HOLDEN AXED

After 69 years of car manufacturing and more than 100 years in the automotive industry, Holden will come to end this year.

In a press release issued on 17 February, General Motors stated that the Holden brand will be retired from the Australian and New Zealand markets by 2021. All of Holden’s Australian design and engineering operations (including the Lang Lang Proving Ground) will close, with the related Maven and Holden Financial Services operations to wind down, too.

“Over recent years, as the industry underwent significant change globally and locally, we implemented a number of alternative