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In 1926, GM formed an Australian subsidiary, General Motors (Australia) Limited, which imported, distributed and assembled General Motors products.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/67547945?searchTerm=%22General%20Motors%20(Australia)%22 |title=General Motors Supplement General Motors (Australia) Ltd. | location=[[Tasmania, Australia]] | date=1926-12-22 | via=[[Trove]] |archive-date=October 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009220755/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/67547945?searchTerm=%22General+Motors+%28Australia%29%22 |url-status=live}}</ref> The bodies were manufactured at an [[Adelaide]]-based family business, Holden's Motor Body Builders, which had built up its operations with the help of tariff protection and amicable relations with trade unions.<ref>{{cite journal | title=The Cultivation of an Australian Identity: New Insights into Public Relations at General Motors-Holden in the Interwar Era | journal=[[Australian Historical Studies]] | volume=50 | number=4 | first=Jack |last=Fahey | publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] | date=November 10, 2019 | pages=483–502 | doi=10.1080/1031461X.2019.1651354}}</ref> During the [[Great Depression]], Holden's Motor Body Builders collapsed, which allowed General Motors to acquire [[Holden]], becoming General Motors-Holden [GMH] in 1931. In 1948, the first fully manufactured Australian car, the [[Holden 48-215]], was released to great fanfare amongst the Australian public. It was marketed as "Australia's Own" Holden, and became an iconic feature of post-war Australian culture.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://theconversation.com/vale-holden-how-americas-general-motors-sold-us-the-australian-dream-131915 | title=Vale Holden: how America's General Motors sold us the Australian dream | work=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] | first=Misha | last=Ketchell |archive-date=February 19, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219165931/http://theconversation.com/vale-holden-how-americas-general-motors-sold-us-the-australian-dream-131915 | url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2012, GM established Opel as a niche marque in Australia and began to sell Opel branded cars in Australia. However, in August 2013, less than twelve months later, sales of Opel ceased due to low sales.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/08/opel-pulls-out-of-australia/ | title=Opel Pulls Out Of Australia | work=[[Gizmodo]] | date=August 5, 2013 | archive-date=December 3, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011533/http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/08/opel-pulls-out-of-australia/ | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Pettendy | first1=Marton | title=Where to for Holden and Commodore? | url=https://www.motoring.com.au/where-to-for-holden-and-commodore-109876/ | work=Motoring | date=November 17, 2017 | archive-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320010415/https://www.motoring.com.au/where-to-for-holden-and-commodore-109876/ | url-status=live}}</ref>
On December 10, 2013, GM announced that Holden would cease manufacturing operations in Australia by the end of 2017.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.autoweek.com/news/a1946361/australias-holden-cease-production-after-2017-gm-says/ | title=Australia's Holden to cease production after 2017, GM says | work=[[AutoWeek]] | first=DAVID | last=PHILLIPS | date=December 10, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/190829491/Holden-announces-it-will-cease-manufacturing-operations-in-Australia-by-2017 | title=Holden announces it will cease manufacturing operations in Australia by 2017 | work=[[ABC News]] | via=[[Scribd]] | date=December 10, 2013 | archive-date=March 5, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305054011/http://www.scribd.com/doc/190829491/Holden-announces-it-will-cease-manufacturing-operations-in-Australia-by-2017 | url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2020, GM discontinued the Holden brand due to poor reception and sales, shutting the facilities where they were produced. GM continues to export some Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GMC vehicles through a new entity called General Motors Specialty Vehicles.<ref>{{cite news | last=Dowling | first=Joshua | title=Holden axed in Australia as General Motors gets out of right-hand-drive globally | url=https://www.caradvice.com.au/827459/holden-axed-in-australia-as-general-motors-gets-out-of-right-hand-drive-globally/ | website=CarAdvice.com | language=en-AU | date=February 17, 2020 | archive-date=February 17, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217022358/https://www.caradvice.com.au/827459/holden-axed-in-australia-as-general-motors-gets-out-of-right-hand-drive-globally/ | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2020/02/17/holden-slow-painful-death/ | title=Holden's demise: The slow, painful death of Australia's most iconic car | first=Bruce | last=Newton | work=[[The New Daily]] | date=February 2, 2020}}</ref>
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