All the above info, particularly from Reaper, is very interesting. My own thoughts on future models, post 2017, are that the Holden name will remain for all vehicles marketed within Australia by GM, regardless of where they are built, except for "image" cars like the Camaro, which would obviously be sold under the Chevrolet name. As for the future of the Commodore nameplate, I reckon it dies with the end of local production and a new major model name will evolve for the volume seller. That model will not be a large sedan/wagon/ute. It will either be a Cruze replacement (which could definitely do with a better name - "Cruze" sucks), or a mid sized SUV. Shock, horror - I can just imagine all the SUV haters on this forum calling this heresy, but GM will only import cars that sell in bulk numbers for their respective markets and in Australia, that means SUV's or small sedans or hatchbacks.
The only good thing I can hope for under this arrangement is that we see the end of the dreary, ordinary or sub-standard crap that has been made by GMDAT and sold under the Holden nameplate for about the last ten years.
Incidentally, yesterday I visited my local Holden dealer to look over the current range. I spoke to a young salesman, who confirmed that the Malibu is a dog. Since its introduction, only three have left the showroom to buyers and interest is virtually zero. I have only seen one on the road over the past six months or so. This is in a largish regional town not far from Newcastle. Another Daewoo dog with fleas, likely to have the same success as the Epica. The decision makers at Holden have a lot to answer for when it comes to discussing that company's loss of sales over recent years.
(wouldn't have picked that one).
