Holden Commodore MY10 – First Steer

If Holden’s ‘billion dollar baby’, the VE Commodore, had engines like these back in 2005 then it truly would have been worthy of the rave reviews it received at the time.

While I would concede that the looks, which personally don’t overly appeal to me, have stood the test of time, the mechanical package was behind [...]

Holden Commodore, Statesman and Caprice get ANCAP five-star

GM Holden has today announced that for the first time ever its entire range of locally manufactured passenger cars have been awarded the maximum five-star ANCAP rating.

The MY10 (model year 2010) range, to be released next month, will feature a five-star score on Commodore sedan and Sportwagon variants as well as Statesman and Caprice models.

Holden Commodore – new engines, same look

GM Holden’s revised Commodore large car will bring new fuel efficiency under a skin that is virtually unchanged from the present car, except for the badge on the boot.

When CarAdvice saw outgoing Holden chairman and managing director Mark Reuss pull the covers off the new Commodore at the Holden Engine operations plant in Melbourne’s Fishermans [...]

Holden Commodore for Team Vodafone in 2010

Reigning V8 Supercar and three-time Bathurst 1000 Champions, TeamVodafone, and its drivers, Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup, will race Holden Commodores from 2010.

Holden Executive Director Sales, Marketing and Aftersales, Alan Batey made the announcement at a press conference held at GM Holden headquarters in Melbourne today.

Holden posts $70.2 million loss

Holden has today announced a $70.2 million loss for the 2007-08 financial year.

The big loss came after the company tallied up charges of $76.8 million that relate to the forthcoming closure of its Family II engine plant in Port Melbourne, Victora as well as a $50.3 million hit on employee’s superannuation as the financial crisis [...]

Ford Falcon XR8 vs Holden Commodore SS

Well it’s been a little over a week now, and we’ve finally pulled together all the results for our Ford Falcon XR8 versus Holden Commodore SS AFM fuel economy challenge.
To take you back a few steps, and perhaps as a means for summarising the situation, the idea for this little test came about after a [...]

Holden announces big production cuts

In a move that signifies a dramatic cut in production of the Holden Commodore at its South Australian plant, GM Holden will move to what it says is a single shift, two crew operation.

What the shift changes mean is that production at the plant will drop to 310 cars a day, a dramatic change from [...]

Holden Sportwagon receives five-star ANCAP rating

Holden has today proudly announced that the new VE Commodore Sportwagon has achieved the maximum five star safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).

In doing so, it has also become the first locally manufactured wagon to receive top marks for safety.