Holden New Zealand will begin laying off its head office staff in Auckland at the end of March, say industry sources. First to go will be marketing staff. Others will go in staggered redundancies every few months until the carmaker closes its doors at the end of this year, say the insiders. A request for official comment from Holden NZ about the winding down process was … [Read more...] about Holden NZ will soon begin to let go its head office staff
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Holden dealers ask Aussie PM to help fight GM for compensation
Senior Holden dealers in Australia have asked its Prime Minister Scott Morrison for his government’s help in securing compensation from General Motors for the loss to the dealer network of the 72-year-old badge, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. “We asked the Prime Minister to help us hold General Motors to account,” a Holden dealer executive, representing 203 Australian … [Read more...] about Holden dealers ask Aussie PM to help fight GM for compensation
Brand Holden to close down: this is official GM press release
UPDATE: General Motors is to stop building right-hand-drive vehicles for the global market, except for selected models like the Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck. They will be converted for New Zealand and Australia by Holden Special Vehicles in Melbourne. GM has been slowly pulling out of RHD markets like the UK, Japan, India and South Africa. Now it’s … [Read more...] about Brand Holden to close down: this is official GM press release
Ex-Recaro agent builds patent-pending sports seats for Holden concept
It’s 200mm higher and 150mm wider than a regular Holden Colorado ute, rides on 35-inch all-terrain wheels, has bespoke steel bumpers front and rear, a scooped carbon-fibre bonnet that weighs 7kg, patent-pending sports seats designed in New Zealand … and it’s on show at Fieldays next week. But that’s all it is – a concept ute designed to show how the best-dressed, double-cab … [Read more...] about Ex-Recaro agent builds patent-pending sports seats for Holden concept
Holden Acadia: how new SUV fits into autonomous future
• New Holden NZ managing director Marc Ebolo (above) with Acadia The all-American Holden Acadia SUV brings to New Zealand a look at why General Motors paid upwards of NZ$1.5 billion two years ago for a self-driving Silicon Valley start-up called Cruise Automation. Cruise began work on autonomous vehicles in 2013 and quickly developed an aftermarket kit that allowed buyers … [Read more...] about Holden Acadia: how new SUV fits into autonomous future