Holden (automobile marque)
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Holden is a historic Australian automobile marque, formerly a subsidiary of General Motors, best known for producing popular locally built cars and competing fiercely with Ford in the Australian market.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holden | 0 |
| Holden road cars | 1 |
| Holden vehicles | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile marque
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car manufacturer ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | General Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| assemblyPlantLocation |
Elizabeth, South Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fishermans Bend, Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beganCarProduction | 1948 ⓘ |
| brandOf | General Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceasedBrandOperations | 2020 ⓘ |
| ceasedLocalManufacturing | 2017 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalRole | iconic Australian car brand ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Middle East
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Holden Motor Body Builders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAs | saddlery business ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1856 ⓘ |
| founder | James Alexander Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Port Melbourne, Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | automotive industry ⓘ |
| keyRival | Ford Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market |
Australian domestic market
ⓘ
New Zealand market ⓘ |
| marketPosition | one of Australia’s leading car brands in the 20th century ⓘ |
| motorsportInvolvement | touring car racing ⓘ |
| motorsportSeries |
Australian Touring Car Championship
NERFINISHED
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V8 Supercars Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
locally built Australian cars
ⓘ
rivalry with Ford in Australia ⓘ |
| notableModel |
Holden 48-215
NERFINISHED
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Holden Commodore NERFINISHED ⓘ Holden FJ NERFINISHED ⓘ Holden FX NERFINISHED ⓘ Holden Kingswood NERFINISHED ⓘ Holden Monaro NERFINISHED ⓘ Holden Torana NERFINISHED ⓘ Holden Ute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | General Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | General Motors ⓘ |
| product |
automotive parts
ⓘ
light commercial vehicles ⓘ passenger cars ⓘ |
| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| specialization |
rear-wheel-drive sedans
ⓘ
utility vehicles ⓘ |
| status | defunct automobile marque ⓘ |
| subsidiaryOf | General Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Holden road cars