Holden Elizabeth Plant Receives Order For 1,000 Chevrolet SS Vehicles
26 Sep 2016, 08:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Before Holden crashes and burns its manufacturing operations in Australia, it will have to honor a 1,000-strong order for the U.S.-spec Chevrolet SS
2018 Holden Commodore Confirmed to (Not) Live Up to Expectations
17 Aug 2016, 16:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though Holden tries to fool us into thinking the next-generation Commodore will be worth the wait, it won't be RWD and it won't have a V8. Full stop
2016 Holden Commodore Black Edition Adds AUD 1,000 to the List Price
21 Apr 2016, 08:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Here's yet another special edition of the Commodore VFII. It is dubbed the Black and it will go on sale in Australia and NZ later in April
Chevrolet SS to Live On After Holden Shuts Down, Will Get Replacement
25 Mar 2016, 12:39 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / As you know, Holden will shut down its Australian facility in 2017. The Chevrolet SS, based on the Holden Commodore, will live on, GM officials say
Australia’s Holden Commodore Could Be Saved by a Belgian Investor
23 Dec 2015, 14:42 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Despite taking up a whole continent, the Australian car market isn't all that important to the rest of the world, having remained somewhat secluded
Who Needs Tires When There's Plenty of Rubber on the Asphalt? Also, Fire
7 Oct 2015, 15:42 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Burnouts are big in Australia - both literally and figuratively speaking - and we have a very good video to portray that
2016 Holden VFII Commodore is the Most Powerful Commodore Yet – Video, Photo Gallery
13 Sep 2015, 11:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Holden has taken the covers off the quickest, most powerful, most advanced Commodore ever built - the 2016 Holden VFII Commodore VFII
Storm Special Edition Reintroduced for 2015 Holden VF Commodore Sedan, Ute and Wagon
6 May 2015, 12:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For the 2015 model year, Holden reintroduces the popular Storm special edition for the SV6 and SS VF Commodore sedan, ute and Sportwagon
2015 Holden VF Commodore SV6 Lightning Sedan & SV6 Lightning Ute Unveiled
9 Mar 2015, 16:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When it comes to special editions models, Holden does know a thing or two. Without futher ado, here are the SV6 Lighting brothers!
Mark Bernhard Is Now the Managing Director and Chairman of Holden
9 Feb 2015, 14:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Holden announced that it appointed Mark Bernhard as chairman and managing director. The bad also announced 24 major vehicle launches by 2020
HSV GTS Walkinshaw Performance W507 Churns Out 680 Horsepower · Video
11 Dec 2014, 18:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Based on the Holden Commodore VF, the Gen-F series HSV GTS is one powerful sedan. With 430 kW (577 hp) and 740 Nm (546 lb-ft) of torque, the bruiser from the Land Down Under is no slouch, but there&...
RWD V8 Holden Commodore to Bite the Dust For Good in 2017
15 Nov 2014, 15:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Australian petrolheads already know that both General Motors and Ford will close manufacturing operations in the country in a few years' time. Though the Blue Oval sells a right-hand drive 2015...
V8 Supercars Star Craig Lowndes Has a Holden Named After Him · Video
10 Oct 2014, 14:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Three-time V8 Supercars champion and five-time Bathurst 1000 winner Craig Lowndes agreed to lend his name for a very special and extremely rarefied breed of the Holden Commodore SS V Redline. Bas...
2015 Holden Commodore VF Shows Its Face
10 Oct 2014, 12:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In production since 2013, the Aussie-built Holden Commodore VF received a mild update to keep it fresh through next year and competitive against the facelifted Ford Falcon FG X. Mind you, there are ...
Commodore Pumped to 550 kW by Walkinshaw Performance
11 Sep 2014, 18:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Australia is widely known because of Steve Irwin, koalas, crocodiles, spiders and its glorious outback, but us petrolheads love it best for its insatiable thirst for kilowatts. FPV and HSV offer som...
Holden Commodore Recalled Over Sub-Standard Seat Weld
24 Jul 2014, 12:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Considering that the Aussie nameplate has been recalled four times in three months' time and this fifth campaign hikes the tally to a whopping 100,000 affected vehicles, it makes you wonder if ...
2015 Chevrolet SS Gets 6-Speed Manual, Magnetic Ride Control, OnStar 4G LTE, New Colors
21 Jul 2014, 10:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At last, General Motors decided to equip the sleeper special SS performance sedan with a six-speed stick shift gearbox and Delphi-developed MagneRide trick suspension. Just check GM's 2015 Onli...
Chevrolet SS Gets Thumbs Up From Consumer Reports
1 Jul 2014, 11:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's easy to diss the 2014 Chevrolet SS as being just a rebadged Holden Commodore from the Land Down Under. And you're mostly right, but the V8-powered four-door sleeper recipe is still a ...
Holden to Weed Out Commodore By 2017
20 Jun 2014, 20:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Dear Australian motorists, it saddens us to inform you that Holden will phase out the Commodore nameplate by 2017, when General Motors intends to move vehicle production away from the Land Down Unde...
Holden VF Commodore, WN Caprice Recalled Over Defective Seatbelts
1 Jun 2014, 17:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The ever-increasing General Motors recall saga continues with a safety campaign in the land down under. No less than 41,993 Holden VF Commodore and WN Caprice vehicles from the 2014 model year are c...