Holden by the numbers: the highs and lows since 1948
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Compiled by Joshua Dowling
1948: The year the first Holden-badged car rolled off the production line.
1954: One in three cars on the road is a Holden.
1958: One in two cars on the road is a Holden.
1960: The first Holden left-hand-drive export began when the FB model was sent to Hawaii.
1962: The 1 millionth Holden is made since 1948, an EJ model.
1969: First Australian-made V8, Holden tops 2 million vehicles made since 1948.
General Motors has sold cars in Australia since 1902, setting up an Oldsmobile dealer north west of Adelaide – which continues to sell Holdens today.
However, the US giant first became involved with Holden in 1924. At the time Holden was a motor body builder, fitting its designs to other car brand’s chassis, graduating to this new fangled form of transportation after starting as a saddlery in 1856.
The Holden Barina will soon be dropped from the Australian line-up, the company has confirmed this week.
Speaking with CarAdvice, a Holden spokesperson said the Barina "will not continue as part of Holden line-up".
"Our Barina customers will continue to have the highest quality service from our Holden dealers," she added.
The decision marks the end of a nameplate that has been around for over 30 years and six generations.
CarAdvice podcast 44: Our CEO didn't want to buy a Toyota HiLux, but he did
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Broadcasting from a company get-together in Albury, NSW, just about the whole editorial team is on this week, with Mandy, Paul and Tegan Lawson leading the panel.
Mike Costello joins us with car news to talk about Volvo saying diesel engines are unviable post 2020, meanwhile, Audi is standing by diesel power, for now.
CarAdvice podcast 31: 2018 Mustang leaked, Kodiaq review, WRC and LA report, and LHD conversions!
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Paul returns from the LA Motor Show and gives us his hits and misses, and Dave is fresh (and dusty) from the WRC.
In car news this week, we feature the 2018 Ford Mustang details being leaked, 2017 Suzuki S-Cross and Holden Barina pricing and specs, Dodge Charger and Challenger being investigated for a RHD conversion, 2018 LDV T60 ute is revealed and the Honda Jazz infotainment unit gets an update, but it's missing something very important!
CarAdvice News Desk: the weekly wrap for November 25, 2016
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Welcome to the CarAdvice.com News Desk, a regular video wrap of the latest happenings in the automotive world and Australia's new-car market.
Keeping you in the loop, Tegan Lawson presents a weekly video from the CarAdvice Garage,with everything you need to know about the week in news and reviews.
What happened in the week ending November 25, 2016? Catch our video above, and links to the full stories below.
THE WEEK IN NEWS:
Holden woos Australia with refreshed logo, new music
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Holden has buffed its logo, launched a new-look website and licensed the latest track from a trendy Aussie muso, all to better position the lion brand as a car maker 'in touch' with the Australian market.
A deal with streaming music platform Pandora has also been inked, making Holden the key sponsor of the first-ever Australian Pandora Warehouse party, announced to local music media last month.
