Just last week we reported that GM’s Australian arm Holden was looking at additional exports markets for its Commodore sedan. Today the U.K.’s Vauxhall announced its new VXR8, a rebadged Holden Commodore HSV Clubsport R8. Both are the product of Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), the officially designated performance vehicle division of Australian motor car manufacturer […]

General Motors reportedly asked its Buick dealer network if they’d like their own version of the large rear-wheel drive Holden Statesman sedan that will be sold in China next year. Surprisingly, the Buick dealers weren’t interested, according to Automotive News.
Since both cars are about the same size and would be offered with V6 and V8 […]

Following the announcement that Holden will send a rebadged version of its Commodore sedan to the U.S. as the 2008 Pontiac G8, Holden has said that it is looking for exports to more overseas markets.
“We are looking at Europe,” said Denny Mooney, GM Holden chairman and managing director. “There are 25 million vehicles sold each […]

While there is no doubt that General Motors will debut a new Pontiac sedan based on the Australian-built Holden VE Commodore, what the car like when it reaches the U.S. as the Pontiac G8 is up for debate. While the Detroit Free Press has reported that the G8 will get a unique grille only, Automotive […]

Bob Lutz, General Motors’ product czar, unofficially confirmed that the Holden VE Commodore (shown) would be coming to the States as the Pontiac G8 at the Detroit Auto Show. At the Paris Motor Show back in September, Lutz said that everyone should “come to the Chicago Auto Show and all will be revealed.” Either Bob […]

With GM’s on-again off-again rear-wheel drive platform back on, and its first product the Holden Commodore already launched, General Motors has begun work on Pontiac’s rear-wheel drive replacement for the Grand Prix.
Likely to be called the G8 to fit with Pontiac’s current alphanumeric naming scheme, the G8 will get a new interior and exterior to […]

Australians we get to see the new Camaro on the road before we see it in the States. Toward the end of the month, eagle-eyed Australians will get a sneak peak at the first prototypes of the production car.
Why Australia? GM’s Holden division developed the automaker’s new rear-wheel drive platform — formerly known as Zeta […]

Bob Lutz, GM’s product guru, stated that new rear-wheel drive small car is on General Motors’ radar to compete with other dynamic small sedans such as the Lexus IS250 and BMW 3-Series, and that the automaker is considering development of a new smaller rear-wheel drive architecture for the new vehicle. Lutz said that developing an […]

The Holden Commodore is officially heading to the United States where it will wear a Pontiac badge, according to Australia’s Drive. In an effort to develop a rival to BMW, a version of the Holden Commodore will be unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show next year.
Speaking at the Paris Motor Show, GM’s product czar, Bob […]