Holden News

Commodore or not, this popular SUV was Holden's harbinger of death.

Episode 201 - Ford? Holden? Forget them! Australia will make cars, utes, pickups, vans and SUVs again soon!In this episode, Matt Campbell, Malcolm Flynn and Andrew Chesterton, talk all things motoring, including:Australian motor vehicle manufacturing, and how it will be returning to the country sooner than you might think.Due to a lockdown-induced lack of fresh metal we revisit memorable driving experiences, featuring: a massive list of the Australian made cars the guys have owned and loved.You can get in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter (#CGPodcast) and Instagram, and tell us if you have a special, locally made car in your automotive history by emailing us at comments@carsguide.com.auYou can subscribe to the CarsGuide podcast on iTunes, find us on TuneIn, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts,  and, naturally, the CarsGuide website.

With the chances of ever seeing the Santa Cruz and Maverick – or the conceptually similar Honda Ridgeline also from America for that matter – in Australia remote at best, it’s time we take a look back at the rollcall of other car-based, unibody utes and pick-ups that were dropped before they ever even had a chance to carve out a life in the lucky country. Could they have been legends alongside th

It can’t be easy for a carmaker to conceive, design, engineer and launch an all-new model, only to find that it doesn’t quite hit the mark, runs out of sales puff, or finds itself looking old before too long.

Buying a used car is difficult enough in normal times.

Finding a nameplate that resonates with customers is one of the great challenges for a car company - which is why they never like to let them go. 

Manufacturers are excited about “new revenue streams” presented by software platforms in cars, but I'm not so sure this will be a good thing for buyers...

The former Holden workers now employed by VinFast at the iconic Lang Lang Proving Ground have once again been abandoned by a manufacturer, with the Vietnamese automotive company to leave Australia and close the site.

General Motors has taken one more step towards wiping out the history and legacy of Holden in Australia with the deletion of the Holden portion of its global media website.

We recently looked at some concept cars that never stood a chance of seeing a showroom. But what about the opposite? The concepts that are so good they deserve to hit production?