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GM ANNOUNCES END OF HOLDEN BRAND

After 72 years of operations in Australia, the Holden brand will be retired at the end of 2020 — an announcement confirming the massive news was made by parent company, GM, in February, citing a downward trend in sales and a retreat from right-hand-drive vehicles internationally.

A statement from the company reads: “General Motors (GM) is taking decisive action to transform its international operations, building on the comprehensive strategy it laid out in 2015 to strengthen its

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