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No point holding on to Holden

19 February 2020

3:27 PM

19 February 2020

3:27 PM

Another one bites the dust in Australian manufacturing. This time it’s Holden. Across Australia, people are lamenting the end of the iconic automotive brand. While the nostalgia of ‘football, meat-pies, kangaroos and Holden cars’ is strong, the market is stronger.

On Monday, General Motors confirmed that they would terminate the 164-year-old brand. The Holden Commodore was Australia’s most popular car from 1996-2010, selling over a million cars.

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