Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2021
VinFast to exit Lang Lang test track
VinFast is exiting the Holden Lang Lang test track in Australia, which it acquired less than a year earlier. The report says the test center is set to close by the end of September while a small staff maintains it until new owners are found.
2020
Discounts announced for Holden cars
A report said Holden cars would be discounted by more than $17,000 following the brand's collapse; it also said prices of the Trax SUV and Astra hatchbacks would likely drop below $15,000 each.
2020
General Motors announces Holden’s retirement
General Motors announced that it would retire the Holden brand and close its local engineering and design operations in Australia. The article says the brand retirement was planned for later in 2020.
2020
GM announces Holden wind-down and operations exits in Australia, New Zealand and Thailand
General Motors announced that it would scrap its Australian subsidiary Holden and wind down operations in New Zealand and Thailand.
2019
ACCC classifies affected Takata airbag vehicles as critical
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission classified the recall of 20,000 vehicles fitted with faulty Takata airbags as “critical” and urged motorists not to drive affected cars until the airbags were replaced.