Holden Commodore News
Why car names are getting worse
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By Stephen Ottley · 12 Nov 2022
Naming cars used to be simple - either you picked some evocative names (think Mustang, Falcon, Monaro, etc) or a sequence of numbers and/or letters (think 3 Series, C-Class, A4, etc) - but these days it feels more like car names are randomly selected by marketing teams rushing to get to the weekend.
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V8s bucking electric car trend in Australia
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By Tim Nicholson · 08 Oct 2022
For all the talk of electric vehicles lately, you'd be forgiven for thinking that petrol and diesel cars were a thing of the past.Given the slow uptake of EVs in Australia, and slow progress on incentives of any kind, internal combustion powered cars are
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Ford Ranger vs Commodore: different but same
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 14 Aug 2022
On paper, the Ford T6 Ranger and Holden VE/VF Commodore are two very different vehicles, devised and developed during different decades and with little in common on the surface, especially when comparing their shapes, sizes and body construction.
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Where have our V8s, cabrios and wagons gone?
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 11 Jun 2022
If choice is a luxury, then Australian new-car buyers were rolling in it a decade ago.
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Was the Holden Commodore VF always doomed?
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By Stephen Ottley · 09 Jun 2022
Twenty-years ago the family sedan market was in rude health.
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Fewer car options in 2022 than a decade ago
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 04 Jun 2022
You’re not imagining this. There are distinctly fewer options around nowadays for new-car buyers in Australia compared to just 10 years ago.
Would Chevrolet fare better than Holden?
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By Stephen Ottley · 29 May 2022
The demise of Holden was a sad chapter in the Australian automotive industry, with what was once considered unthinkable eventually becoming inevitable.
The last Holden Commodore never had a chance
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By Stephen Ottley · 10 Apr 2022
Holden tried its best to put on a brave face. The first Commodore was based on a model from German counterparts, Opel, so surely this new Opel-built ‘ZB Commodore’ carried on the spirit of the badge even if it wasn’t actually bolted together in Australia like every other model before it. Right?
Flops, fails and fizzle-outs part two
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By Andrew Chesterton · 10 Apr 2022
To be fair, car companies get it right more than that get it wrong.
Episode 224 - Biggest Aussie car fails!
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By CarsGuide team · 01 Apr 2022
Episode 224 - Biggest Aussie car fails!