Back in February, General Motors announced it would retire the Holden brand in Australia, leading to questions over the automaker’s future presence in the Australian market. Now, GM Authority has uncovered a trademark filing that confirms GMSV as the new GM brand in Australia.
The GMSV trademark was filed with IP Australia on June 29th, 2020. Shortly thereafter, the name SV Specialty Vehicles was filed with IP Australia on July 3rd.
| Trademark | Trademark Office | Serial Number | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SV Specialty Vehicles | IP Australia | 2101035 | July 3, 2020 |
| GMSV | IP Australia | 2097457 | June 19, 2020 |
According to the filing, the SV Specialty Vehicles brand will cover goods and services with regard to “Aircraft; boats; caravans and trailers; cycles and bicycles; vehicles including motor vehicles; engines for motor vehicles; cars, buses, trucks and motorcycles; land vehicles; cigar and cigarette lighters for motor vehicles; parts and accessories for all the foregoing.”
Meanwhile, the new GMSV brand will cover an extremely broad range of goods and service.
Chevrolet Camaro prepped for sale in Australia
Following the retirement of the Holden brand, it’s now believed that the new GMSV brand will take up the slack to import select GM vehicles for the market, such as the Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Silverado. For now, the exact GM model lineup headed to the Australian market is not confirmed.
Back in May, it was reported that longtime Holden executive Peter Keley was tapped to manage the new GMSV venture in Australia. At the time, GM was reportedly engaged in discussions with HSV parent company, Walkinshaw Group, to evaluate the prospects of the new GMSV venture. While the exact implementation and nature of the venture is still unknown, former Holden boss and current GM president Mark Reuss has expressed enthusiasm for it, saying earlier this year, “We do believe we have an opportunity to profitably grow the specialty vehicle business and plan to work with our partner [Walkinshaw Group] to do that.”
Unauthorized merchandise company advertisement
Then in June, a new merchandise company in Australia appeared to be making moves to cash in on the GMSV name, selling t-shirts and auto-related products with GMSV branding. Walkinshaw Group confirmed that the merchandise company had no affiliation with it or HSV.
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Comments
They need to add Cadillac CT5 V series to replace the Commodore
lets hope it is priced so people can afford them not like the camaro
They are bringing the cadillac blackwing over here
The CT5 if marketed rightly would make a great practical replacement to replace as a family car. Is there a wagon version of this?
GM treats Australian government grants like free cash, takes all tax payer money out of the country and sends it back to the US.
They sink a profitable local brand with sub par products from other markets, shut down manufacturing and move it off shore. Now GM help make up a new name for one of the companies they screwed over and ask for buyer support.
Leave and never come back with your over priced rubbish.
Ford Australia did the same thing.
Well done Mary another fine example of your brilliant business abilities
After buying Holdens all my life I will never buy another GM vehicle ever again
Hate to say it, but all you Aussies act like you getting ripped off by GM is somehow exclusive to you…nope. Not even close. Welcome to the party, late.
You think this was just a GM move to rob you guys of all your taxpayer money and ship it back to America? Really??
Here in America, they did the exact same thing to us, killing off beloved brands that employed thousands of people. Not once, but FIVE TIMES.
And for what it’s worth, GM took FAR more American taxpayer money than they ever did Australian money. Yeah yeah, you guys lost something like $275 million. Try $11 BILLION pal, because that’s what we lost.
This has always been about cutting costs to stay relevant in China. GM knows they maxed out their American market share years ago, and Australia was a lost cause way back too. Their focus is entirely electric vehicles, and sales in China. So don’t pretend this is just swiping Australian money to take to the United States…this is swiping Australian money, just like American money, in a desperate hope to capitalize on China. Because frankly, that’s this company’s only hope.
Take it to Oprah buddy, 11 billion, so bloody what, you yanks seem to have heaps of money, if not, you lot just print more
Wow, so bitter lol. So bloody what, huh? When you learn how to count, come back, and we’ll have a little talk about who got screwed more. Until then, sorry you Aussies stopped buying Commodores, your own “bloody” fault.
Neither you nor holden will be missed
And neither Ford will be missed.
We still kept a lot of jobs considering Saturn sold 100,000 mostly captive imports, Pontiac less than 300,000, Saab was ALL imports, Hummer a niche brand that’s returning under GMC, and, finally, Olds which was pre bailout.
It’s easy to shout talking points as opposed to unpacking reality.
GM has paid a lot in Federal & state taxes including the licensing fees of Opel’s rebadged as Buick being laundered through a Delaware company which harmed Adam Opel AG as it almost turned a profit those final years at a time when keeping the brand alligned with Buick models, especially EVs, especially considering a turn around PSA was able t ok accomplish. This could have created more US jobs and scale for GM propulsion and Cruise.
Oz got screwed but Holden, like Pontiac, was a dead brand aimed at folks with bad credit
Tell GM to leave our shores and make shore the door doesn’t hit them on the way out.
Totally Agree that’s why I was a Holden fan all my life. Purchased many Holden’s and a big fan and now have changed and purchased my first Ford Mustang so GM can Go! Its like barracking for Carlton all your life and changing across to Collingwood. Still with Carlton but changed to FORD.
I would rather see Toyota or Kia Stinger race than any GM product.
This is a joke, Australia allowing a two faced liar into the car market, remember this is a company who ripped off the Australian taxpayer, said Holden was here for the long run and then they weren’t interested in making right hand drive cars. Give GM a miss.
Dont blame gm, blame dumb gillard etc
Dont has a ‘ in it…——>>>>>> Don’t
The word “apostrophe” starts with a vowel, so it should be “an” not “a”.
Where the hell did the word ” apostrophe ” come into it Bill……????????
The govt ripped off the taxpayer, dont blame the yanks
What is a DONT……..?????????
Grow up tom
Dont you have a brain????
Jeez, took ya a while to respond, where ya been…. getting an education or just sulking 😁😁😁
I dont bother reading rubbish very often
Yet, here you are once again 😁😁, what is amazing to me is the fact that you think it is rubbish, but you come back, tell me… how long have you been indecisive 😀😀
What ruin many families lives then substitute an Australian icon for some junk?….I don’t think so and will never buy GM again.
We need the carmro to take place of the holden
No we need the Corvette to take on the Mustang. Game over.
Chrysler srt is better and no crap conversions, all factory muscle
All that muscle and only has a towing capacity of 450 kgs, sure it has around 350 kw and a top speed of around 280 kph, still can’t tow a caravan or a loaded up 6 x 4 trailer… no thanks, this car is more of a phallic symbol for some people, and not a workhorse like the holdens that can tow a caravan or a trailer
I would not put a tow bar on a good car. Have you seen a ferrari towing a van or trailer. Get real matey
You love your phallic sybols don’t ya 😁😁😁😁😁😁
Give up on the chrysler did ya 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁 as for the ferrari, any person that owns one probably would not use a van or trailer…. they would have rich mummy and daddy tow the van or trailer around, thus proving the ferrari is not a Workhorse, but more like a wankermobile
Will pray for you
Don’t gotta pray for me mate, both my cars are running great…. how’s the ferrari and chrysler doing ?
WHAT A WASTE OF TIME PRODUCTION CAR RACING IS DEAD AND BURIED ALONG WITH HOLDEN AND FORD FALCON ,YOU CAN’T COMPETE WITH 50 YEARS OF EXCITING HOLDEN VERSES FORD FALCON. JUST GO WITH SPORTS CAR RACING .
Verses has a u in it
Cut and chopped vehicles with no safety rating. Camaro is going to be dropped anyway. GM crap all over again.
Ripped the taxpayers and I would never buy another associated with this company after owning Holdens
Holden for ever GM America NEVER.
Only a fool would trust a deceitful manufacturer called General Motors
If anyone believes that GMH has ever been Australian is completely ignorant of the truth even the first Holden was a reject US GM design all later models were from GM Design adapted for rh drive modified opels vauxall from UK Germany not to mention Japan and Korea. Ripped of by the yanks for generations by smart marketers. Know and learn your history otherwise you’ll keep being dudded.
Michael, VE and VF were completely unique Australian designs. I believe most of the earlier cars were 100% Australian too. Some of the Commodore range models were adapted from German Opel cars but heavily modified for Australia (and made in Australia).
In fact Holden’s Australian designers designed quite a lot of cars for GM.
Very clever people worked there.
Maybe you should learn your history mate!
Clever people have built lots of crap cars, corvair etc
Don’t forget fords as well 😁😁😁😁😁😁
Learn your history numb nuts, gmh became holden motor co in Australia and it dropped the gm from it’s name, at that time it was Aussie owned
I have two holdens. I would never support GM. Ford did it the right way. Future Supercars should be either Toyota Supra or Kia Stinger with the Mustang. I would never support a Camaro
It is disgraceful what GM did to Holden. Although as time went on Holden cars went down hill except for the last month which l have a great holden built here. RIP Holden.
You do know that GM owns Holden. Buddy do your research. Holden hasn’t been Holden since 1931 hence the name “General Motors Holden”.
It’s still hard to believe Holden has stopped making cars I have 8 Holdens and I love them all and managed to get one of the last VF utes made they are great cars and I wouldn’t buy anything else . Holden finished with the VF in my opinion I will never by another one as it isn’t made and designed in Australia . We can made make cars and everything you can imagine as good if not better than anyone in the world . I wish the government would change there ways
Why?
We can make cars better than anyone in the world? Ya gotta be kidding. If that was true we would still be making them
Thats called phoenixing in Australia when when you make one company go broke and then transfer the assets to new company with no debt. GM can go to hell with what they have done to Holden in Australia
I am absolutely disgusted in GM. They rip $2 billion from Australian taxpayers. They rip the livelihoods from loyal dealers. They then have the temerity to introduce GMSV. This little Aussie battler will never buy anything GM again. GM management are morally corrupted, despicable and should be ashamed of themselves. They should also apologise to the US taxpayers who bailed these scum bags out – should have let them go to the wall. That’s my rant but doesn’t make me feel better about their betrayal!!
Why don’t they just bring Chevrolet here? Why does Australia need a middle man manufacturer? Isn’t that the entire core of what went wrong with Holden, it had no identity of its own, some people saw it as Aussie because it was made here and others as just rebranded GMs. Both parties had valid points and at the end of the day the only outcome was for Holden to be shut down, it was never a matter of if, but of when.
And here they are doing the same thing again? The only reason I can come up with is their desire to exit right hand drive markets, but then they aren’t exiting now are they, just returning with a different brand.
Go away
As long as they make rear wheel drive V8’s available for the same price as a Commodore V8 who really gives a $h%?. At this point I’m happy to drive my 2007 V8 Caprice till it drops.
Actually…
A few issues
Millions if not billions of government subsidy money went into holden and they just pulled the plug then a few years later they just waltz on in without any problem whatsoever. Questions needs to be asked about politicians pockets.
Secondly will they will most likely not offer an affordable rear wheel drive V8.
Guess I have to wait and see
You wont have to wait long for that
GEEZ DIDNT THAT TAKE LONG….I ONLY SAT ON HOLDENS SIDE FOR OVER 40 YEARS IMAGINE THE
AUSTRALIANS THAT STOOD BY FOR A LONGTIME & HOW MANY THEY INFORM ABOUT GM BEING GRUBS THAT NOT ONLY STOLE OUR BRAND THEY STOLE OUR TAXS THEY STOLE EVERYTHING THEY COULD THEN LAUGHED AT US WITH NOT SO MUCH AS A $1 SALE OF OUR BRAND SO IT COULD LEAST SIT IN MUSEUMS OR WITH THE FIRST OR LAST CAR MADE….YOUR NOTHING BUT GRUBS GM I FOR ONE AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ON HOLDEN HSV ETC MY ENTIRE LIFE WOULDNT P#@S ON YAS BURNING ON FIRE YA TYPICAL BIG NOTERS THAT THINK YOUR ABOVE ,HOPE YA UPSIDE DOWN BY XMAS WITH YOUR OVERPRICED GARBAGE PLASTIC CRAP,SURE IS FUNNY YOU CAN DO THIS SO FAST SHIP THEM HERE WITH ITALY PRICE TAGS & CHINA QUALITY BUT COULDNT KEEP ANYTHING ALIVE IN AUSTRALIA AFTER ALL OVERHEADS & SHIPPING…..NOTHING BUT DISH RAG SNEAKS CUNNING BA@%×£%*S
So very General Motors….. Rape and pillage exploit and not care about how many people are out of work because of their stupid decisions so typical of General motors
CF0
Lots of mixed messages coming out of GM.Well there back after leaving in February. And departing the right hand drive market.Scrapping Holden and shafting there dealer network+aussie taxpayer+all all loyal Holden fans.
What annoys me the most was there refusal to sell on the Holden brand.Numerous attempts where made to buy Holden and keep the Adelaide manufacturing facility open.To which Gm declined with there clear direction already known.
No loss there werent many good holdens anyway, torana maybe
Let me guess… Ford fanboy hey !!! Ya full of it mate, there are plenty of good holdens, open your eyes and look around
No not a ford or holden fan, i like good cars of quality, like chrysler, mazda, bmw
After what GM did, taking Australian government money whilst making commitments they had no intention on keeping, they can go f&*k themselves.
This is pheonixing. Nothing less.
GM announced it would not produce RHD cars for any market, so what we’re going to get is an overpriced U.S. built POS. Then have to pay even more for the privilege of having the steering gear and dash altered to suit us? Stuff off GM. You made your bed, sleep in it.
Aussie Dave go f_ck urself, the only thing missing is u.
When you personally attack someone rather than the issue or argument, we know you’ve got nothing left in your tank.
Holden at minimum should had been produced in America like the Acadia was. Even if Commodore had been made in KC with Malibu until a real replacement was developed and have GMSV in showrooms with Holden, it’s better than pissing off buyers. We’ll see if this GMSV work or not.
After GM stole money from Australia they can go @#$_ themselves. Australia will never buy GM again. Return the money you stole you dogs.
Itsfunneh they can build the best cars in the world if they want but they choose to always take the cheap and sneaky way out and try to get as many suckers to buy junk as they can now they have to fight their way out of their own tangled web…..
Holden should’ve ditched GM in 84 when the clear message was holden v8 till 98 gen111 arrived.
Without holden engineers GM would be long gone.
Anyone who buys theses new moncarno set kit cars is throwing dirt in exemployees face.
Holden, ford, Toyota, walkinshaw should all pool together and build an Aussie built car ,suv and 4×4 just call it Straya . I bet Corvette comes with some spare bolts sweeped up off production line and 10year warranty you’ll need it. I call GM Guaranteed Malfunction. Enjoy while it last .
Holden gained consumer good will with Commodore , Senator and the Australian-made Cruze with heartland demos and this explains why Toyota survived becoming an importer while GM did not.
These people don’t care about GMSV! GM would be better off importing Buicks.
Holden is gone thank god, aussies never made many good cars, thank god its gone
I think every company has made a lot of good models & bad as well normally first of each model like all cars bikes boats skis machinery etc but to say Holden never made many good cars since 1948 is the most ridiculous line I’ve ever herd in my life just saying.
They shouldn’t be allowed to do that.
Probably will though as they will fill the politicians pockets.
What about giving another manufacturer a go with put penalising the consumer with Luxury Car Tax of 33%.
What about electric car manufacturers?
The average wage earner could not afford a Camaro or any other GMSV let alone a Corvette . A damn shame what they did to Holden ,
Looking forward to GMSV providing original factory backed products in Australia!
Holden only ever rebadged other cars anyway. The only model they ever designed from the ground up cost a billion dollars and only lasted two generations!
The amount of union nonsense that was going on within Holden finally put the brand to bed, not GM!Have a look at the entitlements and wages union workers had, how could the company ever compete against the rest of the world! Truely a rort!
Now that the dead wood has been cleared, we can look forward to iconic nameplates gracing our roads instead of cheap Korean products with the lion badge tacked on them.
What they did to holden????? Holden did it to themseves, not competitive. Australia should never started making cars, shouldve just assembled them.
It will be a cold day in hell before I buy a GM product again !!!
It will be a cold day in hell before I buy another GM product, I never related Holden to GM anyway.
Bought a brand new Holden in 2018, Holden’s customer care is absolutely useless, their attitude is appealing. The Holden dealer tried to help with issues was hamstrung by customer care. I will not be dealing with the new GM replacement company, btw still having issues with customer service disputes, sorry going back to Korean or European cars
Holden should’ve ditched GM in 84 when the clear message was holden v8 till 98 gen111 arrived.
Without holden engineers GM would be long gone.
Anyone who buys theses new moncarno set kit cars is throwing dirt in exemployees face.
Holden, ford, Toyota, walkinshaw should all pool together and build an Aussie built car ,suv and 4×4 just call it Straya . I bet Corvette comes with some spare bolts sweeped up off production line and 10year warranty you’ll need it. I call GM Guaranteed Malfunction. Enjoy while it last .
No more aussie cars please, we cant do it. We know that. Too many bludgers in aus
This is a bunch of fake bs. What u hacked into gm’s ‘trademark’ to find the files. And that “2019 camaro being preped” was a 2014 henessy venom. Find something better to do with your time!
I knew a mechanic who worked for both Holden & Ford, I once asked him which makes the better car? he said when the Holden is dead it still goes. Part of their problem was Holden’s accts dept. Our taxing system was another. Unions another, people supporting them at the races, then buying a foreign car. In my family 90% of our cars have been Holden. I’m proud to say they have been damn good cars. As for the yanks version, only time will tell.
What a lot if crap!!! I am a mechanic who’s worked on both Holden’s,Ford’s,Jap cars and European cars. Overall the Jap cars are the most reliable and I’d choose a Ford way before a Holden or European car. The V6 Holden engines stretch timing chains and the V8’s have terrible piston slap and don’t get me started on Craptivas and Cruzes. GM make crap cars that’s why they are in the state they are in
Thank god, you are not my mechanic, I’d have to sack you with that attitude
You sound biased…. not very good ethics
what a load of crap! Name one Jap or European 6 cylinder RWD car for under 35k that can tow a caravan across our country without issues. Ffs done it a few times! Aussie built cars average 350k – 450k working in extreme heat most of the time!
Name a Jap family car or euro that can do that!
If you were a horse youd be running with blinkers on. Open your eyes. How many normal aussies want to tow a caravan around
So you are suggesting that normal aussies do not take their families on a holiday in the caravan that they purchased, but leave the van parked in the driveway, next to the trailer that they bought but do not use, because they are normal aussies….going by your reasoning, these people would have to be ABNORMAL to take their families for holiday in the caravan or take a trailer full rubbish to the tip or even use their trailer in the line of their work, such as a brikie or concreter…. you get the point SURELY.
WAKE UP JACK
I am awake to the idiots in this world. You dont put a towbar on a good car. You use an old ute or suv for that. How many lambos have you seen do a trip to the tip? The day you see me towing a van around please have me put down, ha ha
What will be will be if gm wants to invest in putting cars here in Australia they will and why because they think there is a market for it Mercedes BMW AUDI just a few names who believe they have a market here in Australia business is business they have to compete with opposition either way it just gives a chance for people to own one instead of having to import one themselves every one who has a winge about gm importing their cars here are idiots it still gives the economy a boost by providing jobs for Australians if every other car manufacturer can do it so can they get over it at the end of the day it’s each individuals choice what they buy time will tell it always does.
I do not see one mention of the Chevy SS, which Holden built. Awesome performance, hugs the road, rear wheel drive, brembo brakes….and one good looking vehicle. Being a sedan nobody would have a clue it has a vette motor under the hood. I mention that I have a SS and people are clueless that it even exists since it was never promoted.
After scoring 2016 VF SS lemon that I had nothing but issues with for the last few years, I will buy anything … before GM garbage again. No thanks.
Tis’ a pity the truth has not come out since the closure of Holden . Many reports had the blame laid at T.Abbott, some even had a negative view about J.Gillard handing over the Millions to keep them going. What hasn’t been portrayed for all to see was the ridiculous Union demands on GM, and some of the pay rates for production line workers on a 9 Day F/nite – making similar money to a FIFO B/maker in the WA Mines working 12 hour shifts, 9 days on / 5 days off. The Holden workers were home every night, no trade quals required and heaps of other ‘benefits’ including paid time off to attend Union meetings . GM have never openly stated how they capitulated to Union demands – but in the eyes of many, that is what happened. There’s no way a production line worker was worth $130,000 p/y whilst the FIFO Tradie was being paid a similar amount.
I put 150000kms on my Aussie built vf ss 2016 no issues best car ever owned puts smile on my face every time I drive I do 50000kms a year going to work I’ve owned Ford’s Toyota’s Mitsubishis Holdens this is the best car ever owned I will be keeping this Aussie wepon
I have the the opposite experince. Nothing but trouble 🙁
A person wins lotto every week. Doesnt mean lotto tickets are all good. You were lucky thats all
Have a WL Statesman with the quad cam V6 and I love it. Easily quick enough, quiet, smooth, comfortable. 270,000 Kms up and still as good as anything else at the price and better than most. Remember that most people only do a write up when they have a winge. Holden, like all manufacturers, made a bloody good product with an occasional problem child.
So its GMSV why? Holden was simple. Lets do an SS. Thats a GMSVSS. OK now a mk2. GMSVSSMk2. Why do these brands fail the name is forgettable. Remember when we had the Xbox came with the HDDVD. How did that go? Nope this branding will make this line forgettable. Going, going, gone. You might as well go buy a Tesla.
And I thought they were abandoning the right hand drive market…. it smelt like excrement at the time and turns out to be exactly that!!!
Whod buy a car converted to rhd in australia. I wouldnt
Rams going ok with the local RHD conversions.
You are all brain washed fools not only has GM in the U.S. scrapped our beloved holden cars and brand you are now supporting the GMs own US brand and soon to be their chosen range of American cars that they expect us to drive and love. They will be overpriced as the last camaros were. Wake up fools it’s ok to love your holden as I do I have a ve ss series 2 ex Vic police highway patrol car that I love. But it doesn’t mean I will support the same management and company who turned it’s back on the Holden car lovers and Holden dealers alike.
The yank cars are better put together than aussie cars. My concern is useless aussies doing the conversion to rhd
It’s simple really…. if you are concerned by so called ” useless aussies ” doing the conversion….DON’T BUY ONE ….DERRRRRR….as a matter of interest, I am of the understanding the conversions are done by HSV and WALKINSHAW that’s what makes em’ so pricey
Haha Holden was a piece of crap just like Ford. Good riddance!
screw you and your rice burner 😀😀😀😀
I lived my holdens and fords.
Gm can get stuffed!!!
The Australian goverment should buy the golden plant.
We have the iron ore .
We have the designers .
We have the workers.
Build our own car goverment funded .
I lived my holdens and fords.
Gm can get stuffed!!!
The Australian goverment should buy the golden plant.
We have the iron ore .
We have the designers .
We have the workers.
Build our own car goverment funded and owned by the Australian tax payer or superannuation funds .
Sell our own car to the world !!!!
Didnt work last time, too many bludgers in aus, they are everywhere. Them and unions buggered the country
Dont have rice burner but the average mazda, honda nissan is better put together than the average ford or holden
My comment above about screw you and your rice bur er was directed @ holdensux, not you Jack
Holden fan and buyer .
What hm done by turning there backs on Holden I’m sure the Australian people will do the same with the new gm and gmsv….
Killed Holden and hsv.
Won’t be getting my support or future purchases
What GM should have done/should do is have a factory or/division for RHD. In other words have the vehicle made in one RHD factory in a large RHD market (UK, Aus) and for smaller RHD markets have a knock-down kit factory to finish the vehicle and upfit it with local drivetrains and options. That’s how Holden can continue or Chevy can infiltrate RHD markets.
Great idea, if its not done in factory i dont want it either
I’ll double down on the idea. About 2billon or so people live in RHD nations, Holden should be GM RHD division only with KD kit factory in Britain, India and South Africa with most of the vehicle made in Australia and some components and accessories made in North America.
Australia cant make cars we proved that. Plus wages too high, plus freight too high for export. A dud idea, just like covid app
Bring us chevys already. What even is holden. Australia should of had chevy a long time ago. Bigger v8s badder cars.
Go buy an old landcruiser, can’t go wrong.
This is complete rubbish, the filed for copyright protection for brand, that does not mean they will use it here. They already announced that they are dropping production of ALL right hand drive vehicles world wide. So sorry guys dream on it’s not going to happen.
My understanding is the conversions to rhd would be done in aus by such places as hsv and walkinshaw, this has already taken place on the camaros that have hit Aus, HSV done the conversions and added around 20 -25k to the price
Who would want a new converted car. Its been butchered already. No thanks buy a chrysler istead
Recently we bought a 2/18 build ‘Holden’ ‘Commodore’ Sportwagon (German made Opel Insignia (Buick Regal), which (I believe), was made in the factory as a right hand drive vehicle (with the indicator on the correct side of the steering wheel). Yes it is badged in Australia as Holden and uses the name Commodore as did the first Commodore which had a lot of Opel in it, similarly to many previous and existing brands which have different names in Australia to the names used for the same vehicles in other countries, which we have been (made to become) accustomed to for decades. Holden Gemini etc. I like the German made car that I bought second hand. Of course I’m hoping that this model is supported (while I own it for the next 20 years!), by its manufacturer.
Good luck with the opel
From now on, I would like GM to go from success to success in Australia.
not Australian, dont want it
So I H, wot you gonna drive wuth no more aussie cars? Shank’s pony? Or walk?
Maybe he is going to buy a chrysler or mazda or bmw…..afterall, isn’t that what you keep saying… so called quality cars
Yep, now you’re talking
The Australian Liberal Party killed your Holden. They are living in the 1950s. France German Korea and Japan support their car manufacturing. Even Obama bailed out their car manufactures. But you 1950s Australians said no. So go and bang rocks together guys. You are paying the pay packets of forign workers and you can’t even build a go kart at a time when cars are going driverless.
Should never made cars in aus
Wouldn’t build em in aus, the unions will kill them off again with their greedy over the top high wages demand. Just like Holden before. Don’t blame the liberals you dimwit, look at the facts first. Unions kill manufacturing in Australia, that’s why most companies try to avoid them.
Unreal the amount of people bagging Holden (and probably all manufacturers) who have left Australia. We can thank the successive governments for killing these businesses with the minimum wage becoming uncompetitive on a global stage.
It’s not the lack of tax funded subsidies or bail outs, but the lack of competitive advantage.
Unreal the amount of people bagging Holden (and probably all manufacturers) who have left Australia. We can thank successive governments bowing to left wing lobbying for killing these businesses with the minimum wage making them uncompetitive on a global stage.
It’s not the lack of tax funded subsidies or bail outs, but the lack of competitive advantage.
Get rid of the silly notion of minimal wage and you’ll have these companies back in droves.
Liberals blaming the unions, labour blaming liberals for no more funding.
Unions had nothing to do with the 3-1 people like me who lost their jobs outside of the main plant.
Suppliers were not union based. I was on the same rate as every other industry along with the other 2/3 you include in your theory.
Unions in auto manufacturing held negotiations in the last 4 years with no force from Unions conseeding the need to conserve. Fact! Unions agreed to take away the add ons you talk off. Basically inside the factory became similar to the suppliers on the outside.
Joe Hockey screaming ‘I DARE YOU TO LEAVE’ in parliament was the end!
Any one can say what they want, but if they made the “ute” aka El Camino and sold it here again. It would sell. Period. I know they get a bad rap there because of bogans, but, it was an awesome looking car, M8.
Totally Agree that’s why I was a Holden fan all my life. Purchased many Holden’s and a big fan and now have changed and purchased my first Ford Mustang so GM can Go! Its like barracking for Carlton all your life and changing across to Collingwood. Still with Carlton but changed to FORD.
I would rather see Toyota or Kia Stinger race than any GM product.
Any Aussie that buys an American car in Australia is a traitor…bye bye GM, you really stuffed up big time screwing us over 😉 We will keep driving our 60 year old Holdens rather than spend 1 cent on inferior rubbish.
Who wants an old car, really? When new ones are so much better in every way
Big company need big. Ford never could sell from Australia to USA because it them never wanted to help. They ended up selling them selfs out by a better marketers with cheaper prices. Just hope there better quality for chips. Wish them good fortune as the do… but invest. $.$.
Holden is not dead its like Elvis lives on for ever. People who have them will never part from them even rusty relics rusting back into Australian soil. No not Elvis JONHONY O KEEF YOU MAKE ME WANTA SHOUT YEAH YEAH.