Holden Commodore Name Will Live On: Official

Holden has confirmed the Commodore name will live on beyond 2017, when the carmaker is scheduled to cease local manufacturing.

At that point, the large sedan, wagon and utility models as we currently know them will effectively be no more. Whether the Commodore name would die along with them was, until now, unclear.

But Holden says customer feedback has driven the decision to retain the Commodore name, which will adorn a future imported “large car” from the global GM stables beginning in 2018.

“The next-generation large car we have selected from GM’s global portfolio is worthy of the iconic Commodore nameplate,” Holden Executive Director of Sales, Peter Keley, said. 

“When it arrives in 2018, our new large car will honour Commodore’s heritage and support a long and successful future for Holden in Australia and New Zealand. Holden and Commodore aren’t going anywhere; they will remain pillars of Australian motoring for many years to come.”