Web Car Story: Holden

Holden

	Origin: Australia Founder James Alexander Holden Parent Company General Motors Company Headquarters Port Melbourne, Australia Years of Activity 1948-2020

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Concept Cars

2011 Holden Colorado

2006 Holden T2X

2005 Holden Efijy

2004 Holden Torana TT36

2001 Holden Utester

2000 Holden ECOmmodore

1979 Holden Kingswood

1970 Holden Torana GTR-X

1969 Holden Hurricane

1957 Holden Corvair

Author	Message
carcrasher88 2011-05-27 21:48	Just added the ever beautiful Efijy concept from '05.
carcrasher88 2013-12-11 04:56	Sad news, everyone... twitter.com/abcnews/statuses/410609927300739072
Desscythe17 2013-12-11 08:39	carcrasher88 wrote Sad news, everyone... twitter.com/abcnews/statuses/410609927300739072 With Ford closing its production lines in Australia in a couple of years, this isn't such a shocker. Still every time a car manufacturer shuts down, it's such a waste of a beautiful history and a unique brand image. The Holden brand won't be completely forgotten though, through the great invention of badge engineering, ofcourse.
carcrasher88 2013-12-11 20:13	Indeed. Most of Holden's current lineup is built in South Korea, the next Colorado and Colorado7 (whenever the next generation model comes out) could be either Japanese or American built, the Volt is already American built, and GM could possibly make a next generation Commodore/SS based on an extended version of the Alpha platform (or Alpha II, if it's available by 2017) and build it in the US. It might not be the most cost effective, but it could keep the Holden lineup like it is, just not built in Australia (unless GM surprises us with a facility in New Zealand, which seems unlikely).
Desscythe17 2013-12-11 20:32	I don't think they will be built in New Zealand, because the whole problem is the Australian Dollar, so maybe they'll produce everything else in South Korea and the USA. I'm afraid the Commodore will be discontinued though, seeing as its sales aren't even close to what they were once. Maybe if the Chevrolet SS is a success in the US (I doubt it), they will make a successor for it, and badge engineer it into a Holden so that the Commodore can live on?
Desscythe17 2018-07-14 12:23	So I did some maintenance on this page, as the line-up was completely outdated. Unfortunately, I can't add any new cars since the current Holden website doesn't list specifications for its cars (whatever happened to informing the consumer?)... TLDR: The Holden page will be empty for the foreseeable future.
HQMonaro1972 2019-09-16 00:17	Do you guys realize how much of a problem it is that we're missing the entire 1970s? Like seriously, I'd already have it half complete, but I don't know if my information is hefty enough to make pages for cars, so if I could get any assistance from you gentlemen it would be appreciated.
Desscythe17 2019-09-16 00:23	HQMonaro1972 wrote Do you guys realize how much of a problem it is that we're missing the entire 1970s? Like seriously, I'd already have it half complete, but I don't know if my information is hefty enough to make pages for cars, so if I could get any assistance from you gentlemen it would be appreciated. Why is it a problem? There are few people contributing to this website, and lots of cars out there, so there is bound to be missing cars. What kind of assistance do you need?
HQMonaro1972 2019-09-16 02:24	Desscythe17 wrote Why is it a problem? There are few people contributing to this website, and lots of cars out there, so there is bound to be missing cars. What kind of assistance do you need? Specifics for engines and transmissions. I worked on Commodores quite a bit so I'm covered for those, but the stuff like Kingswoods, Monaros and the like are a bit rusty on me. By specifics I mean horses, torque, and what years they were available in them. I ain't trusting Wikipedia.
Desscythe17 2019-09-16 06:46	HQMonaro1972 wrote Specifics for engines and transmissions. I worked on Commodores quite a bit so I'm covered for those, but the stuff like Kingswoods, Monaros and the like are a bit rusty on me. By specifics I mean horses, torque, and what years they were available in them. I ain't trusting Wikipedia. Try automobile-catalog, they seem to have a lot of info on Holdens.
Desscythe17 2020-02-17 13:34	Sadly GM has announced they will terminate the Holden brand by 2021, meaning this 164-year old marque will come to an end.
SolanaBogon 2020-02-18 19:07	RIP Holden, GM screwed one more time
HQMonaro1972 2020-02-18 19:50	Injustice.
Lancia 2020-05-20 03:40	Great News! www.thedrive.com/news/33503/cranky-australian-senator-offers-1-to-buy-holden-brand-from-gm

Author

Message

carcrasher88

2011-05-27 21:48

Just added the ever beautiful Efijy concept from '05.

carcrasher88

2013-12-11 04:56

Sad news, everyone...

twitter.com/abcnews/statuses/410609927300739072

Desscythe17

2013-12-11 08:39

carcrasher88 wrote

Sad news, everyone...

twitter.com/abcnews/statuses/410609927300739072

With Ford closing its production lines in Australia in a couple of years, this isn't such a shocker. Still every time a car manufacturer shuts down, it's such a waste of a beautiful history and a unique brand image. The Holden brand won't be completely forgotten though, through the great invention of badge engineering, ofcourse.

carcrasher88

2013-12-11 20:13

Indeed.

Most of Holden's current lineup is built in South Korea, the next Colorado and Colorado7 (whenever the next generation model comes out) could be either Japanese or American built, the Volt is already American built, and GM could possibly make a next generation Commodore/SS based on an extended version of the Alpha platform (or Alpha II, if it's available by 2017) and build it in the US.

It might not be the most cost effective, but it could keep the Holden lineup like it is, just not built in Australia (unless GM surprises us with a facility in New Zealand, which seems unlikely).

Desscythe17

2013-12-11 20:32

I don't think they will be built in New Zealand, because the whole problem is the Australian Dollar, so maybe they'll produce everything else in South Korea and the USA. I'm afraid the Commodore will be discontinued though, seeing as its sales aren't even close to what they were once. Maybe if the Chevrolet SS is a success in the US (I doubt it), they will make a successor for it, and badge engineer it into a Holden so that the Commodore can live on?

Desscythe17

2018-07-14 12:23

So I did some maintenance on this page, as the line-up was completely outdated. Unfortunately, I can't add any new cars since the current Holden website doesn't list specifications for its cars (whatever happened to informing the consumer?)...

TLDR: The Holden page will be empty for the foreseeable future.

HQMonaro1972

2019-09-16 00:17

Do you guys realize how much of a problem it is that we're missing the entire 1970s?
Like seriously, I'd already have it half complete, but I don't know if my information is hefty enough to make pages for cars, so if I could get any assistance from you gentlemen it would be appreciated.

Desscythe17

2019-09-16 00:23

HQMonaro1972 wrote

Why is it a problem? There are few people contributing to this website, and lots of cars out there, so there is bound to be missing cars.
What kind of assistance do you need?

HQMonaro1972

2019-09-16 02:24

Desscythe17 wrote

Why is it a problem? There are few people contributing to this website, and lots of cars out there, so there is bound to be missing cars.
What kind of assistance do you need?

Specifics for engines and transmissions. I worked on Commodores quite a bit so I'm covered for those, but the stuff like Kingswoods, Monaros and the like are a bit rusty on me. By specifics I mean horses, torque, and what years they were available in them.

I ain't trusting Wikipedia.

Desscythe17

2019-09-16 06:46

HQMonaro1972 wrote

Try automobile-catalog, they seem to have a lot of info on Holdens.

Desscythe17

2020-02-17 13:34

Sadly GM has announced they will terminate the Holden brand by 2021, meaning this 164-year old marque will come to an end.

SolanaBogon

2020-02-18 19:07

RIP Holden, GM screwed one more time

HQMonaro1972

2020-02-18 19:50

Injustice.

Lancia

2020-05-20 03:40

Great News! www.thedrive.com/news/33503/cranky-australian-senator-offers-1-to-buy-holden-brand-from-gm

Holden

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Concept Cars

2011 Holden Colorado

2006 Holden T2X

2005 Holden Efijy

2004 Holden Torana TT36

2001 Holden Utester

2000 Holden ECOmmodore

1979 Holden Kingswood

1970 Holden Torana GTR-X

1969 Holden Hurricane

1957 Holden Corvair

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