Portal:Australian cars/Did you know/archive

Below is an archive on all DYKs on the Australian cars Portal.

...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 Ford Australia spent over 700 Million AUD on the Ford AU Falcon of 1998-2002, but had disappointing sales and was considered a flop?
...that since 1987 Holden Special Vehicles has sold 57, 604 units as of November 2007?
...that the TRD Aurion 3500SL of Australia (pictured) is claimed to be the world's fastest production car with front-wheel drive?
...that the Holden Commodore started out as a midsize vehicle line but grew to fullsize with the introduction of the VN Commodore?