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Holden Builds Seven Millionth Vehicle
The seven millionth vehicle has rolled off the production line of General Motors’ Australian unit Holden which is also celebrating its 60th birthday this year. The milestone vehicle was a 60th Anniversary Commodore sedan (Pontiac G8 in the States), identified for dual fuel LPG fitment. Holden built Australia’s first mass produced car – the 48-215, in November 1948 at Fishermans Bend in Port Melbourne, Victoria while its one millionth car rolled off the production line almost 14 years later in October 1962. The Commodore was launched in 1978 and has been Australia’s best selling car for the past 12 years. -Continued
GM Holden Vehicle Production Milestones
- First Holden (48-215) launched November 1948 (Fishermans Bend, Vic)
- One millionth (EJ) October 1962 (Dandenong, Vic)
- Two millionth (HK) March 1969 (Dandenong, Vic)
- Three millionth (HQ) June 1974 (Pagewood, NSW)
- Four millionth (VC Commodore) June 1981 (Dandenong, Vic)
- Five millionth (VN Calais) August 1990 (Elizabeth, SA)
- Six millionth (VX Commodore SS) June 2001 (Elizabeth, SA)
- Seven millionth (VE Commodore) August 2008 (Elizabeth, SA)
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Toyota Kentucky Plant Builds 10 Millionth Vehicle Since 1988 [w/videos]
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky (TMMK) celebrated the manufacturing of its 10 millionth vehicle since production started in 1988. Like the first model that rolled off the assembly line 26 years ago, the 10 millionth unit was a Toyota Camry. Read...
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Honda Builds 20 Millionth Car In The United States
Following the announcement that it became a net vehicle exporter in 2013, Honda’s U.S. subsidiary marked a double milestone by building its 20 millionth vehicle in the United States, as well as the 10 millionth U.S.-built Accord sedan at the company’s...
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New Rumors Of The Pontiac G8 Returning To North America As A Chevrolet
The demise of the Pontiac brand in 2009 also brought about the death of the G8, the Americanized derivative of the Australian-built Holden Commodore SS. It was a sad day for Pontiac and Holden fans alike, the loss of the G8 export contract costing Holden...
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General Motors Builds 1.5 Millionth Corvette
While GM was preparing for bankruptcy, the Corvette reached yet another major milestone in its almost six-decade-long history with the production of the 1,500,000th car. The commemorative model left the production line at GM's Bowling Green Assembly...
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Bmw Builds 5 Millionth 5-series
January 29 marks an important milestone in the 5-Series history as the 5 millionth model rolled off the production line at the Bavarian carmaker’s Dingolfing factory. The 5 millionth model is a 530d Sedan dressed in a Carbon Black Metallic color....
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