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Holden sold its last Combo in May and has no plans to import any more of the practical vans. The Combo was the last vehicle Holden sourced from its German sister company Opel.
A few years ago, the company also took its Barina mini car and Vectra medium car from Europe but their replacements are now imported from the South Korean division of General Motors. It was not clear whether or not Opel would eventually introduce the new generation Combo van to local customers after the brand was launched in Australia last September.
The answer turned out to be a resounding no given Opel's shock decision to pull the plug on its embryonic Australian operation in early August. Holden could still import the new Opel Combo and slap its own badge on the nose, but Holden spokeswoman, Andrea Matthews, tells Carsguide that isn't going to happen.
"There are no plans to replace the Barina Combo," she says. Ms Matthews said the business case just doesn't support bringing the new Combo to Australia. Given the competitive nature of the small van market in Australia, which involves everything from the Volkswagen Caddy to the Renault Kangoo and Suzuki APV, it is not hard to see how Holden reached that conclusion.
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