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0Holden Dealer Team brings out VE Retro Commodore 1319149860
While the Holden Commodore VE had a rather short visit to the U.S. in the form of the Pontiac G8, it's still in production Down Under – and still a worthy platform for hotted-up special editions. This one comes from none other than Holden Dealer Team, the revived tuner once owned by Aussie ...
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Video: Terrifying V8 Supercar crash on the grid at Barbagallo 1304291100
Today's round of the Australian V8 Supercar series at Barbagallo didn't even get to the first corner before a massive accident brought out the caution. When the green flag waved, driver Karl Reindler stalled his Holden Commodore and was rammed from behind by Steve Owen. Owen had already ...
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Report: Holden Commodore coming to U.S. as Chevrolet SS sedan? 1301407020
With General Motors' cash flow back to reasonable levels, the company is re-evaluating its position on Australian-built Zeta rockets like the Holden Commodore. The last one we had on our shores was the much-lamented Pontiac G8, which was essentially a Commodore with a new set of badges. With ...
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Will the next Holden Commodore go front-wheel drive? 1292018460
2011 Holden VE Series II Commodore – Click above for high-res image gallerySince 1978, the Holden Commodore has been roaring across the land down under. It's worn a plethora of body styles ranging from coupe and sedan to wagon and ute, brought the Pontiac G8 to American soil and sold over ... -
Report: Holden tallies $210M loss, blames Pontiac 1270074000
2009 Pontiac G8 GXP – Click above for a high-res image galleryWhen General Motors first announced it was sending Pontiac packing, our first thought was a pang for the loss of the most excellent G8 GXP, followed quickly by concern for Holden, the automaker's Australian subsidiary. After ... -
Lutz says Commodore-based Caprice could be sold as "high-end Chevrolet" 1263513660
Chevrolet Lumina SS (Middle East) – Click above for high-res image gallleryBob Lutz is at it again, telling Drive.com.au that he would love to see a Commodore-based sedan back in America as a Chevrolet. Or, to use the quote-machine's own words:"If we can pull that off and we have the ... -
Pontiac G8 resurfaces in Australia as a pair of special-edition Holdens 1254411720
Holden VE Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition – Click above for high-res image galleryHolden giveth, and Holden taketh away. While we're still mourning the departure of the Pontiac G8 here in the U.S., the General's Australian subsidiary – whose Commodore gave birth to the G8 in ... -
REPORT: GM still working on importing Holden Commodore with police package 1253213880
Stop us if you've heard this one. GM's Australian-based arm is looking to send its Holden Commodore to the United States. Right, um, that's the Pontiac G8, right? Actually, no, it's dead. And it may not be a Chevy either, depending on how you read the report from drive.com.au, which quotes GM ...
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2010 Holden Commodore gets smaller engines, better fuel economy, six-speed tranny 1249567200
2010 Holden Commodore SIDI lineup - click above image for high-res galleryEverywhere else but under its skin, the 2010 Holden Commodore differs from its current version only in badging: it will wear the acronym SIDI on its flanks, which stands for Spark Ignition Direct Injection. Pop the hood, ... -
Industry analyst says Australian car industry is doomed 1239732000
Clive Matthew-Wilson, editor of Australia's Dog & Lemon Guide, says there's no way around a central fact of Australian automobile production: "Australia's car factories are losing money on every vehicle they make." Because of that, he believes that there is no future for the domestic car ...

