Holden is an Australian carmaker and subsidiary of the US company General Motors. Its headquarters are in Port Melbourne, Victoria
January 2024
‘It’s taken a toll’: burnout drives auction of vintage Holdens at Australian museum
Three classic cars and naming rights of country’s longest-running museum of the iconic vehicle up for grabs as owners of 30 years say they need a break
June 2022
‘Just a family car’: Queensland cane farmer’s 1968 Holden Monaro sells for $200,000
Car parked for years under corn bags in a Bundaberg shed attracted up to 400 inquiries before being snapped up by Sunshine Coast man
March 2021
General Motors was 'un-Australian' and treated dealers with disrespect when Holden closed
Experts say Senate committee recommendations could end ‘the most egregious behaviour’ by global car companies
February 2021
'All the bones are there': could a new electric vehicle be built in Australia?
With the right incentives, many believe Australia can still ride the electric revolution, reviving its car industry and slashing emissions at the same time
January 2021
'Last Holden' made in Adelaide snapped up for $750,000 at auction
The Commodore which was given the final vehicle serial number when the Elizabeth factory closed in 2017 was bought by a former employee
August 2020
General Motors 'exploited' Holden dealers in Australia, inquiry told
GM accused of recklessly allowing dealers to continue with upgrades to facilities in months leading up to closure announcement
June 2020
'Ageing' government Comcars pressed into service with Australian federal police
The AFP is now using 11 Holden Caprices that had been replaced with more environmentally friendly options
February 2020
A history of Holden in Australia – timeline
After General Motors announced it would axe the Holden brand, we look back at the history of the Australian carmaker, which has produced some of the country’s best-loved vehicles
Holden is now a symbol of an increasingly precarious economy for workers
Royce Kurmelovs
The Commodore represented hope, independence and freedom. Now hundreds of employees are following the thousands before them looking for work
Angry Scott Morrison accuses GM of letting Holden 'wither away' after taking $2bn in subsidies
PM says US parent company’s move to retire Holden brand after accepting taxpayers’ money is ‘disappointing’
April 2018
Australian cities week
Holden on: can Adelaide shift gears after the loss of its car industry?
Six months after Australia’s last car plant shut its doors, the Adelaide 500 race is a bittersweet affair, as poverty bites in the suburb of Elizabeth
February 2018
Holden Commodore: first foreign model ‘missed opportunity’ to be hybrid
Environmentalists say car could have been powerful statement to promote electric cars in Australia
January 2018
Stuck in first gear: how Australia's electric car revolution stalled
British billionaire eyes electric car plan for former Holden factory
October 2017
Grogonomics
Now is as good a time as any to lose your job, but that's cold comfort to auto workers
Greg Jericho
I feel sadness at the end of the car industry, and yet I must admit to having benefitted from the policies that led to its closure
Holden: a look back at seven decades of making Australia's own car – video
The company's last car will roll off the production line today, signalling the end of car manufacturing in the country
'It's a bit of pride': the last Holden marks an end to car manufacturing in Australia
Thousands to gather outside Adelaide’s Holden plant to say farewell to the car that became ‘part of the family’
January 2017
Holden announces date for last car to roll out of Adelaide plant
Production to cease on 20 October but some design and marketing functions will stay in Australia as cars are imported
February 2016
Bid by Belgian entrepreneur to take over Holden plant collapses
General Motors and the Punch Corporation say problems such as high production costs, lack of scale and shut down of suppliers cannot be overcome
October 2015
Pyne links auto industry aid to welfare cuts in negotiations with crossbench
Exclusive: Ricky Muir, John Madigan and Nick Xenophon request extra $200m to help restructure industry, but are told they must pass family tax benefit cuts first
