Automotive News, Media & Press - Holden Steel to Road Series - Where the LSX GTO, G8 and new Police Caprice Come From

GM's muscle car factory in the land Down Under. See how Holden makes their cars for Australia and the global market.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSabtwLNho

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBNBt6PpnVA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83qv3M2f5s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUbbWNfIgVQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UmX_tCCpWo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCT5Pr08knM

Holden also manufactures variants of GM's HF V6, which they helped develop, for us in their own cars as well as GM brands globally like Chevrolet, Cadillac, Opel and Saab.

Bonus, the Pontiac G8 product family that almost was - sedan, wagon and Ute. If not for GM's bankruptcy they'd all be still be offered here with an updated centerstack and V6 engine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hcL4SGSQ2k

Holden continues to use the Pontiac G8 bodyparts, wheels, brakes and other parts they came up with for the US market at home.

Sick!!!

Some photos I found on Edmunds when they toured Holden's plant in 2008.

http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_dsh_fe_2_717.jpg http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_dsh_fe_1_717.jpg
A unique robot finesses the dash into the car through the windshield opening.

http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_eng_fe_1_717.jpg http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_rear_fe_1_717.jpg
The small-block Chevy is an international proposition.

http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_oth_fe_20_717.jpg http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_oth_fe_11_717.jpg
Holden makes a number of cars based on their Commodore, including models for Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_oth_fe_27_717.jpg http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_oth_fe_21_717.jpg
As always, mating is complicated but Holden's line makes it look easy.

http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_oth_fe_22_717.jpg http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_oth_fe_26_717.jpg
A green Holden Ute goes down the same assembly line with the Pontiac G8.

http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_oth_fe_25_717.jpg http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_oth_fe_12_717.jpg
Every car goes down the assembly line with its own build sheet that specifies its equipment.

http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_oth_fe_14_717.jpg http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pontiac/g8/2008/fe/2008_pontiac_g8_oth_fe_13_717.jpg
Just like the sign says, every car gets a run on the engine dynamometer.

badass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hcL4SGSQ2k:cool: