Holden News

By Byron Mathioudakis · 16 Mar 2024

Are utes changing the fabric of modern Australia? Are they contributing to the affordability crisis? Are we moving too closely towards American values?

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A Holden treasure trove going up for auction!

By James Cleary · 25 Jan 2024

After 30 years of operation in the historic Victorian Murray River town of Echuca, the contents of the National Holden Motor Museum is set to be auctioned off on Saturday, May 18 this year.

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Here are the new-car sales winners of 2023

By Tim Nicholson · 14 Jan 2024

Last year was a record year for new-vehicle sales in Australia, which was welcome news for carmakers following years of pandemic-related uncertainty. But aside from the dominant Toyota, there were some other sales surprises that didn't make the podium. These are the sales winners of 2023.

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Holden at 75. A quick season summary!

By Byron Mathioudakis · 02 Dec 2023

Some 75 years on from November 29, 1948 – when Australian Prime Minister, Ben Chifley, proclaimed “She’s a beauty!” as that very first production 48-215 ‘FX’ came off the Fishermans Bend assembly line – we revisit Holden’s past through the lens of hindsight, while holding on hope that GM resumes the narrative in the future.

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Why these GM EVs might have saved Holden

By Byron Mathioudakis · 25 Nov 2023

Could a pair of advanced General Motors midsized SUV electric vehicles (EVs) have given Holden an effective one-two right-hook against the Tesla Model Y if it had held on for three more years?

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Isuzu Trucks doesn’t mind being last to EVs

By Tung Nguyen · 10 Nov 2023

Isuzu Trucks is not perturbed by being a latecomer to the electric truck game as rivals from Hyundai, Fuso and Iveco quickly move into the EV space.

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Your 2023 Bathurst 1000 preview

By Stephen Ottley · 08 Oct 2023

This weekend it’s the other race that stops the nation - and this one has more horsepower than the one in November.

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Aussie flops that keep worthy successors away

By Byron Mathioudakis · 23 Jul 2023

All were meant to be sure-fire hits. A roll-of-the-dice gamble, some involving extensive and hugely expensive re-engineering for our right-hand-drive (RHD) requirements, in return for the promise of strong sales and a healthy return on investment. Especially when most were fundamentally good cars.

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Vietnam’s EV answer to the Suzuki Jimny?

By Chris Thompson · 13 Jun 2023

While Holden fans might remember the name VinFast from its short-lived time with an engineering outpost in Australia - and ownership of the former Holden proving ground at Lang Lang - the brand’s plans in its home nation are far less short-lived. Its newest model, the VF3, is one of several electric cars in its line-up with the company hoping it becomes a ‘car of the people’ in Vietnam.

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From V8 Commodores to hulking Toyota Tundras!

By David Morley · 04 Jun 2023

Among the online white-noise continues the theme of `we don’t make anything in this country any more’. It’s the great post-car-making dirge that keeps online trolls and nay-sayers busy for hours on end.

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