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Australian Premier lobbying for Volt built Down Under

As has been reported in the past, GM's Australian arm is waiting in eager anticipation for a Holden-badged version of the Chevy Volt to hit the market Down Under in 2012. That car will be assembled here in the United States and is little more than a standard Volt minus the Bowtie emblem on the front fascia – not that there's anything wrong with that, of course. According to Wards Auto, though, South Australia Premier Mike Rann is hoping for even more electrification, preferably built in Australia for its own home market. Since ... Read more →

Holden Commodore gets new fuel sipping options Sam Abuelsamid

General Motors' Holden division down in Australia has been building the company's 3.6-liter high feature V6 at its Melbourne plant since the engine first launched in 2003. Until now, however, the ...

2010 Holden Commodore expected to get new smaller 3.0L DI V6 Sam Abuelsamid

For the 2010 model year, the big powertrain news from General Motors in the U.S. has been the launch of two new direct injected engines, a 2.2-liter four cylinder and a smaller 3.0-liter version of ...

Melbourne 2009: GM releases new shots of Holden Volt Jeremy Korzeniewski

Although it won't actually be present at the event, GM has released three new images of the Holden Volt to coincide with the start of the 2009 Melbourne Motor Show. Like the Opel Ampera that will ...

Melbourne 2009: GM debuts new Holden Cruze Jeremy Korzeniewski

Attendees at the 2009 Melbourne Motor Show will be greeted by a nice surprise at the Holden tent as GM's Australian arm has announced it will be bringing what appears to be a production-ready ...

Holden cuts Commodore V8 power to save gas 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

For the first time in many years, the engineers at Holden, GM's Down Under division, have cut the power of a V8 engine in the big Commodore sedan. The 6.0L V8 automatic transmission combination in the Commodore is now equipped with Active Fuel Management, GM's terminology for cylinder ...

Australia's Holden gets first-ever Energy and Environment Director 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Environmental concerns have made their way to the land of Oz, and GM's Holden division has responded by appointing its first-ever Energy and Environment Director. Richard Marshall will take the post beginning on January 12 of next year and will report directly to the Chairman and Managing Director, ...

Holden Volt coming in 2012 without Green Car Innovation Funds 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

As we had heard in the past, General Motor's upcoming extended-range electric vehicle will make an Australian appearance in 2012, and it will be wearing a Holden badge. Apparently, rumor and innuendo in Australia had the Volt coming to the continent as a Chevrolet. Holden's Managing Director ...

Holden launches ecoline, includes V8 engines 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Australia's Holden, a unit from General Motors, has announced a new badge for all vehicles that it equips with some sort of alternative fuel or gas-saving technology: ecoline. Holden faces a bit of an uphill climb when it comes to environmentally-friendly technology, as the marque is best known for ...

Holden to get Chevy Volt for Australia 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It sounds as if the Australian market will be the third - behind the United States and Europe - to get a version of the Chevy Volt. In Europe, the Volt will be sold as either an Opel or a Vauxhall and in Australia it will be known as a Holden. The Volt, in its current Chevrolet guise, was ...

Holden emboldened by lack of Chrysler success, offers cheap gas 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently taking a cue from our friends at Chrysler, the down under team from General Motors are now offering cheap gas as a buying incentive. Back in June, Chrysler began offering a three-year guarantee of gas at $2.99 a gallon on most new Chrysler vehicles in a bid to get consumers to buy. Holden ...

Australian gov't to help GM, Ford fix fuel economy of large cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Australian auto market is an interesting beast. Many of the big players in America offer vehicles there which are completely different from what is available stateside. Ford and General Motors have continued to develop large, rear-wheel-drive passenger cars for the Australian market, and these ...

Holden boss confirms plans for hybrid Commodore 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hot on the heels of word that Holden Special Vehicles was looking at alternative drivetrains for future high performance models for the GM Australian lineup comes news that Holden will introduce a mainstream hybrid within two years. Nick Reilly, GM President Asia-Pacific was in Australia recently ...

Australian car buyers down-sizing in the light of rising fuel prices 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In the year 2000, as the IT world scrambled to fix computer problems and people bid farewell to the '90s, Ford and GM Holden - with their Falcon and Commodore, respectively - stood supreme as the dominant forces of the dominant large car market in Australia. Just seven years on and that market has ...

Australian car makers must shift to greener vehicles - KPMG 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Fuel misers like the Civic Hybrid have caught buyers' eyes in Australia. Global accountancy firm KPMG has said that the Australian federal government should offer Australian car makers tax incentives to build greener vehicles, including hybrid electric cars and clean diesel vehicles. With fuel ...

GM Holden Commodore adds duel-fuel option 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

GM Holden Australia has added a factory-backed dual-fuel option (petrol + liquid petroleum gas) to the latest models of its leading large car, the Commodore. It's not a cheap option though, adding almost AUD$2000 (US$1546) to the standard price even after a federal government rebate is taken into ...

Australian government funding fuel efficient vehicle development 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Australian government has awarded $95 million in funding to Holden and Ford to develop more fuel efficient vehicles. Ford received $47 million to improve fuel economy of its Territory SUV, while Holden received $48.3 million for power-train development, fuel economy and alternate fuels, human ...


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