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General Motors Holden (Australia) was built along a strong foundation of a family business including reputation, performance, durability and above all maximum comfort. James A. Holden began as a carriage maker and repair in the early years of 1856. The first company under the Holden name was called J.A. Holden & Company.It was later that they partnered with a Mr. Frost and acquired the name Holden & Frost Company. Before they ventured into total car repair they dealt in car upholstery until the early 1900s. History tells us that J.A. Holden produced the first car in 1914 and continued to do so. This company is based at the Port Melbourne, Victoria. The General Motors Holden (Australia) was founded during the year 1856. At the beginning, this company was announced as the manufacturer for the saddler. During the year 1908, this company has moved forward and started to manufacture automobiles. This company has managed to become the subsidiary of General Motors based in US during the year 1931.
General Motors Holden (Australia) is situated in Melbourne with different production companies spread around the country. They have exported their first car (left handed) in the mid 1900s. Holden has remained one of the number one exporters of cars around the world. Their fleet of cars over the years has ranged from FCs series, 48-215 sedans, EKs, Holden Astra and the Chevrolet Camaro. Currently they boast of production of close to 51 various cars makes. The cars are both left and hand-driven due to the nature of the market. Interestingly, Holden holds 7 different types of marques. Marques Numbers 5 and 6 are the only ones that totally boast of its name exclusively.
From 1948, when popular Holden 48 215 took to road, the succession of the landmark models are very deeply entrenched in Australian life they have now become the integral part of this. Along a way, Holden name has also acquired the significance status of its own, and symbolized by the spirit of ingenuity, strength, as well as adaptability. Now, Holden employs more than 9200 people all over Australia and has made more than 6 million cars and 4 million engines. The Holden has also evolved from the domestic maker in the internationally competitive global firm, and Holden cars, engines as well as expertise are been exported to the diverse worldwide market.
General Motors Holden, Australia has been considered as the leading automaker in this part of the world. After the takeover or the General Motors, this company was announced as the General Motors Holden, Ltd, and it became Holden Ltd during the year 1998. And the current name for this company was added during the year 2005. Holden is the first one to take charge of vehicle operations for GM in Australia. And on that behalf, they hold the partial ownership with the GM Daewoo located in South Korea. They took charge of this responsibility during the year 2002 to 2009. General Motors Holden in Australia is known for its wide range of vehicle production in this part of the world. These vehicles are supplemented b the GM models that are imported.
Among all the models announced by Holden, badge Chevrolet, Nissan and Toyota are the most popular ones. These models are announced by the company as per the sharing arrangements. Most of the Australian vehicle models announced by this company are manufactured at the Elizabeth located in South Australia.