At Detroit Auto Show, General Motors has confirmed that the
Holden Commodore will be exported to the United States. The Commodore SS, a V8-powered sports sedan, will be sold as a Pontiac from late this year or early next year. Holden expects to export 30,000 Commodores annually, about half what it sells locally.
"We are seriously planning to import a lot of Commodore SS sedans as
Pontiac G8s," Mr Lutz said. Mr Lutz said the export of the
Holden Monaro as a
Pontiac GTO from 2003 to 2006 (
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GM Holden has issued a safety recall for VE Commodore, WM Statesman and Caprice, involving around 13,000 vehicles. The recall is in relation to a potential issue regarding rear seat belt buckles.
No customer cases have been reported but Holden is taking this action on advice from the relevant buckle supplier after the issue was detected during routine testing at the Holden Proving Ground.
The supplier has advised there is potential for the rear seat belt buckles’ internal spring, (...)
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General Motors has announced at Paris Motor Show that th Holden desing will be sold in USA under the Pontiac Label. The american version of the VE Commodore will be unveiled at Chicago Motor Show in 2007.
The new car will be a
Pontiac and it would receive some visual changes including a new nose. If the american Commodore will be a succes in here, GM may even start building it over (...
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Holden unveiled the all-new Holden Commodore range, designed and engineered to extend a decade-long record as Australia’s best selling car. The 2006 VE Commodore is Australia’s first $1 billion car program and the most homegrown development project in almost 60 years of Holden vehicle production.
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The countdown to the VE Commodore has just shifted into top gear. The upcoming Holden hero car has broken free from the company’s Lang Lang proving ground for real-world tests.
The cars involved in the trials are genuine production models built on the line at GM Holden’s factory outside Adelaide. This car was caught last week on Melbourne’s Westgate Freeway, running with a light disguise.
They provide the best look yet at the shape and style of the VE Commodore, and some tantalising (...)
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