Holden Stops Family II Engine Production
GM Holden today confirmed a timeframe for ending production of its Family II, four cylinder cast iron engine at Fisherman’s Bend, Melbourne. GM Holden will continue to build the Family II engine, which has been in continuous production for 27 years, into the final quarter of 2009. The Family II facility, which includes the foundry, will then cease operations. There are 531 people directly employed in Family II production. Production at the advanced $400 million Global V6 engine facility in Port...

Holden HRT 427 concept sells for A$920,000
A Monaro enthusiast in Australia has dropped close to a million Aussie dollars US$846,236 on a high-performance concept car developed by Holden’s in-house tuner HSV and its HRT racing affiliate. The car is the 2002 HRT 427, one of only two in existence, and was originally developed as a precursor for a limited edition production flagship. Most readers would recognize the Monaro as the modern-day Pontiac GTO, which sold across North America over the past couple of years. The HRT 427, meanwhile, is...

Holden HRT 427 concept sells for A$920,000
A Monaro enthusiast in Australia has dropped close to a million Aussie dollars US$846,236 on a high-performance concept car developed by Holden’s in-house tuner HSV and its HRT racing affiliate. The car is the 2002 HRT 427, one of only two in existence, and was originally developed as a precursor for a limited edition production flagship. Most readers would recognize the Monaro as the modern-day Pontiac GTO, which sold across North America over the past couple of years. The HRT 427, meanwhile, is...

Pontiac mulls G8 GXP Coupe based on Holden concept
Last month Holden celebrated its 60th anniversary with the unveiling of the Coupe60 concept car, a two door version of the VE Commodore sedan that many suspect will eventually spawn a successor to Australia’s Monaro Coupe. Holden has denied rumors of a new Monaro, as well as its Pontiac GTO cousin for that matter, but a number of reports claim the Coupe60 is actually based on a former Pontiac design and that officials are now considering building the car. Most of the engineering work is complete...