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With the last Commodore rolled out of Holden’s factory in South Australia last Friday, signalling the end of Australian car manufacturing, the lion brand is now without a V8-powered muscle car to reign in the hot-selling Mustang from rival Ford. That’s about to change. The age-old battle will continue in 2018 …

In preparation for an era without a V8 engine, Red Bull Holden Racing Team is continuing to test its new twin-turbo V6 mill, which made its debut over the weekend at Mount Panorama ahead of the Bathurst 1000. The prototype engine was installed in the team’s one-off Project Sandman and …

Holden burgeoning Astra range has gained a new addition today with the arrival of the Astra Sportwagon. Joining its Astra Hatch and Sedan siblings, the Astra Sportwagon is designed and engineered at Opel’s Russelsheim headquarters and built in the UK at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port manufacturing facility. It benefits from the …

Almost a decade has passed since we last saw the Holden Astra Sedan name in Australia. Now, the name returns and replaces the locally built Holden Cruze which production ended in October 2016. With such well built and optioned rivals as the Toyota Corolla, Mazda 3, Honda Civic and Hyundai Elantra, …

The next-generation Holden Commodore is finally upon us, with the first imported production model set to make its Australian debut at the Motorclassica car show next month. Taking place at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building from Friday, October 13 to Sunday, October 15, the eighth annual Motorclassica is billed as Australia’s …

Holden has saved the best until last for its final year of locally produced Commodore, with the new range gaining extra standard equipment and subtle visual enhancement. It really is your last chance to own one of the best value and best performing rear-wheel drive sports sedans on the market …

Holden has lifted covers on the range-topping VXR variant of the next-generation Commodore, which is due to arrive into Australian showrooms in 2018. With a focus on sporty handling and absolute traction off the line, the Commodore VXR will show a different side to Holden’s performance capabilities while still using lessons …

Holden has today announced the all-new Astra Sportwagon will be heading to Australia later this year to join the recently launched Astra hatch and the recently announced Astra sedan to complete the company’s new small car range. Based on the same underpinnings as the highly acclaimed Astra Hatch, the incoming …

Holden has unwrapped its next-generation Commodore Supercar concept, which will debut at the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship in 2018. Designed by GM Design Australia Exterior Design Manager, Peter Hughes, the racecar was created using sophisticated Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling and includes advanced simulation and aerodynamic evaluation. “What an incredible-looking …

Holden’s all-new Astra Sedan will join its hatchback stablemate later this month from $21,990 driveaway. Offered in four trim levels – LS, LS+, LT and LTZ – the Astra Sedan takes on one of the most competitive car segments with an all-new sheet metal and lifetime capped price servicing. “We’re really …

The small car segment has never been so tightly contested. It’s the most crowded passenger car market with over 20 models to choose from. Even at the top of the chart there’s at least five “you can’t go wrong with anyone of these” options, namely the ever popular Mazda 3, long dominant …

A man wearing shorts and thongs has strolled casually into a Holden dealership in Queensland and drove off in an unattended Holden Commodore SS-V Redline. Captured on CCTV camera, the young man can be seen walking casually in the dealership obviously looking for an unattended car with keys in the …

Following its reveal in 2016, the new Holden Trax goes on sale this week, boasting fresh new styling and segment-essential connectivity technology. The small crossover segment continues to grow strongly in recent years, spearheaded by the popular Mazda CX-3 and Honda HR-V, and joined later this month by the flamboyant …

General Motors has taken the wraps off the new Opel Insignia Sports Tourer, which when arrives in Australia, will be the all-new Holden Commodore Sportwagon. Following closely on the heels of the reveal of the next-generation Commodore, the Sportwagon is said to offer space and sophistication in equal measures. Accompanying …