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Australia has been responsible for many innovations in the automobile industry, such as the invention of the ute; and the production of some of the fastest cars ever made. Examples include the Ford GTHO and several HSVs.
Holden, officially GM Holden Ltd, is an Australian automaker based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was originally independent but since 1931 has been a subsidiary of General Motors (GM). Holden has taken charge of vehicle operations for General Motors in Australasia and, on behalf of GM, holds partial ownership of GM Daewoo in South Korea. Over the years, Holden has offered a broad range of locally produced vehicles, supplemented by imported GM models. In the past, Holden has offered rebadged Nissan and Toyota models in sharing arrangements.
Peter Brock
Peter Geoffrey Brock AM (26 February 1945 – 8 September 2006) otherwise known as Peter Perfect, The King of the Mountain or simply as Brocky was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other manufacturers including BMW, Ford, Volvo, Porsche and Peugeot. He won the Bathurst 1000 endurance race nine times, the Sandown 500 touring car race nine times and the Australian Touring Car Championship three times. Brock's business activities included the Holden Dealer Team (HDT) that produced Brock's racing machines as well as a number of modified high-performance road versions of his racing cars. (more...)
Holden Ute to be Exported to US
It has been confirmed that the Holden VE Commodore Ute (pictured) will be exported to the United States and sold there under the Pontiac badge in 2009. The deal has ended years of speculation of the export; and confirms Holden as a 'key cog' in the General Motors development plan.
The Commodore Ute will serve as a 'spiritual successor' to the Chevrolet El Camino, which was discontinued in 1987. The new ute will be called the Pontiac Sport Truck, and will join its Australian counterpart, the G8 which is yet to be released.
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- ...that Ford Australia spent over AU$700 million on the Ford AU Falcon (pictured) of 1998-2002, but had disappointing sales led it to be considered a sales flop?
- ...that Holden's Captiva nameplate is applied on two different vehicles, the Daewoo Winstorm and Opel Antara, and that both are sold alongside one another?
- ...that the TRD Aurion of Australia is claimed to be the world's fastest front-wheel drive production car?
- ...that the Holden Commodore started out as a mid-size vehicle line but grew to full-size with the introduction of the VN series?
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