Holden
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GMSV will offer enthusiast GM products in Australia, starting with the Chevrolet Corvette and Silverado.
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Early design document for VE Holden Commodore shows small sedan, coupe variants
When designing its VE Commodore in the early 2000s, Holden came up with multiple body styles that sadly never saw the light of day.
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GM axes Holden in global exit from right-hand-drive markets
General Motors has owned Holden since 1931 but the brand will be retired by 2021.
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Holden Commodore will be retired in 2020
Holden will retire the Commodore next year after a run spanning more than four decades.
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Buick Regal's Opel twin given an update
The Opel Insignia is sold in the United States as the Buick Regal but we won't see the updated model as the Regal will soon be dropped.
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2021 Buick Regal leaked
Buick's Regal is about to undergo a facelift but we may not see the updates reach the United States.
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General Motors' Australian division Holden may no longer be building its own cars, but it still has a world-class design team that regularly collaborates on projects for other GM brands. The Holden design team has now unveiled a wild concept to not only showcase the talents and technological capabilities of its staff but also to celebrate the 50th anniversary this year of Holden's first victory at racetrack in the Australian city of Bathurst. The premise was a futuristic race car using the latest emerging technologies. Providing a glimpse of how cars may predominantly be designed in the...
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You can now pick between a Chiron or Ram Power Wagon in Forza Motorsport 7
Let's get one thing straight: you're (probably) never going to drive a Bugatti Chiron. At least not in real life. Now, however, you can pilot one in the Forza Motorsport 7 video game. The French multi-million-dollar road missile is part of a new downloadable pack of cars that's just made its way...
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HSV builds its final Holden Commodore-based super sedan
Australia’s semi-official tuner to Holden, HSV, has made a name for itself over the past three decades by churning out meaty muscle cars based on successive generations of rear-wheel-drive, V-8-powered Holden Commodores. All of that has come to an end, however, as HSV on Wednesday announced...
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Chevy to enter Australia with a little help from HSV
With the end of production of rear-wheel-drive, V-8-powered Holden Commodores in October, Australian tuning firm HSV no longer has access to suitable donor vehicles to continue churning out its signature muscle sedans. But instead of going quietly into the night, HSV has struck a deal with General...
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Holden’s secret plan to build a Zeta-based SUV
Before there was the Alpha and Omega, General Motors had a platform for rear-wheel-drive large cars called Zeta. Developed in Australia by GM’s local subsidiary Holden, the platform was economical enough to use in non-premium cars but it was also a bit on the heavy side. (It featured in the...
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End of the road for Australian car production
It’s a sad day for automotive enthusiasts in Australia, and a few in other parts of the globe, as the country’s car industry comes to a grinding halt. On Friday, General Motors’ local subsidiary Holden turned the lights off at its plant in Elizabeth, South Australia, ending 69...
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Hot wagons are a rarity in the United States but over in Europe they’re all the rage, outselling their sedan equivalents in many cases. Opel will use this week’s 2017 Frankfurt auto show to introduce its latest high-performance wagon, the Insignia GSi. We’ve already seen the car in fastback sedan form, which we’re getting as the 2018 Buick Regal GS, but a wagon option, which Opel refers to as a Sports Tourer, will also be offered. General Motors’ Australian subsidiary Holden will get its own version of the Regal GS dubbed the Commodore VXR, and like the Insignia...
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Chevrolet SS: the sport sedan that could, but never caught on
It was a common practice of American automakers decades ago. Take a family sedan, swap out the plain-Jane engine, drop in a big V-8, and you have a muscle car. The Chevrolet SS was one of the final examples of such a practice, albeit not a very American one from the start. For those unaware, the...
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2018 Opel Insignia GSi Sports Tourer spy shots
Opel’s new Insignia GSi, which we’re getting as the 2018 Buick Regal GS, has just been spotted testing in its wagon body style, which Opel refers to as a Sports Tourer. We’re only getting the Regal GS as a fastback sedan but Opel will offer both fastback sedan and wagon versions...
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Buick Regal GS does double duty as Holden Commodore VXR, Opel Insignia GSi
Buick on Wednesday unveiled a new Regal GS for North America, but elsewhere the car will be badged a Holden Commodore VXR or Opel Insignia GSi or Vauxhall Insignia GSi. The Commodore VXR will serve as the performance flagship for the latest Commodore which is essentially a rebadged Buick Regal sold...
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Here's your chance to buy the machinery that built the Chevy SS
Machinery used to build some legendary muscle cars, including the Chevrolet SS, is up for sale. The machinery is located in the vehicle plant of General Motors’ Australian division, Holden, which is set to close its doors for good in October. GM has teamed up with Maynards, an expert at...
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Holden Commodore racer for Australia Supercars revealed--and it has a V-8
Holden has a new Commodore coming in 2018, though the car is really a rebadged Opel Insignia Grand Sport (a Buick Regal Sportback to us Yanks) that will be sourced from Germany, as opposed to made locally. Nevertheless, the front-wheel-drive, V-8-lacking fastback sedan will continue to serve as the...
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General Motors’ British outfit, Vauxhall, has received its last batch of VXR8 muscle sedans. The final version is the VXR8 GTSR, which is just a rebadged version of the GTSR from semi-official Holden tuner HSV. The GTSR is based on the VF-Series Holden Commodore, a version of which is sold here as the Chevrolet SS, and it’s powered by a LSA 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 serving up 583 horsepower and 545 pound-feet of torque. This makes the GTSR the most powerful car ever sold by Vauxhall. Drive is sent to the rear wheels only, either via a 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic. Also...
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2018 Buick Regal TourX’s Euro twin is the Opel Insignia Country Tourer
Last night we were treated with the reveal of the 2018 Buick Regal TourX, a wagon—yes, a new Buick wagon!—with all-wheel drive, a raised ride height, and underbody protection. It’s not unique to Buick, however, as General Motors will sell the vehicle in Europe as the Opel Insignia...
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2017 Opel Insignia Grand Sport revealed
Recently, we saw Holden unveil its redesigned Commodore. At this week's 2017 Geneva auto show, we have our first look at Opel’s version of the car, the Insignia Grand Sport. Apart from their badges—and whether the steering wheel is on the left or right—the two cars are virtually...
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Wagon body style added to 2017 Opel Insignia range
General Motors’ European unit Opel will start selling a new generation of its Insignia mid-sizer later in 2017. We’re already seen the redesigned Insignia in Grand Sport liftback form, and over the weekend the first photos of the car’s Insignia Sports Tourer wagon body style were...
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HSV reveals last of its rear-wheel-drive Commodores
General Motors’ Australian subsidiary Holden is set to wind up production of its rear-wheel-drive Commodore range in October. There will be a new Commodore arriving in 2018, but this will be a front-wheel-drive model twinned with the Opel Insignia Grand Sport and, perhaps most tragically, no...
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HSV reveals Corvette ZR1-powered GTSR W1 super sedan
General Motors’ Australian unit Holden is set to end local production in October, and along with the end of production will be the demise of the rear-wheel-drive Commodore, the current version of which is sold here in high-performance trim as the Chevrolet SS. A new Commodore is coming...
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