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Mercedes-Benz hits Top 10 for sales
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Merc charges into the top 10

Luxury brand Mercedes-Benz makes Australia’s top 10 bestsellers list

Holden VF Commodore recall
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More than 70,000 cars recalled

Recalls hit two of Australia’s most popular vehicles, the Holden Commodore and Hyundai ix35

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Looking back: Holden’s countdown to destruction

2012 and 2013 were the beginning of the end for the Holden brand.Here’s how it unfolded

Holden wins grant to lighten Commodore
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Holden wins grant to lighten Commodore

Holden has been awarded $39.8 million by the Federal Government, as part of its revived Green Car Innovation Fund

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A BMW…ute!?

No this isn’t a joke. What you’re looking at really is a BMW X5 utility.

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Holden not going anywhere: Batey

Ex Holden MD adamant the lion brand won’t step aside for Chevrolet in Australia

Holden Ute 3-piece tonneau cover now an option
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Holden Ute tonneau cover now an option

Holden has announced an update to the VE Series II Ute’s options list, with the arrival of a new three-piece hard tonneau cover

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Mazda finally adds capped price servicing

Mazda has upped the ante on the customer service front and finally added capped priced servicing to its arsenal.

February vehicle sales down 21.9 percent
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February vehicle sales down 21.9 percent

This month’s VFACTS sales figures show more short-term doom and gloom for the local market, but spirits (and sales) should rise by June.

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Holden free to cherry pick in the future

Holden will be free to cherry-pick from General Motors global automotive portfolio after the closure of its Australian manufacturing operations in 2017.

Holden's model plan
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Holden’s model plan

Holden is understood to be studying a plan to sell both Korean and European models side-by-side in the same showrooms in the run-up to the end of local manufacture of the Commodore and Cruze in 2017.

HDT will polarize opinion
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HDT will polarize opinion

HDT has made a sensational, fourth addition to its Heritage line-up with the release of the VL inspired Group A.

Walkinshaw Colorado Xtreme High Rider
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Walkinshaw reveals corner-carving Colorado

Tuning house loads up Holden’s trade ute with performance tweaks

Commodore engineering threatened?
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Commodore engineering threatened?

Holden is in talks with the union body representing its Australian engineers about the future of its local design and engineering operations, which may be moved offshore in as little as three years.

Holden to launch Jackaroo successor
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Holden to launch Jackaroo successor

Holden will reintroduce a heavy-duty off-roader to its lineup from early 2013. It will be badged the Colorado 7, and is a full-size seven-seater.

First look at new Holden Colorado 7 SUV
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First look at new Holden Colorado 7 SUV

Pictures released by Chevrolet of its new TrailBlazer reveal the first look at Holden’s upcoming Colorado 7 – a localized version that sees the work ute turn into a seven-seat SUV.

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‘Holden’s Evoke makes me smile,’ says Land Rover boss

Jaguar Land Rover wasn’t angered by Holden’s decision to name its entry level VF Commodore the Evoke — which sounds suspiciously like Land Rover’s hot-selling Evoque. On the contrary, in fact.

Cancel the funeral and file away the eulogies, the Holden Commodore is not dead after all.
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Commodore will not die – Holden

Cancel the funeral and file away the eulogies, the Holden Commodore is not dead after all.

How the West was won
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How the West was won

Many visitors to the sunburnt West make the trip across the Nullabor to cruise vineyards, rivers and winding roads. But once a year, a hundred car nuts come to take in the sights at 200km/h.

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Report: Holden quits Oz by 2016

Today was supposed to be the day that Holden’s great export hope was launched in the US city of Palm Springs.

He said using the Commodore-based SS as the Nascar racer, or
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Commodore makes US debut

The Holden Commodore has donned a bow-tie and stepped out in front of American racing fans at Daytona International Speedway as the Chevrolet SS.

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D Day for Holden

Today is D Day for Holden with reports swirling the embattled company’s boss, Mike Devereux, is this morning appearing before the government’s Productivity Commission and could use the occasion to announce the company’s withdrawal.

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SS Commodore to stay rear-drive

The SS Commodore could live on as a rear-drive muscle car, even if the regular Commodore becomes a front-drive model when the VF is replaced at the end of 2016.

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Dead: Holden to cease manufacturing by 2017

Dead: Holden to cease manufacturing by 2017