
Buyers “going crazy” for immaculate Aussie muscle car auction
The ultimate collection of Australian muscle cars is going up for auction – one of them has not even gone through the dealer delivery service, and there’s a GT-HO that’s like brand new. Surely at least one of these cars will bust the $1 million mark when the Ultimate Aussie

Holden Heritage Collection tours Australia
Concepts, milestone production cars, engines and memorabilia to be shared amongst museums around Australia. With Holden’s proving grounds at Lang Lang sold off in September, followed by the closure of the Holden Design Centre in October, the next act in General Motors’ dissolution of the Australian carmaker’s assets took place

Holden Commodore VT V8 Supercar up for auction
Perkins / Ingall Holden Commodore VT V8 Supercar offered to highest bidder. Australia’s home-grown touring car formula has proved to be a smash-hit across the globe, growing from the ferocious Holden and Ford rivalry which ran for decades. Of all the legends this sport gave us, Larry Perkins is one

GMSV: America’s most successful vehicles coming to Australia
GMSV launches officially in Australia with a network of over 50 dealers and confirmation of new models to enter the lineup. General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) has officially launched, revealing a network of over 50 dealers nationwide and that there will be plenty of new models to join the Chevrolet

GM orders Corvette deposits to be refunded in Australia
If you have a deposit down a Corvette, you’ll need to get it back. GM Specialty Vehicles has contacted interested buyers of the new Corvette, issuing a statement that it plans to launch the new Australian brand in fourth-quarter 2020. However, in a turn of events that started since General

Vietnamese carmaker buys Lang Lang, but GM to test vehicles still
Vietnamese carmaker Vinfast has stumped up to buy the Lang Lang proving ground. Vinfast, a Vietnamese start-up owned by one of the Asian country’s richest men, has purchased the iconic Lang Lang proving ground east of Melbourne, once owned by General Motors Holden and the location for local testing and

GMSV confirmed along with Corvette
GMSV will launch in Australia Q4 2020, followed by the new Corvette supercar. General Motors has officially confirmed the new General Motors Special Vehicles (GMSV) brand in Australia, which will be run by a former Holden executive. And as first reported by Practical Motoring earlier this year, GMSV will introduce

CORVETTE CONFIRMED: Right-hand drive supercar begins export
Chevrolet has confirmed right-hand drive production of the Corvette C8. GM Chevrolet has confirmed overnight that it will produce the Corvette C8 in right-hand drive. As first reported by Practical Motoring last month in our exclusive, GM’s new brand GMSV is to sell the Corvette in right-hand drive around the

GMSV to sell Corvette in RHD around the world
Despite production delays in North America, we’re told the new GMSV brand will sell the Corvette C8 across the globe in right-hand drive markets. THE NEW GMSV brand is readying to sell GM products in markets around the globe – not just Australia – and as we understand, the Corvette

Walkinshaw registered GMSV name last year
Although GM says it’s still figuring out details of General Motors Speciality Vehicles (GMSV) in Australia, Walkinshaw looks one step ahead. Walkinshaw Group, the company which owns Holden Special Vehicles, has already registered the GMSV name. As HSV’s future hangs in doubt, GMSV is the next logical step for Walkinshaw

Holden sales plummet, 23 months of gloom for new car market
The FCAI has released its Vfacts report for February and none of it’s good news unless you were one of the brands which bucked the downward sales trend. There were close to 300 fewer cars sold every day last month compared to February 2019, making February 2020 the 23rd month

Government steps in to protect Holden heritage collection from GM
The Australian Government says it has clarified with GM that Holden’s historic collection will stay in Australia, citing legal means to do so and ensuring Australians that GM is not “secretly moving stuff offshore.” As GM departs Australia after announcing it will close Holden and axe a significant proportion of

Blue vs red: Ford says goodbye to Aussie rival Holden
Ford has said goodbye to Holden, the end to what was one of Australia’s most famous rivalries. SURE, BLUE AND RED fans agree the rivalry between Ford and Holden ended with the shuttering of local production, but today’s announcement from General Motors brings a finite end to the unique competition

GONE: Holden to close this year
GENERAL MOTORS WILL retire Holden in Australia, shutting the iconic Lion Brand down, closing the incredible Lang Lang providing ground which proved instrumental in the local development of Australian and imported Holden models, and shutting the local design and engineering teams. Around 600 of the 800 jobs filled at Holden

Holden’s saviour? Chevrolet Blazer turbo a fit
Holden has to do something to increase sales in its now exclusive SUV and ute lineup. Could this be the next new addition?