In Australia and New Zealand vehicles like the Holden Ute and Falcon Utility are colloquially called utes ( shortened for utility vehicle, see: " Coupe utility ").

** Holden Ute, a coupe utility vehicle by Holden, a subsidiary of General Motors in Australia

From 1984, Holden began branding the flagship Commodore model as Holden Calais ; the Holden Berlina and Holden Ute followed in 1988 and 2000, respectively.

The VX series also formed the first Holden Ute, designated VU.

Established in 1987 and based in Clayton, Victoria, the company modifies Holden models such as the Commodore, Caprice and Ute and markets them under the HSV brandname.

* 2007 Holden Ute

These vehicles include, besides the Commodore and the Falcon, the Chrysler 300C, Toyota Aurion, Toyota Corolla, Ford and Holden Ute, Holden Monaro, Ford Focus XR5, Subaru Impreza WRX, and the Volkswagen Golf.

A " Conargo Pub " sticker on the back window of a Holden Commodore Ute

Some of the popular stickers are Bundaberg Rum, Holden, Jim Beam, Ute Muster and the Conargo Pub.

Holden Ute | Holden VZ Ute at Deniliquin in 2008.

* Best Holden Ute,

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At that moment, Holden almost slammed on the brakes to go back to Cooper and ask if Ferguson was about.

After becoming a subsidiary of GM, the company was named General Motors-Holden's Ltd, becoming Holden Ltd in 1998, with the current name adopted in 2005.

In 1926 General Motors ( Australia ) was established with assembly plants at Newstead, Queensland ; Marrickville, New South Wales ; City Road, Melbourne, Victoria ; Birkenhead, South Australia ; and Cottesloe, Western Australia utilizing bodies produced by Holden Motor Body Builders and imported complete knock down ( CKD ) chassis.

The Holden was launched in 1948, creating long waiting lists extending through 1949 and beyond.

The name " Holden " was chosen in honour of Sir Edward Holden, the company's first chairman and grandson of J. A.

Although officially designated " 48-215 ", the car was marketed simply as the " Holden ".

Holden's Holden FC | FC series was the first to be tested at the Lang Lang, Victoria | Lang Lang proving ground.

The FJ was the first major change to the Holden since its 1948 introduction.

This was the first Holden to be tested on the new Holden Proving Ground based in Lang Lang, Victoria.

The FB became the first Holden that was adapted for left-hand-drive markets, enhancing its export potential, and as such was exported to New Caledonia, New Hebrides, the Philippines and Hawaii.

By 1963, Holden was exporting cars to Africa, the Middle East, South-East Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the Caribbean.

This was superseded by the Holden Torana in 1967, a development of the Viva ending Vauxhall production in Australia.

The mainstream Holden Special was rebranded the Kingswood, and the basic fleet model, the Standard, became the Belmont.

On 3 March 1969 Alexander Rhea, managing director of General Motors-Holden's at the time, was joined by press photographers and the Federal Minister of Shipping and Transport, Ian Sinclair as the two men drove the two millionth Holden, an HK Brougham off the production line.

Late in HT production, use of the new Tri-Matic automatic transmission, first seen in the LC Torana was phased in as Powerglide stock was exhausted, but Holden's official line was that the HG of 1971 was the first full-size Holden to receive it .< ref > Bebbington ( 1998 ), p. 36.

Holden's Holden HX | HX ( pictured ), was an evolution of the record-selling Holden HQ | HQ, with more than 480, 000 units shifted throughout the car's lifetime.

At this time, the company was producing all of its passenger cars in Australia, and every model was of Australian design ; however, by the end of the decade, Holden was producing cars based on overseas designs.

Why, Holden said to himself, surprised at his own sudden insight, I'll bet some of those people who enter are just as happy as can be.

On 26 April 1990 GM's New Zealand subsidiary, Holden New Zealand, announced that production at the assembly plant based in Trentham would be phased out and that vehicles would be imported duty-free.

However, this failed to take into account the 600 jobs that Holden previously announced would be shed when production of the Family II engine is set to wrap up in late 2009.

* 1871 – In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U. S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.

Deckard seldom works in and does not consider himself to be either a peace officer or a full-time bounty hunter, the entire Northern California area is the territory of the district's senior bounty hunter Dave Holden, but accepts the left-over cases that Holden either does not want or have time to pursue.

On one occasion when Askin was supposed to drive a new Holden from the factory assembly line during a visit, Askin arranged for his driver, Russ Ferguson, to be hidden on the car floor working the controls while Askin held the wheel.

** In North Carolina, William Holden becomes the first governor of a U. S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.

The role of Nancy, the wife of naval officer Harry ( Holden ), proved to be a minor but pivotal part of the story.

Holden willfully begs Kelly to leave her husband and be with him.

According to Stephen Holden, a writer in The New York Times, " Many of Hart's ballad lyrics conveyed a heart-stopping sadness that reflected his conviction that he was physically too unattractive to be lovable.

* William Holden as John Merrick Sr. ( not to be confused with the actor who starred with Swanson in Sunset Boulevard )

His attitude toward the girl changes the minute she enters the room, because she seems to be about the same age as Holden and he starts to view her as a person.

" Because of this misinterpretation, Holden believes that to be a " catcher in the rye " means to save children from losing their innocence.

While Holden views himself to be smarter than and as mature as adults, he is quick to become emotional.

Car and Driver praised the performance of the V8 powered, rear-wheel-drive Holden Commodore SS, but noted that even though it was one of the best vehicles that GM offered at the time, it could not be purchased in the United States.

Lutz, as well as other GM executives, later drove a Holden Monaro while on a business trip in Australia, which convinced them that importing the car could be a profitable venture.

All future Vauxhalls would be simply badge-engineered Opels, or in the case of the 2004 Vauxhall Monaro, a rebadged Holden.

While Vauxhall had retained the Astra name, this generation was the first to be called Astra by Opel ( succeeding the Kadett E ), and the first to also be sold by Holden.