Barina is coming and it’s GMs global small car.
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Holden Redline Edition
By Stuart Livesey on Sep 12, 2010 in Holden
The new Holden Redline Edition V-Series is all show and go.
The Series II VE Commodore
By Stuart Livesey on Sep 01, 2010 in Holden
It’s a mid-model-life facelift so don’t expect too much to have changed … unless your big on infotainment systems
Holden Captiva – an introduction
By Stuart Livesey on May 31, 2010 in Holden
Despite some early bad press the Holden Captiva has been a success story for Holden
Holden Berlina Sportwagon – the road test
I discover why people continue to buy the Holden Commodore.
Holden Berlina Sportwagon – first impressions
Maybe it’s no surprise that the Holden Commodore is still sells so well.
Holden Cruze – a first look
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 19, 2010 in Holden
It’s the small car that’s selling like hot cakes for Holden.
Holden Commodore – Australia’s Top Selling Car in 2009
There’s no doubt we still love our Holden Commodores
Good News For Holden
Production at Holden’s engine plant is up and now they’re heading back to two shifts.
Holden Missed the US Market Again
Holden misses out again as Chevrolet narrows the field of candidates for the next Chevy Impala.
Holden Sportswagon Delivers Fuel Economy
By Stuart Livesey on Nov 07, 2009 in Holden
Holden Commodore produces the best fuel economy of any standard Australian-built car.
A Holden With a Fuel Consumption of 1 Litre per 100Km?
Ok, so my maths is a little fuzzy and the actual figures may be just over a litre per 100km but that’s what General Motors and the United States Environmental Protection Agency are suggesting you will get from General Motor’s new electric car, the Chevrolet Volt. The Volt is expected to go on sale in [...]
What Now for Holden?
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 [...]
The End of Pontiac – Bad News for Holden
By Stuart Livesey on Apr 28, 2009 in Holden
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 to Cut Production in South Australia
By Stuart Livesey on Apr 03, 2009 in Holden
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 later today.Â
Mixed News for Aussie Car Makers
Even though it’s only lunch time there’s been some good and not so good news announced for Aussie car makers. In an announcement that must have stunned many in the car industry Toyota announced yesterday that it was going to close it’s plants for a total of 11 days in February and March because demand [...]
Holden Airbag Recall
By Stuart Livesey on Dec 01, 2008 in Holden
Holden will soon be writing to the owners of 8792 Commodores to notify them of a potential defect in the driver’s side airbag. According to the recall notice “The driver’s side airbag attachment within the seat assembly may not be to specification and may allow the side airbag to become detatched.” According to one newspaper [...]
