Holden
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0Official: New Holden Commodore bows, presages Chevy SS [w/video] 1360475820
Holden has unveiled its redesigned VF Commodore sedan in Australia, and it's making no secret of the fact that its prized rear-wheel-drive sedan will be exported to the USA as the long-awaited Chevrolet SS. While the Australian arm of General Motors has held back on details concerning the car's ...
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Report: Is the Holden Ute back on for the US? 1354826760
When not salivating over the prospect of the forthcoming C7 Corvette, GM Performance enthusiasts are busy speculating over the Chevrolet SS. The Holden Commodore-based performance sedan recently made its debut in NASCAR form, with the production model slated to launch on the weekend of the 2013 ...
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Official: HSV celebrates quarter-century of smoking tires with 25th Anniversary GTS 1349112540
When it comes to rear-drive, V8 performance sedans, few do it like HSV. Australia's Holden Special Vehicles makes a high-horsepower hoon-happy saloon called GTS (known elsewhere as the Vauxhall VXR8) based on the Holden Commodore. With General Motors LS V8 power under the bonnet, the GTS makes us ...
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Report: Mercedes E63 AMGs will race in Australia's V8 Supercar series next season, Holden debuts new Commodore race car 1348495140
Ford and Holden have, just the two of them, been holding down the V8 Supercars fort for years now. The introduction of the Car of the Future regulations, which puts carmaker body panels on top of a generic chassis, induced Nissan Australia to join the party in 2013 with four of its Altima sedans. ...
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Report: PickupTrucks.com stages global shootout with new Ranger, Colorado, Hilux and Amarok 1346340480
PickupTrucks.com has turned to its friends in Australia for a look at a few of the most popular midsize pickups found Down Under. The result is the Global Pickup Shootout that pits the reigning-champion Toyota Hilux against the Holden Colorado, Volkswagen Amarok and the Ford Ranger. Each truck ...
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Report: High tarriffs curb resurgent U.S. hopes for Holden Ute 1345573740
With the Holden Commodore sedan on its way back to the States as the Chevrolet SS, we were hoping that the El Camino-like, two-seat Ute wouldn't be far behind (after all, the halfbreed was supposed to be offered here as the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck before General Motors offed the brand altogether). ...
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Report: Chevy Malibu dons Holden badge for Australia 1343169060
The Chevrolet Malibu will wear a Holden badge when it arrives in Australia next year, General Motors announced. Engineers have begun testing the Holden Malibu to provide it with unique suspension tuning and transmission calibrations for Australian drivers. Testing is taking place in Lang Lang, ...
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Report: Holden looted by plant workers, $2.5M in parts stolen 1341493200
Though it may sound more like a Johnny Cash song, new reports say employees at General Motors' Holden plant in Elizabeth, Australia, have been stealing auto parts. Lots of 'em. Police have been investigating the crime spree since January and say engines and transmissions worth more than $2.5 ...
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Report: Holden to maintain its identity within GM 1340279880
Unbeknownst to us, observers of Holden, General Motors' Australian subsidiary that has helped The General make some of its finest product, have wondered if the austral brand's identity would get swallowed up in the push to create a cohesive, global Chevrolet. Three products headed to the ...
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Report: HSV sales strong despite Aussie slump, around 20% of Ford Falcon sales 1340119740
The economic doldrums are having a hard time sullying the teflon-coated sales numbers of Holden Special Vehicles, the division that serves the same purpose within Holden that AMG does within Mercedes-Benz. Despite a slump in purchases of large sedans that has affected General Motors' standard ...

