Next Holden Commodore to be a German Opel says the boss of General Motors’ European division
Source: http://www.news.com.au/technology/innov ... bfdc90c7e8
Date: 2 March 2016
Author: Joshua Dowling,News Corp Australia Network


THE next Holden Commodore will have a German accent.

The boss of General Motors’ European car division has inadvertently confirmed that the Opel Insignia sedan will replace the homegrown Holden Commodore when production in Adelaide comes to an end in late 2017.

Opel boss Karl Thomas Neumann told Australian media at the Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday that “the Australians will like this car a lot”.

Asked when the new model will be unveiled ahead of its showroom arrival, the executive said “very soon”.

When asked how many would be exported from Germany and shipped to Australia, the Opel boss said: “as many as possible”.

FIRST LOOK: This is the new Holden Commodore

The first pictures of the new Opel Insignia on a German street which will be rebranded as the 2018 Holden Commodore. Picture: WorldCarFans.com.

The first pictures of the new Opel Insignia on a German street which will be rebranded as the 2018 Holden Commodore. Picture: WorldCarFans.com.Source:Supplied

Until now, Holden and General Motors executives have refused to confirm that the next Commodore would come from Germany, even though it was widely speculated.

It means the ‘Commodore’ will no longer be available with a V8, instead opting for four-cylinder or V6 turbo power.

The next generation Opel Insignia VXR is the 2018 Holden Commodore SS. Picture: Supplied.

The next generation Opel Insignia VXR is the 2018 Holden Commodore SS. Picture: Supplied.Source:Supplied

Opel was nearly axed by General Motors in the grip of the Global Financial Crisis.

But a plan at the 11th hour to use Opel to develop cars for the rest of the world helped save the German division of General Motors.

The move to a German-sourced Commodore means the car will have come full circle.

The first Holden Commodore released in 1978 was based on an Opel sedan.

1st It was like a opel but they changed it alot.
2nd all opel Holdens so far are buckets of s,,t.
3rd they are built for euro temps and roads that are not even close to oures.
4th ford made the mistake of getting rid of v8's years ago and looked what happened.
They are just trying to push USA and URO cars down our throat and cant seeing the aussie public liking it.If you want a good front wheel drive 4 or 6 you buy a Toyota not a 3rd from top of the rung Holden.
Its like the people that make these decisions dont live in Australia or know us at all.

Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick and big TICK.

O well these new bucket's will make all the AUSSIE built cars worth a fortune.
Just like what happened to Sidchrome.

And all the older Opel made Holdens cost an absolute packet to maintain/repair because of the price of Euro parts.