The days of rear-wheel-drive Commodores are definitely over. For years, Americans pined over the cool cars and utes built by General Motors in Australia. The Pontiac GTO and G8, as and short-lived Chevy SS came to the US, serving as reminders of what we were missing. Suddenly, the country ceased car production entirely. The final Chevy SS rolled off the assembly line in May of 2017 and the final Holden Commodore, on which the SS was based, ended production a few months later. Now that Australia's automotive manufacturing sector has disappeared, the Holden brand has been reduced to selling boring, rebadged versions of US-built GM cars such as the Chevy Equinox SUV. According to GoAuto, Holden chairman and managing director, Dave Buttner, has hinted at a US-based lineup in as few as five years from now. In order to make this a reality, Holden has reportedly gained access to all of GM's vehicle divisions including Chevy, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac. Holden recently launched a rebadge...
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