Holden Commodore

Holden Commodore
2017 Holden Commodore SV6 sedan (VFII)
Overview
ManufacturerHolden
Production
  • October 1978 – October 2017 (Australia)[1]
  • April 2018 – December 2020 (Germany)
Body and chassis
Class
Body style
Layout
Platform
Related
Chronology
PredecessorHolden Kingswood

The Holden Commodore is a series of automobiles that were sold by former Australian manufacturer Holden from 1978 to 2020. They were manufactured from 1978 to 2017 in Australia and from 1979 to 1990 in New Zealand, with production of the locally manufactured versions in Australia ending on 20 October 2017.[2]

The first three generations of Holden produced Commodores (1978–2006) were based on the Opel designed V-body rear-wheel drive automotive platform, which was the basis of GM's largest European models, but were structurally strengthened, mechanically modified, and, in time, enlarged by Holden for Australian road conditions, production needs, and market demands. The styling of these cars was generally similar to that of the Opel Commodore C, and later, the Opel Omega A/B and their Vauxhall sister models the Vauxhall Carlton and Omega.

The fourth generation Holden Commodore models VE and VF, manufactured by Holden from 2006 until 2017, were entirely designed in-house and based on the Holden-developed, rear-wheel drive Zeta platform.

Between 2018 and 2020, a rebadged, front-wheel drive Opel Insignia, built by Opel in Germany, was sold in Australia as the Holden Commodore (ZB). All sales of the last Commodore ended at the end of 2020, coinciding with the complete discontinuation of Holden as a subsidiary company, marque, and nameplate.[3]

  1. ^ "Goodbye Commodore: A legend dies as Holden goes exclusive on SUVs and utes". Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference news-2017-10-20 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Padeanu, Adrian. "Holden Commodore, Astra To Be Discontinued In 2020". Motor1.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.