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Report: 2010 Audi Ur-Quattro Draws Nearer To RealityHSV HAS CONFIRMED it will be bringing in a raft of new changes to its E Series lineup, which comprises the Clubsport R8, GTS, Maloo, W427 and the Statesman-based Grange and Senator.
The major upgrade will be a multi-million dollar exercise for the Clayton-based manufacturer and will constitute a comprehensive revamp of its range of performance [...]
WORD ON THE STREET is that Holden Special Vehicles will be bringing in a number of cosmetic and mechanical changes for its E-Series range of performance sedans in the near future.
A key component of these changes consists of mechanical refinements to the 6.2 litre LS3 V8 used by the E-series range, which should see power [...]
PRESSURE FROM THE Global Financial Crisis, soaring petrol prices, a consumer shift away from large cars and a number of large, one-off expenses have all conspired to hit Holden squarely in the hip pocket.
Australia’s iconic automaker recorded a $70.2 million loss for 2008, thanks in large part to a whopping $76.8 million bill for various [...]
THE HOLDEN COMMODORE, the best-selling large sedan in Australia, is officially the most popular car for Australian thieves. That’s not according to any thieving spokesperson, of course, but new insurance claims data released by AAMI shows that the numbers don’t lie.
An analysis of claims figures, undertaken by the insurer, shows that various generations of [...]
THE UNDERBELLY TV SERIES has garnered critical acclaim in Australia for its first two instalments, and now one of its quiet performers (or not so quiet, depending on your perspective) is set to enter the spotlight in its own right.
Driven as a getaway car in an episode of Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, [...]
HOLDEN BOSS Mark Reuss has reportedly confirmed that the Australian automaker will design, develop and build a new small hatchback that will be sold in both Australian and foreign markets, but Holden spokesman Scott Whiffen was keeping things close to his chest when contacted by TMR.
We’ve known for some time now that the Australian-built hatchback [...]
MARK REUSS, Holden Managing Director, confirmed this morning that Holden will “continue normal operations” and will be “unaffected” by the filing overnight for bankruptcy by US parent, General Motors.
Speaking at a press conference at Holden’s Port Melbourne HQ, called in response to the announcement from GM overnight, Mr Reuss said:
“We’re safe, we’re part of the [...]
HOLDEN ANNOUNCED late last night that it is to continue normal operations in Australia and New Zealand, and will not be adversely impacted by General Motors’ filing for bankruptcy protection in the US.
In news certain to be welcomed by the Rudd Government and Holden’s employees and suppliers, Holden said there will be no direct impact [...]
IN A MOVE that will have surprised no-one: General Motors US will file for bankruptcy early tomorrow morning, Australian time.
As outlined in an announcement from the Obama Administration detailing the bankruptcy process, the move will leave the US Government – and consequently, US tax-payers - with a 60 percent equity stake in the giant automaker.
The [...]
THE HOLDEN SPORTWAGON is an eminently handsome vehicle, that much is undeniable. To many Australians (this writer included), the Sportwagon is an even better-looking car that its sedan stablemate; and it appears the judging panel at the Australian International Design Awards is in agreement.
The Sportwagon nabbed top honours in two categories at the 2009 Australian [...]
GENERAL MOTORS HAS begun pumping out the first batch of pre-production Chevy Volts, cars which will be used for a wide range of testing, troubleshooting and safety certification over the coming months.
To date, the only Chevrolet Volts we’ve seen have been hand-built prototypes based on the Cruze and Chevy Malibu, which are, of course, not [...]
HOLDEN MAY HAVE lost a lucrative market when the Commodore-based Pontiac G8 got canned (along with Pontiac itself) late last month, but the Australian branch of the General Motors empire is still doing it all it can to claw back some export revenue from its Stateside parent.
GM’s luxury arm Cadillac has placed an order with [...]
WITH THE JUNE 1 DEADLINE for restructure now just days away, reports that GM is likely to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy next week are gaining ground in the US.
Both the Washington Post and Associated Press are leading with the view that President Barack Obama will bring the curtain down on GM next week, putting [...]
GM HAS ANNOUNCED that some 35,038 Pontiac G8s – the Aussie-built sibling to the Commodore and one of the last models to bear the recently retired Pontiac badge – will be recalled, due to concerns over two electronic functions.
According to the recall notice, the first of the two faults is an incorrectly programmed brake pedal [...]
THE TIMES, as Bob Dylan sang, are most certainly a-changing - and nowhere in the automotive world right now is this truer than in America’s largest automaker, General Motors.
As bankruptcy looms and global market share falls (GM was recently overtaken by Toyota in the manufacturing stakes), the company has been shedding brands and cutting model [...]
General Motors is reportedly nutting out the details of how it will reorganise its operations to restore profitability, and one of the ideas that’s presently on the table is to increase the number of imports of Mexican and Asian-made GM products into the USA.
Such a move would, of course, result in massive plant closures and [...]
Holden’s latest import, the Cruze, is all set to go on sale here next month, with pricing to start at a very competitive $20,990 for the Cruze CD manual.
It’ll slot into Holden’s lineup where the dearly departed Astra used to sit, however it won’t directly replace it. That’s the job of the Australian-built Cruze hatch, [...]
Auto shifter into sport mode, ease off the brake, right Blundstone to the floor and… WOOOOOF!
Yes, HSV’s fourth-gen LS3 has the grunt to turn even the most stubborn of non-believers into cubic inch converts. It’s one hell of a mill.
And if you get a chance to stretch it out behind the wheel of the Clubsport [...]
Holden has announced that its upcoming small car, the Korean-sourced Cruze, has passed the Australasian New Car Assesment Program’s rigorous tests with flying colours, earning itself a five-star rating in the process.
The 2009 Holden Cruze scored 35.04 points out of a possible 37 under ANCAP’s recently revised testing regime, with its high level of passive [...]
The hard times at GM may appear to have no end in sight, but recent comments from GM’s global product chief, Tom Stephens, indicate that the storm clouds overhead haven’t changed the company’s plans for the Volt.
Talking to journalists at a University of Michigan event, Stephens was quoted as saying that ‘at this point in [...]
With GM announcing the demise of Pontiac, the sale of Saturn and Hummer, and the cloudy future of most of its European brands, it was inevitable that people would start questioning the future of Holden within the General Motors empire.
But now a Holden spokesman has cleared the air, saying that for the time being Holden’s [...]
Despite talk of interest from China and other parties, the rumour persists that General Motors may hold onto UK brand Vauxhall, even should there be an eventual dissolution of GM-owned manufacturer Opel.
With Vauxhall sourcing most of its models from Opel, the question becomes one of where the UK brand will pull its new lines from [...]
Today will be the last day for Holden’s assembly line workers to work an afternoon shift, with the automaker going ahead with plans to halve output at its vehicle assembly plant in Elizabeth, South Australia.
Production will be cut from 620 to 310 cars per day and the majority of Holden’s 3150 workers put onto a [...]
While Pontiac is well and truly dead, the Commodore-based G8 sports sedan sold under the American brand may live to fight another day.
Fight crime, that is.
Melbourne-based organisation, the National Safety Agency (NSA), is currently conducting negotiations with a number of law enforcement agencies in the United States, where its specially-prepared G8 has been shortlisted as [...]
While General Motors’ decision to bin Pontiac will have an undoubtedly profound effect on its US operations and employees, the ripples of GM’s announcement are already being felt here in Australia.
As the sole manufacturer of the Pontiac G8 sports sedan (essentially an SS Commodore in LHD clothing), Holden will lose a potentially huge export market [...]
If you’re one of the moneyed-up few who’ve got little compunction about paying AU$155,500 for HSV’s self-proclaimed ‘Aussie Supercar’, the W427, then you’d better hurry up.
Holden Special Vehicles has announced that prospective buyers have until April 28 to place their order for one of the 375kW V8 monsters, before the books close for ever.
“We announced [...]
Hmmm. Looks like ‘expert’ and self-promoter, Clive Matthew-Wilson has dropped a nest of vipers into his own Y-fronts with his media release speculating on the futures of Holden, Ford and Toyota in Australia.
Holden, he says, will be first to close. Soon… (at least I think that’s what he’s intimating).
Now Clive the hyphen, who may be [...]
The VFACTS figures for March 2009 are in and despite the overall Australian new car market having fallen by 19.2 percent compared to March sales 2008, sales of the two most popular locally-built large cars are doing okay.
Down, but definitely not out.
Compared to March 2008 sales figures, the Falcon and Commodore were down 14.3 percent and 11.1 percent [...]
Working hours at Holden’s Adelaide assembly operations will be cut back from May. The afternoon shift will be dropped and the morning shift will be split between two teams working one week on and one week off.
The move comes as a result of the slowdown in sales and has been put in place as an alternative [...]
Despite stories you may have seen or heard, it is not news that General Motors has stated its plans to persist with the Holden-developed Zeta platform until at least 2020.
Whether those plans survive beyond 60 days and the presentation to the Obama administration of GM’s new restructuring plan is, however, uncertain.
We reported on January 19 [...]
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