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Rusty Monday: These Pickup Trucks Have Rusted Away To Almost Nothing

While all of our Rusty Monday pickup trucks are still recognizable, they’re rusting away faster than the Titanic. These are seriously rusted specimens of once trusty work implements. With lots of rust. Essentially, these pickup trucks have rusted away to almost nothing.  Some of what’s left of the sheet metal has rusted away to just …
2020 Holden Colorado | GM-001

Australia Is Really Mad At Chevy Over This

The Holden brand was GM’s Australian manufacturing arm forever. But GM has been retracting for years. First, it sold its Opel brand in Europe, and then it killed the Holden brand last February. But now it has done a partial reversal and started another company. It’s called GMSV (General Motors Specialty Vehicles). And the Aussies …

Holden Dealers Threaten Lawsuit Over GM Killing Brand

For almost 200 Holden dealerships in Australia, the news that GM was killing the brand was a shock. The seminal Australian company had existed in one form or another since 1856. Now, Holden dealers are threatening a lawsuit over GM killing the brand. They say GM was “deceptive” and acted with “unconscionable” conduct in the …

GM Kills Holden Brand-Quits Australia, New Zealand, Thailand

GM is pulling in as it positions itself for the uncertain future. It announced today it will kill the iconic Holden brand of GM vehicles in Australia. It is also pulling out of the other countries it sells right-hand-drive vehicles to which are New Zealand and Thailand. It already left the EU when it sold …
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Live Your El Camino Dreams with Importable Australian Utes

As pickup trucks have grown, there’s been a demand resurgence for trucks that scale closer to cars. Car-based trucks, aka ‘utes’, like Chevy’s El Camino, once formed a popular segment, though it’s been dormant for some time. Chevy first attempted to bring it back with the SSR. Honda and BMW then made some functional one-offs …
2020 Holden Trailblazer | GM-00

Why Can’t The US Get This Colorado And Blazer?

They say the world gets smaller every day. From technology to the internet to products made elsewhere, we are indeed tied ever-more tightly together. But if you live Down Under you get some things we don’t when it comes to Chevy. Or as they call it “Holden.” The Holden brand is GM’s Chevy in Australia. …