Category: Australia

Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Marketing/Advertising, Safety, Driving, Australia

So, this guy in Australia is all offended because he was mocked in a manner promoted by an anti-hoonage advertising campaign. He was so offended, in fact, that he hurled a water bottle at a woman’s car and promptly got himself charged with malicious damage. Since nothing can […]

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, GM, Holden, Australia, HSV
Click image for a gallery of the CSV CR8
The Middle East is a key export market for GM’s Holden division, as LHD versions of the Commodore, Caprice, and Statesman sedans are sold there under the Chevrolet Lumina and Caprice nameplates. Until now, the highest-performance vehicle exported to the […]

Filed under: Wagons/Estates, GM, Holden, Australia

You’d think after looking at it that the Holden VE Sportwagon was one of those no-brainer vehicles that was a production lock from the moment it was a twinkle in some designer’s eye. According to GoAuto, that wasn’t exactly the case. The outgoing VZ wagon was a fleet darling, beloved […]

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Plants/Manufacturing, Ford, Australia
So here’s how the story goes. Back in early 2006, Ford and the Australian government announced that the automaker would invest $100 million (Australian) to develop a left-hand-drive version of the next generation Falcon. The LHD Falcon was intended for export primarily to markets like the Middle East where rival […]

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Misc. Auto Shows, Holden, Australia
click above image to view gallery of 20th Anniversary HSV Clubsport R8
Holden Special Vehicles, the performance arm of Holden in Australia, turned 20 years old this year. It was at the same Sydney Motor Show back in 1987 that HSV debuted its first vehicle, the VL Group A […]