Holden facts for kids

Holden updated the Commodore with the VE series in 2006, Holden's first "clean-sheet" design since 1971.

Holden is an automobile maker, owned by General Motors. It is based in Australia. Holden is known for making rear wheel drive cars.

On 20 October 2017, the last existing vehicle plant, located in Elizabeth, South Australia, was closed.[citation needed] The brand continues as an importer of vehicles.

Models

Current

• Holden Commodore
• Holden Cruze
• Holden Caprice
• Holden Barina
• Holden Barina Spark

Out of Production

• Holden Monaro

Images for kids

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  Holden & Frost premises on Grenfell Street

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  Holden Body badge on a 1928 Chevrolet Tourer

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  The Holden 48–215 was the company's first wholly domestically produced model, when introduced in 1948

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  Holden's FC series was the first to be tested at the Lang Lang proving ground.

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  Holden's one-millionth model was an EJ series, produced on 26 October 1962.

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  The celebrated Holden Monaro coupé, introduced in 1968 and based on the mainstream Kingswood, has since gained a cult following.

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  The UC, Holden's final iteration of the Torana was replaced by an interim four-cylinder version of the Commodore until the Camira was launched in 1982.

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  The Commodore was introduced in 1978, following the success of its Kingswood forebear. It would become Holden's bestselling vehicle to date.

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  After a good start, sales of the Camira, Holden's version of the global "J-car" platform slumped significantly. This placed a huge financial burden on the Australian subsidiary, which was already operating at a loss at this time.

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  The second generation Commodore (VN Calais pictured) overcame the previous generation's width problems.

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  The VS Statesman/Caprice of 1995, represented a mild facelift of the VR, which in turn was an update of the 1990 VQ—Holden's long-wheelbase version of the VN Commodore series.

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  Commodore VT, introduced in 1997, marked the Commodore's global expansion.

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  The 1998 Holden Astra continued Holden's trend of sourcing its mid-size and smaller model lines from Opel in Europe.

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  The Monaro coupé was resurrected in 2001 as a low-volume niche model. Unanticipated overseas demand proved otherwise, with the Monaro selling in the UK as a Vauxhall Monaro and throughout the United States as the Pontiac GTO.

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  The VF Commodore; the last locally produced model in Holden's lineup

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  The Holden Commodore (ZB); a re-badged Opel, was the last Commodore model before the discontinuation of the Holden marque

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  Garth Tander driving a Holden VF Commodore for the Holden Racing Team in 2015.

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  1928 - 1969

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  1969 - 1995

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  1995 - 2014

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  2014 - 2016

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  2016 - 2020

See also

In Spanish: Holden para niños