Category: Holden

The toughest of all market arenas in the hard fought Australian market is that of light commercial vehicles (LCVs). Best known as utes, or the American term, pickup. Today, these vehicles are far more than load haulers. Indeed, some of them will never heft more than a jet-ski or trail bike because utes are more and more often the vehicle of choice for tough guys, and occasionally tough gals buy them as well. Showponies? Perhaps, but some of them look brilliant and are cared for with a great deal of… Read more

The automobile industry doesn’t get anywhere near the credit it deserves for the advances in road safety over the last four decades. Although there have been some legislative requirements the vast majority of innovations have been brought in voluntarily and with competition between carmakers driving the safety of motor vehicles to higher and higher levels. While many of the initiatives have originated in Europe it’s reassuring to see Holden taking the lead with an Australian-made car that’s at the leading edge of vehicle safety. The following features are available in… Read more

It’s been a hectic week in the Australian car industry, with Ford’s factory closure announcement coinciding with the release of the latest Holden Commodore, the VF series. GM Holden is looking to turn around the downward trend in Commodore sales with a three-pronged attack based around significant price cuts, a big range of additional equipment and a renewed export drive. Annual sales of the Commodore have been in steady decline since their peak of nearly 95,000 in 1998 with the 2012 tally of around 30,500 being the lowest ever. While… Read more

Holden has introduced an all-new model to its big selling Captiva compact SUV range. The Holden Captiva 5 LTZ comes as standard with 19-inch alloy wheels, leather-appointed trim, eight-way electrically adjustable driver’s seat, heated front seats, and automatic wipers. Just as importantly, the Captiva LTZ has a new design of six-speed Gen II automatic transmission replacing the six-speed unit that was introduced in 2011. The new transmission is aimed at reducing fuel consumption and providing very smooth shifts to exactly match driving conditions and Australian drivers’ desires. This new automatic… Read more