End of an Australian icon

[VooDoo]

Tings of sadness when reading the announcement that Holdem or GMH brand will be gone at year end ... together with most of the jobs still existed after the production ceased a couple of years ago.

Progress is neccessary but still a sad day for not only Holden employees and their famiky but the whole manufacturing industry in Australia .

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-02- ... a/11972092

[SteveoTheTiger]

I knew something was wrong when i sold my Holden VF SSV Sportswagon late last year and bought a FORD Ranger! Never in a million years did i think i would own a Ford.

Anyway this will become a major point in Australian history as time goes by. We used to be a country that built things, and if there was something we needed we invented it and then built it. Now everything is imported and designed to be thrown away, will our great grand kids have anyone new to learn about like we had Henry & Edward Holden or Burt Hinkler or Simpson and his Donkey.

[4liters]

Put out your Chevrolet badges

[eddyt]

Chevrolet is dying too... announced Thailand closure in the same article.

[4liters]

Chevrolet is dying too... announced Thailand closure in the same article.

Damn. What are bogans going to stick on their commodores now?

[Tim399]

Chevrolet is dying too... announced Thailand closure in the same article.

Damn. What are bogans going to stick on their commodores now?

I know Holden is part of GMC, but never understood the whole Chevy badge on a holden thing? Is there a point to it other than the affiliation between the two? The only time a badge was replaced on any of my cars was when my commodore got badged at the laverton market. Replaced it with another Holden badge. Should’ve gone back in and shopped around, could’ve bought it back for a steal!

[Boonanza]

Holden turned to **** after the last Torana was built anyway

[4liters]

Chevrolet is dying too... announced Thailand closure in the same article.

Damn. What are bogans going to stick on their commodores now?

I know Holden is part of GMC, but never understood the whole Chevy badge on a holden thing? Is there a point to it other than the affiliation between the two? The only time a badge was replaced on any of my cars was when my commodore got badged at the laverton market. Replaced it with another Holden badge. Should’ve gone back in and shopped around, could’ve bought it back for a steal!

I think back in the day some model of Commodore had an engine from a GM car in it, and that started the trend. I could be wrong though.

I suppose it's also a courtesy to people shopping around for second hand cars to tell them not to buy this one.

[hornet]

I sorely miss my GTR-XU1 ...

[cobby]

Chevrolet is dying too... announced Thailand closure in the same article.

Damn. What are bogans going to stick on their commodores now?

I know Holden is part of GMC, but never understood the whole Chevy badge on a holden thing? Is there a point to it other than the affiliation between the two? The only time a badge was replaced on any of my cars was when my commodore got badged at the laverton market. Replaced it with another Holden badge. Should’ve gone back in and shopped around, could’ve bought it back for a steal!

From VT series 2 with the end of the local 308 5L V8 until VF series 2 all V8 Holdens were a Chev LS engine