Manufacturers will continue to invest in Mexican production, despite public threats from US president Donald Trump, according to a recent study. The study in question was formulated by LMC Automotive, who released its forecast model for vehicle output of eight major manufacturers, split between the U.S.A, Canada and Mexico. Detroit’s […]
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2017 Opel Crossland X revealed as new compact crossover
Opel and Vauxhall have revealed the new Crossland X crossover, which could eventually find its way into our local range badged as a Holden. The Euro GM brands confirmed the model in November last year, along with many other SUVs in the pipeline. It sits beneath the Mokka X SUV, […]
GM investing $1b in U.S. manufacturing, relocate jobs from Mexico
General Motors has announced an additional $1 billion investment into its U.S. manufacturing, relocating jobs from Mexico to the States, and not the other way around. The announcement was made overnight by GM in a statement, with the U.S. automotive giant adding that the latest US$1 billion investment is a […]
AWD 2018 Holden Commodore/Insignia Grand Sport revealed
General Motors’s European division, Opel, has released photos and a video of the Opel Insignia Grand Sport – which will be sold here as the Holden Commodore – driving through the snow to demonstrate the car’s torque-vectoring all-wheel drive system. The ‘Twinster’ rear axle, developed by GKN, can apportion full […]
2017 Holden Astra sedan confirmed, arrives May
Holden has confirmed there will be a successor to the outgoing Cruze sedan, which ended local production on October 6 of last year. It will come in the form of the Astra sedan. Known to the rest of the world as the Chevrolet Cruze, the 2017 Holden Astra sedan lobs […]
Trump warns GM via Twitter, Cruze production to remain in U.S.
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has called out one of the world’s biggest manufacturers in an aggressive tweet, targeting its plans to outsource production to Mexico. President-elect Trump purported that General Motors is constructing the latest-generation Cruze in Mexico (which it is for other global markets) and ships them to U.S. […]
Base-spec 2018 Holden Commodore/Opel Insignia spotted
Although we’ve seen the glossy official pictures from Holden (and Opel/Vauxhall, for that matter) regarding the NG Commodore and new Insignia, new pictures have emerged on photo hosting website Photobucket of a hubcap-laden Opel Insignia in Europe, which might give an idea of how the four-cylinder variants of the next […]
At least 3 Holden Commodore limited editions confirmed
Following confirmation from Holden earlier this year regarding the launch of Commodore limited editions, GM’s local arm has now provided some more insight with a special web page. The web page (click here) confirms three different special editions are going to be on offer. These are thought to be some […]