Holden
Defunct Australian automobile manufacturer
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| March 6 2025 | The Holden Efijy is set to be exhibited at the Rear Vision: Holden Collection exhibition at the State Library of South Australia, continuing to showcase its iconic design and historical importance. |
| 2021 | GM discontinues Holden, with Walkinshaw Group continuing to re-manufacture the Silverado 1500 on behalf of GMSV. |
| 2021 | Holden officially ceased operations, marking the end of the brand that had produced nearly 7.7 million vehicles throughout its history. |
| June 2021 | An A9X Torana was expected to fetch over $1,000,000 at auction, demonstrating the model's collectible status. |
| 2020 | HSV cancelled plans for a high-powered Holden Colorado V8 with an LT1 engine and 10-speed transmission, marking the end of their final project with the closure of HSV and Holden. |
| 2020 | The HSV SportsCat ceased production following the closure of HSV operations and the discontinuation of the Holden brand in Australia. |
| 2020 | Final sales of the Holden Commodore conclude, coinciding with the complete discontinuation of Holden as a subsidiary company, marque, and nameplate. |
| 2020 | Holden experiences a dramatic sales collapse, selling only 16,688 vehicles with Colorado as its best-selling model. |
| 2020 | Holden ceased operations in Australia, discontinuing most of its model lines including Colorado, Trax, Spark, and Equinox. |
| December 2020 | The Efijy returned to the National Motor Museum as part of the Holden Heroes exhibition, displayed alongside 12 other significant Holden production and concept vehicles. |
| December 31 2020 | Holden ceased trading after 164 years of operation, with GMSV replacing the brand by importing Chevrolet vehicles. |
| November 2020 | General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) begins importing and distributing the Silverado in the Australasia region, following GM's discontinuation of Holden. |
| October 30 2020 | The GM Australia Design Studio at Fishermans Bend was shut down, marking the end of Holden's design operations. |
| February 17 2020 | General Motors announced the retirement of the entire Holden marque from sale in Australia and New Zealand by 2021. |
| 2019 | Sales further decreased to an extremely low 5,915 units, highlighting the model's rapidly diminishing market share. |
| 2019 | Holden continues to decline, with sales dropping to 43,176 vehicles and falling to tenth position in the market, with Colorado remaining the best-selling model. |
| December 10 2019 | Holden announced the discontinuation of the Commodore nameplate in 2020, focusing on SUV and Ute range segments. |
| September 2019 | The Torana TT36 prototype made its most recent return to the National Motor Museum at Birdwood. |
| 2018 | HSV begins converting Chevrolet Camaro 2SS coupe and Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD from left-hand-drive to right-hand-drive, expanding operations and increasing staff from 130 to 150. |
| 2018 | HSV introduced the SportsCat, its first sports-oriented 4x4 utility vehicle, based on the Holden Colorado and designed to compete in the performance ute segment. |
| 2018 | Commodore sales dramatically plummeted to just 9,040 units, signaling a dramatic decline in the model's market presence. |
| 2018 | Holden switches to an imported Commodore based on the Opel Insignia, co-developed with Opel since 2012, transitioning to a fully imported model. |
| 2018 | Holden sold 13,046 vehicles, maintaining 3rd market position with Colorado as the best-selling model |
| 2018 | Holden shifts its best-selling model from Commodore to Colorado, experiencing a significant sales decline to 60,754 vehicles and falling to sixth position in the market. |
| 2018 | Holden began importing and selling Acadia and Equinox models, shifting from local manufacturing to imported vehicles. |
| September 14 2018 | Holden announces the discontinuation of the Barina from its model lineup. |
| 2017 | Chevrolet SS and Vauxhall VXR8 exports conclude. |
| 2017 | Holden remained in 3rd market position with Colorado still the top-selling model |
| 2017 | Partnered with Triple Eight Race Engineering as their factory-backed team, continuing until 2020. |
| 2017 | Production of Holden's last two American exports, the SS and the Caprice PPV, was discontinued. |
| October 20 2017 | Local manufacturing of Holden Commodore in Australia comes to an end, marking the conclusion of domestically produced Commodore models. |
| 2016 | Holden maintained 3rd market position with Colorado continuing as the best-selling model |
| December 6 2016 | The ZB Commodore was officially revealed as a re-engineered version of the Opel Insignia B, featuring significant changes from previous generations including front-wheel drive and multiple engine options. |
| November 2016 | Barina receives a facelift with design updates to interior and exterior. RS and Sedan models are dropped from the lineup. |
| November 29 2016 | Engine production at the Fishermans Bend plant was shut down. |
| October 2016 | Holden provided selected journalists an opportunity to test drive early prototypes of the 2018 Commodore. |
| 2015 | Limited run Barina X introduced, based on the CD model, with only 700 units produced for the Australian market. |
| 2015 | Series II update (VF II) launched, bringing minor styling revisions and introducing a new LS3 V8 engine across the V8 range. |
| 2015 | Holden drops to third position in annual sales with 102,951 vehicles sold, still maintaining Commodore as its best-selling model. |
| 2015 | Holden improved market position to 2nd, with Colorado becoming the best-selling model |
| 2015 | Holden began selling a range of Opel-derived cars including the Astra VXR, Insignia VXR, and Cascada. They also announced plans to sell European Astra and South Korean Cruze models alongside each other from 2017. |
| December 2015 | Holden initiated 'Project Erich' with Belgian entrepreneur Guido Dumarey, who planned to buy Holden production facilities to continue producing vehicles based on the GM Zeta platform. |
| February 6 2015 | Holden announced Mark Bernhard would return as chairman and managing director, the first Australian to hold the post in 25 years. |
| 2014 | VF Commodore begins sales in the United States as the Chevrolet SS. |
| 2014 | Holden increased sales to 13,422 vehicles, keeping 3rd market position with Commodore as top model |
| May 2014 | GM reversed their decision to abandon the Lang Lang Proving Ground, deciding to keep it as part of their engineering capability in Australia. |
| 2013 | Chevrolet Lumina exports to South Africa end. |
| 2013 | Holden sold 11,722 vehicles, maintaining 3rd market position with Commodore as best-selling model |
| 2013 | Chevrolet announced the resumption of Commodore exports to North America as the Chevrolet SS sedan. |
| December 2013 | Holden announced it would cease local production by the end of October 2017, committing to use the Commodore nameplate on a fully imported replacement. |
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