Holden had already loosely confirmed the 2017 GMC Acadia would make its way to Australian consumers, but during the brand’s major revamp of marketing and branding strategy, the 2018 Holden Acadia was confirmed alongside four other vehicle introductions.
The 2017 GMC Acadia will make the switch to right-hand drive thanks to the versatile C1XX platform, which was designed and engineered to support such positions. The 2018 Holden Acadia will arrive exclusively with the 3.6-liter LGX V6 engine as well as the latest all-wheel drive system from GMC, according to Wheels.
Holden Chairman and Managing Director Mark Bernhard stated Acadia will be an essential pillar to the brand in the near future.
“SUVs are the fastest-growing segment of the market and we’re currently under-represented, but that’s changing, fast,” Bernhard said.
“I’m particularly excited, however, to reveal further details around our SUV strategy, headlined by the all-new, seven-seat Acadia. Alongside Trax, Trailblazer and another all-new global SUV that we’ll add to our portfolio soon, Holden will introduce four new SUVs by 2018. This puts us in a great position in the fastest-growing segment of the market.”
The 2018 Holden Acadia was revealed alongside a 2018 on-sale date, meaning customers will have a little over a year before the “Professional Grade” and “Precision” reach Australian shores.
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Will this mean Vauxhall get a version as well ? Hope so ….
Very interesting!!
The logo integration is sloppy. I hope this is only a placeholder until the actual production version is revealed (the model shown is not as it’s clearly Left Hand Drive)
That’s because it was only ever intended to have a GMC logo on that grille. The Volt also had the same problem.
That front grille is laughable. They seriously couldn’t make a unique grille for the Holden that better integrates the logo?
I agree it looks horrible – but they’ve done it many times before, poorly putting the Holden circle where the Chevy badge was. In the US they have multiple grills for different trim levels, I’m also amazed that they penny pinched to not have a proper grill for an entirely different brand/logo!
This is exactly why Holden’s days are numbered. They couldn’t even engineer a unique grill for the car. Australians will turn their backs on GM when they start dishing up this rubbish and the European cars that have a long history of failure in this country.
AND YOU ARE A BULLS**T!
The European ones actually don’t have that much of a history regarding failures. Expensive maintenance, yes, but as long as they’re maintained properly, they’re not too bad. It’s the Korean crap that have a long history of failure *cough* Daewoo *cough*
The TS Astra suffered chronic timing belt failure at half life – an enormous expense to anyone unfortunate enough to own one.
They really should have made an effort on the grill.
I am curious how many they plan to sell if they went the cheap way on the grill.
If anything they should have just left it as a GMC and just sold it like they do anywhere else to avoid the odd filler plate. A round peg in a rectangular hole just does not work.
yes I totally agree. they should flog it as a GMC … not a Holden. It can never be a Holden but it most certainly be a great SUV offered by GMC.
They won’t. Simple as that. Holden’s engineers haven’t even been allowed to touch one in order to re-engineer it for Australian conditions. It won’t sell here as there are already more than enough SUVs on the Australian market that are much better. Even a twelve year old Ford Territory (unique to Australia and based off the BA Falcon of around 2002) is better than a new Arcadia. With it’s size, it’ll be up against the Kia Sorrento, Isuzu MU-X, Toyota Fortuner and Prado, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and Pajero, Hyundai Santa Fe and the like, so they’ll be lucky to sell ten in any given month. It’ll probably also be riddled with the typical modern GM issues and the multiple recalls and distress of ownership, so people will steer clear of any GM product in Australia after the VF is no more.
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Didn’t think we would be getting a US built car.
No Envision or Enclave for Europe or Oz!
It’s a freaking preview mockup. It’s clearly not final. You can lay the blame squarely on crappy reporting rather than Holden, because other sites are stating: “It should be noted that the vehicle shown in Australia this week is an American-market left-hand-drive model brought in for preview and engineering purposes, and some styling changes are still to be made. One notable tweak will be to the grille, with the final Australian look expected to be more in-line with the example linked above.”
http://www.caradvice.com.au/418231/holden-looking-to-gmc-acadia-to-fill-large-suv-gap/photos/
Geesh.