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Apr
17
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Holden to be in charge of vehicle development for China

Holden Australia has been given the green light for vehicle development for China following recently signed agreement between Holden Australia and Shanghai GM that will give Holden Australia the exclusive rights to "design, development, testing and validation of components" for Chinese build GM cars…

Apr
08
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Capped Price Servicing for Holden

Holden has introduced Capped Price Servicing across its entire range of new vehicles under the HoldenWise Capped Price Servicing program with fix price servicing for vehicles sold from April 1st 2012. Under the recently introduced fix price servicing scheme the customers will be able to service thei…

Mar
24
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2012 Chevrolet Sonic adds 6-speed auto

Turbo version of recently updated Chevrolet Sonic will just like the bigger Chevrolet Cruze score six-speed automatic transmission as part of the ongoing battle for fuel consumption supremacy in this highly competitive segment. This is what GM's Vehicle Line Director Jim Danahy had to say; "Provid…

Mar
14
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Turbo power for Chevrolet Malibu

It has been confirmed, 2013 Chevrolet Malibu will replace its existing V6 as found in the upper spec model with 2.0L high output 195kW 2.0L Direct Injection Turbo that GM claims will be good enough for 6.3s 0-100km/h whilst assumedly (still unconfirmed but expected) deliver improved fuel economy the…

Feb
29
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Is this the new Holden Volt?

Or will Opel introduce its own version of rebadged Volt in Australia? Holden will eventually introduce its first all electric vehicle here in Australia the Holden Volt. Based on US built Chevrolet Volt (same car except for modestly revised fascias) the Holden Volt will unlike its competitors add ran…

Jan
09
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2013 Cadillac ATS

Holden should definitely be considering Cadillac ATS as its primary contender to take it up to the Germans should the idea of importing premium GM brand to Australia be again reignited. We are talking about recently unveiled 2013 Cadillac ATS that Holden would have no trouble slotting just below its…

Dec
23
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GM Captiva power steering recall

GM is recalling 2011 and 2012 plated Chevrolet Captiva in the US amidst reports of possible fire hazard from its power steering unit that according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration could suffer from overheating problems under specific driving condition. "Driving the vehicle with tra…

Dec
11
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GM’s carbon ambition

General Motors wants to introduce different kind of exclusivity to its mainstream products that would otherwise be excluded from your normal everyday type vehicles following recently announcement partnership between GM and Japan's carbon fibre specialist Teijin that will according to recent reports …

Dec
10
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Holden Epica recall

Fuel related problems with diesel powered Holden's seems to be sticking around with yet another fuel related recall notice issued by Holden, this time covering the Korean built midsized Epica. According to ACCC report (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) the problem associate with proble…

Nov
24
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Chevrolet earns top safety marks in Europe

Chevrolet Malibu and Chevrolet Volt have both earned five-star rating from European New Car Assessment program (NCAP) after recent crush tests. This couldn't come at a better time especially since GM is already planning to reintroduce its brand to the European markets. Both vehicles have delivered e…

Nov
24
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Holden latest recall targets its diesel trio

Holden had issued a recall notice to address recently surfaced fuel leak problem on its Captiva, Cruze and Epica 2.0L Turbo Diesel range. From the 25,000 vehicle that are included under the recall over 16,500 are represented by Series 1 Captiva and followed by Series 1 Cruze and Series 1 Epica. All …

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