No More Holden Commodore: Retired After 42 Years

After 42 years as one of Australia’s favourite 4-door sedans, Holden has officially announced that the Commodore nameplate, an iconic name in Australia’s motoring history, will no longer populate new car showrooms by the end of 2020.

The current ZB Commodore, which is a rebadged Opel Insignia, is the first car to wear the Commodore badge that was designed and built outside of Australia.

Yes, it is important to note that this isn’t purely because they reused the Commodore name on a car that simply isn’t a Commodore, and there is a magnitude of other factors contributing to these lowly numbers, such as Australia’s ever-growing love affair with SUVs and 4x4 utes.

Regardless, the ZB Commodore will go down in history as the last ever Holden Commodore, which, I believe, will be the reason that an otherwise perfectly fine car will forever be resented by both Holden fans and Aussie motoring enthusiasts alike.

Here at AutoGuru, we’ve helped thousands of Commodore owners better care for their cars by providing an easy way to access an awesome network of repairers.

And whilst it’s not like Commodores will begin to drop off the face of the earth, it will be a sad moment when we stop the ‘model year’ clock at 2020 for the Holden Commodore.