Manufacturer overview
Holden
The backbone of Australian mass-market car manufacturing, from the 48-215 to the final Commodore.
Research sources
Current evidence base
- Holden launch
National Museum of Australia | museum - Holden
National Museum of Australia | museum | Includes the final Elizabeth closure date of 20 October 2017. - Australian automotive industry report
Department of Industry, Science and Resources | official
Coverage focus
What this section already does well
- Model pages currently live: 10
- Family-car, performance, prestige, and manufacturing-history angles can sit side by side.
- Source trails are visible so visitors can see where the chronology and claims come from.
Holden 48-215
The model that started Australia’s full-scale local car-production era.
Holden HK Monaro
Holden's first great coupe muscle icon and an early Bathurst legend.
Holden LC/LJ Torana GTR XU-1
The lightweight 'Giant Killer' that secured Brock's first Bathurst win.
Holden HQ
A turning-point Holden series that spanned everyday family transport and the era's most desirable coupe muscle variants.
Holden LJ Torana
Compact, sharp, and immortalised by Bathurst, the LJ Torana is one of Holden’s great heroes.
Holden HJ
An evolution of HQ that kept Holden's large-car dominance alive while carrying familiar trims into the middle of the decade.
Holden HX
Short-lived in period but essential in the full lineage, especially when visitors want to compare HQ, HJ, and HX evolution side by side.
Holden VC Commodore
The first Bathurst-winning Commodore and an early cornerstone of Holden’s modern performance story.
Holden VN Commodore
The big late-1980s Commodore that restored Holden's family-car confidence and set up the modern V8 chapter.
Holden VF Commodore
The final Australian-built Commodore and the last great local Holden legend.