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The Holden EH is an automobile produced by Holden in Australia from 1963 to 1965. The EH was released in August 1963 [1] replacing the Holden EJ series, and was the first Holden to incorporate the new red engine, with a seven main bearing crankshaft instead of the four main bearing crankshaft used in the grey engine. At first, a larger capacity ...
Holden, officially GM Holden Ltd was the Australian subsidiary of General Motors (GM), the world’s second largest automaker. [1] Holden vehicles, in addition to nameplate, are designated by a series code. For example, the 1971–1974 Holden Kingswood has been assigned the series code "HQ", and the 2002–2004 Holden Commodore, "VY". Often ...
The Holden Ute (also known as The Holden Commodore Ute) is a coupe utility built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors, from 2000 to 2017.Before then, Holden had marketed their Commodore-based utility models under the Holden Utility (VG) and Holden Commodore utility (VP, VR, VS) names, [1] [2] although the term “Holden Ute” was also used in their official marketing literature.
After a production run of 154,811 vehicles, [2] [5] [6] the EJ was replaced by the Holden EH series [7] in August 1963. [8] The 1,000,000th Holden, an EJ Premier, was produced on 26 October 1962. [1] The EJ was also assembled in New Zealand by General Motors New Zealand, [9] and was marketed in South Africa as well. [10]
Holden vehicles, in addition to nameplate, are designated by a series code. For example, the 1971–1974 Holden Kingswood has been assigned the series code "HQ", and the 2002–2004 Holden Commodore, "VY". Often these series codes are not arbitrary. In the case of the VY above, the "V" stands for the GM V platform that underpins it.
Also assembled Chevrolet trucks, Bedford vans & trucks and Frigidaire appliances. Vehicle production by Holden ceased in 1989, vehicle production by Toyota for itself and for Holden lasted from 1989 to 1994 under a plant lease agreement. Minor assembly until 1996. L: Holden Elizabeth Plant: Elizabeth, South Australia: Australia: Holden Berlina ...
The Holden is a full-sized car produced by the company of the same name across 5 generations from 1948 until 1984. The Holden is also commonly referred to by their model designation (e.g., HQ) and also the H Series. The Holden was introduced to be Australia's car, being the first full scale produced automobile exclusive to the country.
Elizabeth became the last remaining Holden plant in 1989 after Dandenong closed. After production of the VL Commodore ceased. In 2006, the plant underwent a redesign known to have cost more than $1 Billion (AUD), this budget was shared with Holdens development of the General Motors Zeta platform , of which's introduction in the Fourth ...