Editing Holden Commodore (section)

==History==
The Commodore replaced the long-serving [[Holden Kingswood]] and [[Holden Premier]]. Initially introduced as a single [[sedan (automobile)|sedan]] body style, the range expanded in 1979 to include a [[station wagon]]. From 1984, Holden began branding the flagship model as '''Holden Calais''', with the Commodore Berlina introduced in 1984 gaining independent '''Holden Berlina''' nomenclature in 1988. Long-[[wheelbase]] [[Holden Caprice|Statesman/Caprice]] derivatives and Commodore [[coupé utility|utility]] body variants followed in 1990. The third generation architecture spawned the most body styles, with a new Holden utility launched in 2000 (known officially as the '''Holden Ute'''), reborn [[Holden Monaro#Third generation (2001–2005)|Monaro]] [[coupé]] in 2001, four-door '''Holden Crewman''' utility and [[all-wheel drive]] (AWD) '''Holden Adventra''' [[crossover (automobile)|crossover]] in 2003. [[Holden Special Vehicles]] (HSV) in 1987 began official modification of high performance variants of the Commodore and its derivatives, under its own nameplate.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

Rivalry came predominantly from the [[Ford Falcon (Australia)|Ford Falcon]]—also locally built. Prior to the second generation Commodore of 1988, the Holden was positioned a full [[vehicle size class|class]] below the full-size Falcon. To varying degrees, competition also came from [[mid-size]] offerings from [[Toyota Australia]] as well as [[Chrysler Australia]], which morphed into [[Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited|Mitsubishi Motors Australia]]. Moreover, between 1989 and 1997, Australian federal government policy saw the launch of the '''Toyota Lexcen''', which was a [[rebadging|rebadged]] version of the second generation Commodore. With the introduction of the third generation in 1997, Holden implemented its largest export programs involving Commodore and its derivatives. In the Middle East and South Africa the Commodore sold as a [[Chevrolet]]. High-performance export versions followed in North America, sold as [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] and later Chevrolet. HSV also exported to the United Kingdom as [[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]], in the Middle East as [[Holden Special Vehicles#Chevrolet Special Vehicles (CSV)|Chevrolet Special Vehicles]] (CSV) and in New Zealand and Singapore as HSV.

In December 2013, Holden announced that it would cease its local production by the end of October 2017 committing, however, to use the long-standing Commodore nameplate on its fifth-generation fully imported replacement, moving to a [[front-wheel drive]] (FWD)/[[all-wheel drive]] (AWD) platform.

On 10 December 2019, Holden announced that the Commodore nameplate would be discontinued in 2020, in what is, according to Holden's interim chairman and managing director Kristian Aquilina, "decisive action to ensure a sharp focus on the largest and most buoyant market segments", focusing on their SUV and Ute range, which had accounted for over 76% of their lineup during 2019. This marks the end of the Commodore nameplate's 41 years.<ref name="CarGuidesEnd">{{cite news |url=https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/confirmed-holden-commodore-axed-iconic-nameplate-to-disappear-as-brand-focuses-on-suvs-and |title=CONFIRMED: Holden Commodore axed! Iconic nameplate to disappear as brand focuses on SUVs and utes |first=Andrew |last=Chesterton |work=Cars Guide |location=Australia |date=2019-12-10 |access-date=2019-12-10 |archive-date=10 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210045151/https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/confirmed-holden-commodore-axed-iconic-nameplate-to-disappear-as-brand-focuses-on-suvs-and |url-status=live }}</ref> On 17 February 2020, General Motors announced that the Holden marque in its entirety would be retired from sale in Australia and New Zealand by 2021.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-17/holden-car-brand-axed-after-160-years-in-australia/11972092 | title=Holden car brand, maker of Commodore and Barina, axed across Australia and New Zealand | date=17 February 2020 | publisher=ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | access-date=13 June 2020 | archive-date=2 July 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702160244/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-17/holden-car-brand-axed-after-160-years-in-australia/11972092 | url-status=live }}</ref>