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Pontiac G8 resurfaces in Australia as a pair of special-edition Holdens

Holden 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 the first place – has just announced a pair of special editions that seem to take back what we've lost. The Holden VE Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition – available in sedan, Sportwagon and Ute body-styles – ditches the Australian brand's usual grille in favor of a twin nostril front end with a splitter down low and a ... Read more →

REPORT: GM still working on importing Holden Commodore with police package Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

2010 Holden Commodore gets smaller engines, better fuel economy, six-speed tranny Jonathon Ramsey

Everywhere 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 ...

Industry analyst says Australian car industry is doomed Jonathon Ramsey

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 ...

Baby got back: HSV launches ClubSport R8 Tourer Alex Nunez

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the ClubSport R8 Tourer HSV's ClubSport R8 Tourer has officially arrived, giving our friends from Down Under the means to haul stuff, ass and any combination ...

Oz-some: HSV W427 launches Down Under 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the HSV W427 "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts." That's what Han Solo says about the Millenium Falcon. You could apply the same saying to the HSV W427 super-duper sedan just launched by Holden's in-house performance division. I mean, ...

Australian government asks for hybrid, promises to buy it 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Australian government has both feet firmly planted on the hybrid bandwagon, and the blokes down under are looking for more of the automotive combo platter in its fleet. The government already has 355 Toyota and Honda hybrids in its fleet, but Aussie lawmakers would like to utilize its own ...

Holden Commodore hybrid and turbo'd four under consideration 1 year ago on Autoblog

Two separate reports out of Australia say that Holden is looking to maximize the Commodore's fuel efficiency in an effort to stoke sales. Both stories quote General Motor's Asia-Pacific vice president, Nick Reilly, but the separate reports, while sharing a common theme, come to decidedly different ...

Sorry Holden: GM cancels VE Sportwagon for US market 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more high-res images of the Holden VE Sportwagon Holden wasn't sure if it was going to build a new VE Commodore Wagon when developing its new line of rear-wheel-drive Zeta-based sedans. Wagons are fleet darlings in Australia, and the new one from Holden was for some reason switched ...

Holden recalls 86,000 Zetas equipped with V6 1 year ago on Autoblog

GM's Australian subsidiary Holden has recalled 86,000 rear-wheel-drive Zeta cars with the V6 engine to correct a potential fuel leak that could lead to fires. The CNN Money article says that the recall doesn't impact the Pontiac G8, GM's North American Zeta variant, because that car's underhood ...

Report: Pontiac G8 will spawn wagon, sport truck 1 year ago on Autoblog

Automotive News is reporting what's been suspected all along: GM will bring a both a wagon and a Ute to the U.S. after the launch of the G8 next year. Citing three sources intimate with the project, the report goes on to say that the two models will be built in Australia and will be similar to the ...

Sydney 2007: Holden Commodore Sportwagon and HSV Maloo break cover again 2 years ago on Autoblog

Automakers go to great lengths preventing images and details of new cars being released prior to their official debut, but sometimes, well... often, they still fail. Holden is the latest automaker to suffer this fate, with images of its new VE Commodore wagon and high-performance HSV Maloo ute ...

Pontiac G8 prototypes roll off the line in Oz 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for 2 more photos of the ceremony The Pontiac G8 inched closer to American showrooms today as Holden held a ceremony to commemorate the production of the first engineering prototypes. Full production is scheduled to kick off at Holden Vehicle Operations' Elizabeth plant later this year ...

GM Holden reports loss 2 years ago on Autoblog

GM Holden has been in the international spotlight of late thanks to its new VE Commodore sedan, but the Aussie subsidiary is now getting attention because of its poor financial performance. Despite the Commodore maintaining its position as the number one selling vehicle down under in 2006, total ...

Holden reveals Special Edition Commodore SVZ Ute and Wagon 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for Ute gallery. Click here for Wagon gallery. GM's Holden subsidiary has pulled the wraps off a pair of new Commodore special editions. The Commodore SVZ Ute has the General's top-notch 3.6L VVT V6 underhood, pumping 255 horses through an optional 5-speed automatic, or slightly less if ...

Wanna see a red Pontiac G8? Yeah, we thought so 2 years ago on Autoblog

The folks over at Kicking Tires had no intention of running into a red prototype Pontiac G8, but when they saw it, they whipped out the camera phones and did a great job with the limited tools at hand. The result is a pre-production look at one of the most anticipated vehicles for the 2009 model ...

In the Autoblog Garage: Toyota Aurion Sportivo SX6 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res pics of the Toyota Aurion Sportivo SX6 For years, the large, family car market in Australia has been divided between the Aussie built GM Holden Commodore and the Ford Falcon, both on the road and on the track. The large car market has been characterised ...

In The Autoblog Garage: Holden Commodore SS V-Series 2 years ago on Autoblog

click image to view high-res gallery of the Holden Commodore SS V-Series Since the Pontiac G8 burst onto the scene at the Chicago Auto Show heralding a new era of affordable, rear-wheel drive GM sedans, interest in the new vehicle has been intense. Based on GM's new Zeta platform, the G8 is ...

Vauxhall VXR8 to prowl UK roads 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for hi-res photo gallery of the VXR8 var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/New_Vauxhall_VXR8_Don_t_mourn_the_Monaro'; This is the UK's new Vauxhall VXR8, which also happens to be Australia's HSV Clubsport R8 (ignore that "based-on" nonsense....this is as straight a rebadge ...

Sharing is saving: GM to save up to $750 million on Zeta RWD platform 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of the Camaro Convertible concept The new buzzword in Detroit is "common" -- as in common components or common architectures. That's the foundation for everything GM is doing right now, and the Zeta RWD platform is the newest poster child.Engineered in Australia for ...

Chicago Auto Show: GM RWD fans can rejoice, for the Pontiac G8 has arrived (w/ VIDEO!) 2 years ago on Autoblog

click on the above image for a bunch of high-res shots showing the new Pontiac G8 var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/First_VIDEO_of_the_sedan_that_will_save_Pontiac_the_G8'; The last decade has been difficult for General Motors enthusiasts who desired an affordable V8 RWD sedan (we love the ...

Brisbane Motor Show: Aussie Utes 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of Ford and GM Holden Utes. At the Brisbane Motor Show, which started on Friday, Ford and GM Holden, plus their tuning groups Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) and Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), had plenty of top Aussie utes on display, ranging from ...

Holden shows off Commodore SS "Morpheous" at Brisbane show 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click for high-res photo gallery By all accounts, we believe we can safely refer to the hue of the Commodore SS shown above as "purple." The VE Commodore SS is a pretty mean piece of machinery though, and for some, purple could be a tough sell. And really, the endgame is to get the shopper to part ...

Holden VE Commodore wins Australian Wheels' COTY award 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Added mega-gallery of 131 high-res Holden Commodore images since we in the U.S. don't often get to gaze at these vehicles. click above image to view 131 high-res images of every kind of Commodore For those of you eagerly anticipating the U.S. arrival of Holden's rear-wheel drive Zeta ...

Holden putting the Commodore on a diet 2 years ago on Autoblog

Recently announced as the next Pontiac G8, Holden says that the Commodore model is in need of a diet. According to Holden chairman and executive director Denny Mooney, the Commodore doesn't need to get any smaller and is sized appropriately for both the Australian and American markets. It could, ...

It's official! Pontiac to get RWD platform, likely in G8 2 years ago on Autoblog

Perhaps riding a contact high from all the heady presentations at the NAIAS, GM product Czar Bob Lutz let fly that the Holden Commodore SS will be coming to the US as a Pontiac. Lutz went on to say that the car will be known as the G8, and that GM is looking at an official amount of "a lot." In ...

Spy Shots: Pontiac G8 RWD sedan! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Now that the Solstice is here and things are quiet again at the Pontiac pavilion, it's time to focus on the next big thing from GM's "excitement" division. That car will be the Grand Prix replacement, assumed to be called the G8 based on Pontiac's current naming scheme. The G8 will return the Grand ...

Chevrolet Caprice Wins Luxury Award In Middle East 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Chevrolet Caprice, designed and manufactured by GM Holden in Australia, has been named Best Luxury Car at the 2006 Autocar Middle East Awards. The all-new rear wheel drive Caprice, part of GM Holden's A$1 billion (US$780 million) development of the new Commodore range, emerged as a clear winner ...

Holden gearing up for increased global exports 2 years ago on Autoblog

In the latest hint that the Holden Commodore SS-V is headed to the US to be the new Pontiac Grand Prix, the Australian website GoAuto reports that GM Holden is preparing for a possible future in which it sells more vehicles overseas than it does in Australia. In an interview with the website, ...

Holden recalls the new VE Commodore, WM Statesman and Caprice 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE 1 - According to the drive.com.au blog, this is actually the second recall for the new Holdens. The first dealt with a fuel hose issue on some V8-powered cars. New model launches have their ups and downs, and GM Holden is currently experiencing one of the "downs." A few months after the ...

Holden Commodore will come to the States 3 years ago on Autoblog

We import excitement! That just might be the most appropriate new slogan for Pontiac. It's about time they listened to enthusiasts and brought over GM's best from overseas. Although the Monaro-based GTO hasn't been a huge sales success for the division, it's not for lack of performance. The GTO is ...

Holden HSV E-Series lineup unveiled 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Holden HSV E-Series cars officially broke cover yesterday, courtesy of the Australian Drive.com website. This comes just a few days after shots of a ClubSport R8 were accidentally leaked onto the web. The ClubSport R8 in the leaked photographs is joined by the the the similarly bespoilered GTS ...

Holden HSV unintentionally uncovered 3 years ago on Autoblog

Embargos don't seem to be working the way they used to. Traditionally, buff-books would get pictures and details about a particular vehicle sometimes months ahead of it launch, ensuring that specific articles would find themselves printed in specific publications at specific times. The newest member ...

Aussie boys borrow grandma's ride, hit the road 3 years ago on Autoblog

A pair of young Australian brothers who were apparently over eager to see their grandfather decided to clandestinely borrow their grandmother's red Holden Commodore on Sunday and set out to find him. The two boys drove around 60 miles, none of which would be news if the boys weren't ages 10 and ...

Spied: 2007 Holden Commodore! 3 years ago on Autoblog

Holden's next-generation Commodore has been caught testing in Australia. The vehicle seen here is pivotal for General Motors' large car futures worldwide, not just Down Under. Said to be based on the upcoming Zeta platform, the underpinnings of this vehicle could see duty in everything from the ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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