According to today’s Australian Financial Review, the Holden Commodore may shortly be no more.

General Motors is making plans to scrap the famous brand within five to six years

Tim Lee, the Shanghai-based president of GM's international operations, told the newspaper the Commodore would be succeeded by a "global" car with a wider appeal within Australia and abroad.

The Commodore has been manufactured since 1978, when the VB Commodore succeeded the Kingswood after the fuel crisis of the 1970’s.

Although originally based on the German ‘Opal’ car, it’s become an Australian institution, with great memories of Peter Brock wins at Bathurst through to Holden’s domination of the car market through the last twenty years

”It’s still an outstanding motor vehicle and one that we intend to produce for a long time,” Mr Lee said. “But if you look at the motorway here in Melbourne, you see a lot of small cars. You see a lot of more fuel-efficient vehicles on the roads than Commodore.” Mr Lee said the decision wouldn't affect the roll-out of the new-generation Commodore VE, which will be released next year.

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