Archive for 'Holden'
Holden Ute Could Still Come to the U.S. as an El Camino, GM’s Reuss Says
Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by admin.
By James Stanford for PickupTrucks.com Mark Reuss, General Motors' newly installed president of GM North America, says the Holden VE Ute could still come to the U.S. wearing the famed Chevrolet El Camino badge. Reuss raised hopes for a resurrected El Camino during an interview at the North American International Auto Show.
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The Top 10 Concept Trucks of the Decade
Posted on 24. Dec, 2009 by admin.
With the end of 2009 just a few days away and the North American International Auto Show set to kick off the next ten years of automotive progress in mid-January, now is the perfect time to take a look back at the Top 10 Concept Trucks of the Decade. These are the futuristic and fun pickups that we dreamed we'd be parking in our driveway in 2010, though it didn't quite turn out that way for most of these rigs. No
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First Drive Review: 2010 Volkswagen Amarok
Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by admin.
By James Stanford We're very happy that Australian correspondent James Stanford agreed to drive the new Volkswagen Amarok on our behalf in Argentina. You may remember James' first drive review of the Holden VE Ute and the Australian Sh-Ute Out that he wrote for us. He's come through once again.
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Pontiac G8 ST To Go On Sale In Australia
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by admin.
There's good and bad news from GM via its subsidiary Holden. The good news is that the canceled 2010 G8 ST sport truck will actually be produced in limited numbers. The bad news: The G8 ST will only be sold in Australia.
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Not So Fast: GM Not Sold on Pontiac G8 as a Chevy
Posted on 14. Jul, 2009 by admin.
Buzz around the internet the past 24 hours has made it sound like GM had decided to save its Pontiac G8 rear-wheel-drive sport sedan by remaking it as a Chevy and calling it the Caprice. However, the company says it’s only exploring that as an option, and we’ve confirmed with GM that this is indeed just a possibility, not a definite product plan. In fact, the company had a canned answer ready to go: “As part of its reinvention, General Motors is exploring every opportunity of effectively utilizing its global portfolio of vehicles, facilities and talent
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HSV boosting power and economy for E-Series 2 lineup
Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by admin.
Even V8 performance groups like Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) cannot afford to ignore the new spate of environmental consciousness that’s sweeping the globe.
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HSV working on high-performance LPG system
Posted on 12. Jun, 2009 by admin.
Even V8 performance groups like Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) cannot afford to ignore the new spate of environmental consciousness that’s sweeping the globe.
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Pontiac G8 future still under discussion at GM
Posted on 08. Jun, 2009 by admin.
The Pontiac brand may be dead in the water but some enthusiasts are clamoring for at least one of the brand’s cars to be rebadged and sold under another GM brand - the Australian-built Pontiac G8. Designed and constructed by GM's Holden subsidiary Down Under, the G8 has been a better than average seller thanks to its competitive pricing and sporty nature, but does the rear-wheel-drive sedan have a future at GM?
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Holden designing Cruze-based hatch for global markets
Posted on 03. Jun, 2009 by admin.
From the onset Chevrolet’s new Cruze compact sedan was designed as a global model. Today it’s already on sale in Asia, Europe and Australia and eventually it will be gracing showrooms here in the U.S., though there is still a wait of more than a year until that happens.
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Holden engineering lighter and more fuel-efficient RWD Zeta platform
Posted on 21. May, 2009 by admin.
General Motors’ RWD Zeta platform was pioneered in Australia for the locally built Holden Commodore sedan but right from the start Detroit had global intentions for the design. Today, Zeta running gear can be found in models sold in China, South Korea, the UK, and in North America, but GM has much more ambitious plans for the platform, going right up until 2020.
