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Carsales Staff•16 Dec 2013
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Holden closure: all the news

Holden will cease local production in 2017... Here's how the story unfolded...

Holden will cease local production by the end of 2017. The announcement was made on 11/12/13 – a once in a century dateline – and heralds the end of a uniquely Australian production history.

On this page we’ve aggregated our coverage... Before, during and after the December 11 official announcement...

Holden coverage on motoring.com.au

>> Holden's future remains unclear

>> Devereux departs

>> Holden dead? Chevrolet leaves Europe

>> Not too late to save Holden, says opposition

>> Official: Holden factories to close

>> No back-tracking for Holden

>> Holden's Commodore to miss 40th anniversary

>> Holden expects no customer backlash

>> HSV to continue beyond 2017

>> Holden has plenty of imports to consider


>> Holden heroes and villains

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