Holden Commodore read last rites

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After ceasing local manufacturing in 2017, Holden’s interim chairman and MD Kristian Aquilina has confirmed that the Commodore sedan will be discontinued, ending 41 years of sales where more than three million Commodores were sold. The announcement comes after sales of the Commodore fell to just 5,417 for the first 11 months of the year:

“The large sedan was the cornerstone of Australian and New Zealand roads for decades,” Mr Aquilina said in a statement.

“But now with more choice than ever before, customers are displaying a strong preference for the high driving position, functionality and versatility of SUVs and utes”…

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.