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The Pontiac G8

Australian Muscle in America by Stuart Livesey Pontiac will be releasing a new sports sedan in America later this year and once again some Australian muscle will be available in the US. The Pontiac G8 will be a re-badged version of the current Holden SS Commodore built in Holden’s Adelaide plant. Previously a slightly softer […]

Job Cuts at Holden

First it was Ford and now Holden is shedding staff. Holden announced yesterday that they would be cutting 200 positions from their engine assembly plant in Melbourne before Christmas. Earlier this year the plant, which produces a four cylinder engine mainly for export, was operating at full capacity but since August demand for the engine […]

Ajax Fasteners Manages to Survive For Another Week

Ajax Fasteners, the parts manufacturer that supplies specialist screws and clips to all four Australian car manufacturers has managed to stay in business until at least Friday. Aussie Motoring reported back on August 12 that the company was on the brink of collapse and if it did go the consequences for Ford, Holden, Mitsubishi and […]

The Australian Car Manufacturing Industry – Teetering on the Brink of Collapse

It’s hard to believe but that headline is closer to fact than fiction. As reported on August 8 in More Supply Problems for Holden and Ford the industry is in dire trouble as another parts supplier is on the brink of closure. Ajax Engineering Fasteners, a company that supplies fasteners and bolts for Holden, Ford, […]

VE Commodore Production Under Threat

The industrial dispute involving parts supplier Huon Corporation may be over for Ford and Toyota but Holden is still not receiving the parts they need to continue production. Ford and Toyota both signed on to a rescue package for the troubled parts supplier but Holden has not yet agreed to it. Workers at Huon’s Bendigo […]

Holden VE Commodore Pricing and Fuel Consumption

Holden have finally announced the fuel consumption figures for the new Holden VE Commodore. I think most people might have expected better figures than these but most of them are slightly down on the figures for the last Commodore. The VE Commodore’s fuel consumption varies from 10.9 litres per 100km for the base model Omega […]

Holden VE Commodore

The Holden VE Commodore is definitely the car on everyone is thinking about at the moment. Even the release of the new Toyota Camry isn’t arousing as much interest – even though it’s more likely to be the vehicle that people would tend to buy in these days of high petrol prices. If you would […]

What Exactly is Electronic Stability Control?

With Holden’s announcement last week that it would introduce Electronic Stability Control to it’s next Commodore range the Australian motoring public were exposed to some interesting technology has the potential to save a lot of lives. Aussie Motoring sent feature writer – Russ Egan – out into the World Wide Web to find out just […]

Holden Announces Electronic Stability Control

Holden announced today that electronic stability control would be included as standard equipment on it’s new range of VE Commodores, Statesman, Caprice and Captiva models due out later this year. Electronic stability control helps drivers maintain control of their vehicles and prevent crashes by immediately identifying when the vehicle skids, swerves suddenly or when road […]

Holden Offers a Refund

If you bought a vehicle from Holden during October and November 2005 you may be entitled to a refund. During October and November of 2005 Holden ran a special promotion where it offered new vehicles at the same rate that employees would pay. “You Pay What We Pay” was the name of the promotion but […]

Holden Issues a Recall

Holden has issued a recall that affects over 90,000 Commodore sedans and utilities built between April 2003 and December 2005. The recall was issued after Holden identified a problem with side airbags that “inflated under circumstances which did not warrant inflation.” Holden will rectify the problem free of charge through Holden dealerships. Over 30,000 export […]

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