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Holden's Hi-Tech VF John Mellor’s THE NEW CASTROL PROFESSIONAL RANGE IS NOW GoAuto News BETTER THAN EVER. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE. May 23, 2012Australia’s No.1 Automotive Industry Journal No. 631 70,000 Readers Weekly HHolden’solden’s hi-techhi-tech VFVF Crash warning system among tech treats for 2013 Commodore and Chevrolet SS Lighter and more frugal than the current and featherweight headlight assemblies VE Commodore that was introduced in are among a vast number of components EXCLUSIVE 2006, the VF will employ a host of fuel- redeveloped by engineers to help cut By RON HAMMERTON saving measures, starting with a greater fuel economy by a minimum seven per use of thin, high-strength steel. cent while also improving performance A COLLISION warning system, Despite speculation that the new of the new model. blind-spot alert and keyless remote Commodore would use aluminium in The pre-crash system is probably engine start are among the hi-tech its sheetmetal, GoAuto has been told GM’s Forward Collision Warning features set to make their Holden debut that steel is being employed on the System that debuted on the GMC Terrain on the company’s new-generation VF skin of camoufl aged prototypes now SUV in the US last year. It uses a single Commodore and its American export roaming Victorian roads, in both left- digital camera mounted at the top of the offshoot, the Chevrolet SS, that are both and right-hand-drive forms. windscreen and sophisticated computer due in showrooms next year. GM chairman and managing director algorithms to detect an imminent frontal Electric power-assisted steering and Mike Devereux told the fi rst Alternative crash and warn the driver. an electric park brake are also included Fuels Summit in Brisbane last year that On the Commodore, it is expected to in the new Australian-developed large GM Holden had targeted “mid-eights” be standard equipment on upper-spec car that will carry the Commodore fuel consumption for the VF, thanks models, including the Chevrolet SS badge through to about 2018, and partly to a federal government Green bound for North America in late 2013. perhaps for the last time. Car Innovation Fund co-investment grant of $39.8 million to develop FULL STORY: CLICK HERE methods to cut the car’s mass and Chevrolet SVO in frame – next page aerodynamic drag. Ultra-light plastic moulded door INSIDE trims, a plastic spare wheel holder in the PRIUS V WAGON HITS THE ROAD boot, revised suspension components =bWiiÊiÅJ^[7kjeIf[Y_\_YWj_ed WdZH[i_ZkWbLWbk[If[Y_Wb_iji SUBSCRIBE FREE: www.GoAutoMedia.com ADVERTISE: Steve Butcher Ph: 0419 562 110 [email protected] John Mellor’s SUBSCRIBE FREE: www.GoAutoMedia.com GoAuto News May 23, 2012 Page 2 CChevrolethevrolet SSVOVO inin frameframe HSV could benefi t from SS program as Crennan confi rms briefi ngs in US EXCLUSIVE By RON HAMMERTON ONE of America’s biggest car dealers and most successful NASCAR team Chevrolet SS racecar in testing owners, Rick Hendrick, has emerged Founding managing director Reuss and Alan Batey. as a central fi gure in the future of the of Holden Special Vehicles John As GoAuto reported in July last Holden-built Chevrolet SS, both on the Crennan has confi rmed to GoAuto year, Mr Crennan’s presentations were racetrack and in the showroom. that Mr Hendrick – whose Hendrick made in his capacity as an independent Mr Hendrick, whose 79 dealerships in Motorsports team is set to race the consultant to the motor industry after 12 American states sold almost as many Chevrolet SS in NASCAR’s Sprint completing his 30-month “no compete” cars as Holden’s entire dealer network Cup next year – was one of two major restraint period after retiring from the for a $4.9 billion turnover in 2011, dealers/race-team owners he visited board of HSV. appears to be a prime candidate for a last year to brief on the HSV business This week, he said he did not know Chevrolet special vehicles operation model ahead of the rollout of the SS. if Mr Hendrick or Mr Penske were (SVO) using the Commodore-based, He also made a presentation on proceeding with an SVO for the new rear-drive sports sedan when it goes on the successful operations of HSV to Chevrolet SS, as he was now involved sale in North America in the second half mega-dealer, trucking magnate and with Nissan in his management role for of next year. race-team owner Roger Penske at his the Kelly Racing V8 Supercar team, Detroit base. and no longer could get involved with John Mellor’s Mr Penske is the founder and GM projects. major shareholder in the world’s Mr Crennan was pivotal to the recent GoAuto News second-biggest dealer group, Penske signing of Nissan as V8 Supercar’s PUBLISHER: John Mellor Automotive Group, with a whopping third brand, with race development of EDITOR: Terry Martin 327 motor vehicle retail franchises in the all-new Altima mid-sized sedan MANAGING EDITOR: Ron Hammerton four countries, and runs one of the most now underway at Kelly Racing for a JOURNALISTS: Haitham Razagui, Mike Costello, Byron Mathioudakis, James Stanford successful motor racing operations in race debut in season 2013. PRODUCTION: Luc Britten the US. GoAuto understands Mr Crennan’s SUB-EDITOR: David Hassall However, Mr Penske’s NASCAR presentations to Mr Hendrick and EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Tim Nicholson Produced by GoAutoMedia: Ph: (03) 9598 6477 team recently announced it will race Mr Penske were made with the full [email protected] Ford’s Fusion next year – a move knowledge of Chevrolet management, ADVERTISE: Steve Butcher that might not sit as comfortably with including Mr Batey. Ph: 0419 562 110 [email protected] General Motors’ North American management, headed by former FULL STORY: CLICK HERE SUBSCRIBE FREE: www.GoAutoMedia.com Holden managing directors Mark More reports – next page According to recent feedback, our support consultants experience very high levels of client satisfaction. Learn about the fastest growing DMS in Australia. | [email protected] John Mellor’s SUBSCRIBE FREE: www.GoAutoMedia.com GoAuto News May 23, 2012 Page 3 BATEY PROMOTION ‘‘ExcitingExciting times’times’ FORMER GM Holden chairman and managing director Alan Batey was last week promoted to a newly created top sales and marketing role in General Motors North America – on the day that GM announced the born-again Commodore export program to the US. And in another delicious twist for Holden fans, Mr Batey, 49, will report directly to another former GM Holden boss Mark Reuss, who is GM North America president. The two men both championed Holden seals US export deal with VF Commodore the Holden-designed and engineered By RON HAMMERTON Mr Tyus confi rmed the Chevrolet Commodore for the US and HOLDEN'S lighter, more fuel effi cient version of the Australian-developed Canada, where it will now be given and more powerful new VF Commodore rear-drive sedan would carry General another chance as the Chevrolet SS will land in Australian showrooms next Motors’ hopes in NASCAR’s Sprint performance car and NASCAR fl ag year ahead of the North American debut Cup, making its debut in the legendary carrier for Chevrolet from 2013. of its export variant, the Chevrolet SS, Daytona 500 in Florida in the last FULL STORY: CLICK HERE in late 2013. weekend in February. GM Holden last week confi rmed the A photo of a camoufl aged Chev SS MORE KEY GM MOVES 2013 rollout for the locally designed NASCAR test car, along with another and engineered large-car twins, with image of the ‘SS’ badge, were released GM HAS announced the appointment the left-hand-drive American version by both Holden and its global parent of Mark Barnes as vice-president of set to go on sale in limited numbers as General Motors last Friday. sales, marketing and aftersales for a premium high-performance SS sedan. The Aussie Commodore is likely to GM International Operations (GMIO), The company did not rule out exports make its own local racing debut in the which includes China, India, Australia of Chev-badged Holden Utes and fi rst round of the 2013 V8 Supercar and other regions. Commodore Sportwagons to the US season under the new ‘Car of the To be based at GMIO headquarters alongside the SS sedan at a later point, Future’ rules around the same time in in Shanghai, Mr Barnes reports to with Holden engineering executive late February/early March, ahead of its GMIO president Tim Lee and fi lls the director Greg Tyus telling journalists local showroom debut later in the year. vacancy created when Susan Docherty in a phone hook-up from Holden’s If so, Holden will have to publicly was appointed president and managing Melbourne headquarters: “We are out the car somewhat earlier to facilitate director of Chevrolet Europe. discussing sedan at the current time.” team testing, with the Australian Meanwhile, former GM Europe And exports of the Chevrolet SS to International Motor Show in Sydney in and GMIO president Nick Reilly has other markets such as the Middle East October a logical date. resurfaced as the Asia Pacifi c chairman and Europe might be on the cards. “If of global automotive consulting fi rm something arises, we will consider it at FULL STORY: CLICK HERE MSX International. that time,” Mr Tyus said. 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