Holden has a monumental task ahead with the 2017 Astra. The nameplate is embedded into the Australian psyche for many reasons, both good and bad, but this time around it aims to be the main course of Holden’s passenger car offerings, not just an entree. Even as the Australian-made Commodore […]
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GM invests $8.7m in Holden’s Lang Lang facility
Holden’s historic Lang Lang vehicle development facilities have been given a new lease on life after parent company General Motors announced an $8.7 million investment for emissions testing facilities. Located in Victoria near Melbourne, the emissions lab has the capabilities to test petrol, LPG, diesel as well as ethanol engines […]
2017 Holden Colorado LTZ Space Cab review (video)
The facelifted 2017 Holden Colorado LTZ aims to maintain a steady market position in the 4×4 ute segment and right some criticisms of the outgoing model. During the course of 2017, the Thai-built workhorse will also become the default Holden ute, after the Australian-built VFII fades into history. Sales volume […]
2016 HSV GTS GEN-F2 review (video)
It saddens us to say this but reviewing the 2016 HSV GTS GEN-F2 will probably be the last time we test an Australian V8 sedan with over 400kW. Let’s go over it one last time to help mourn the upcoming loss. There are plenty of rumours floating around surrounding the […]
2016 Mitsubishi Mirage vs Holden Spark: City car comparison
PROS & CONS PACKAGE DRIVE VERDICT Some new city cars in the lower end of the pricing spectrum are marketed in a way that is heavily skewed towards young women. The 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage LS and 2016 Holden Spark LS have both been featured in advertising suggesting young girls are […]
2016 Holden Insignia VXR review (video)
This week we sampled the 2016 Holden Insignia VXR; a car which signals Holden’s return to more sophisticated, European offerings, and one which may hold several clues to the all-new 2018 Commodore (or whatever it ends up being called). If several media reports are to be believed, the next-gen Insignia […]
Holden cuts 320 jobs as Cruze production comes to end
As a result of the discontinuation of the locally-made Holden Cruze, 320 jobs will be cut from the Elizabeth plant in South Australia in October. This means roughly 1000 assembly-line workers will remain to assemble Commodore, Ute and Caprice models until the end of 2017 – exact termination date yet […]
2016 Holden Captiva diesel review (video)
Holden has released an updated Captiva for 2016, with a raft of special aesthetic touches and upgrades. Holden received some criticism for its previous Captiva 7, so it intends to win back some good-faith with customers with the latest. If you want to succeed in the automotive world in 2016, […]