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'''Holden''' is [[General Motors]] representative in Australia. Holden has taken charge of vehicle operations for GM in Australasia and, on behalf of GM, holds partial ownership of GM Daewoo in South Korea. Their headquarters are located in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. | '''Holden''' is [[General Motors]] representative in Australia. Holden has taken charge of vehicle operations for GM in Australasia and, on behalf of GM, holds partial ownership of GM Daewoo in South Korea. Their headquarters are located in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. | ||
==Exportation to America== | ==Exportation to America== | ||
| - | in the 2000s, [[General Motors]] began importing Holden's into the [[United States of America]] as [[badge engineering|rebadged]] Pontiacs. | + | [[Image:2006-Pontiac-GTO.jpg|thumb|150px|2006 Pontiac GTO]] |
| + | in the 2000s, [[General Motors]] began importing Holden's into the [[United States of America]] as [[badge engineering|rebadged]] Pontiacs. The first batch began in 2004 with Holden Monaros being sent to America and being sold as [[Pontiac GTO]]s. However, this idea was never popular. | ||
| + | In 2008, General Motors decided it was time to replace the [[Pontiac Grand Prix]] and Pontiac Bonniville. However, instead of making new cars, they decided to use Holden's again. Due to [[General Motors Strategy]], the two cars were renamed the G8 and was converted to [[rear wheel drive]]. The new G8 is more similar to the GTO than to the Bonniville or Grand Prix. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Pontiac G8]] | * [[Pontiac G8]] | ||
[[Category: General Motors]] | [[Category: General Motors]] | ||
Revision as of 02:02, 15 April 2008
Holden is General Motors representative in Australia. Holden has taken charge of vehicle operations for GM in Australasia and, on behalf of GM, holds partial ownership of GM Daewoo in South Korea. Their headquarters are located in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Exportation to America
in the 2000s, General Motors began importing Holden's into the United States of America as rebadged Pontiacs. The first batch began in 2004 with Holden Monaros being sent to America and being sold as Pontiac GTOs. However, this idea was never popular.
In 2008, General Motors decided it was time to replace the Pontiac Grand Prix and Pontiac Bonniville. However, instead of making new cars, they decided to use Holden's again. Due to General Motors Strategy, the two cars were renamed the G8 and was converted to rear wheel drive. The new G8 is more similar to the GTO than to the Bonniville or Grand Prix.
