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Holden in pictures

GALLERY: The people, places and models that are all part of the Holden story.
Posted on 18 February, 2020
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Motorsport legend Greg Murphy tries out a Monaro that was restored as part of Holden NZ's 60th anniversary celebrations in 2014  
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Holden’s Elizabeth factory in Adelaide closed in 2017 after GM decided to stop manufacturing Holden vehicles in the southern hemisphere  
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Moyes Panmure closed in 2017 after 30 years of selling new and used cars to Aucklanders. It came after Holden, soon after it ceased manufacturing vehicles in Australia, ditched its franchise agreement with Moyes Motor Group  
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Holden's New Zealand headquarters in Auckland  
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The number one production model of the 2002 Monaro CV8 was among a series of Holden collectables that went under the hammer in 2019  
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Shane van Gisbergen in a Holden Commodore ZB for the Red Bull Racing Team during the Supercars Championship in 2019  
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Kristian Aquilina was managing director of GM Holden’s and Isuzu New Zealand operations before heading to Australia in April 2018 to help rejuvenate the GM Holden brand  
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A car rolls off the production line at Holden's former factory in Elizabeth  
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Cooke Howlison Holden in Dunedin is among the many dealers across New Zealand that face uncertainty following news of Holden being axed  
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The Holden Acadia was among the top 10 finalists for the AA Driven NZ Car of the Year Award 2019  

The Holden brand will disappear from the sales market in New Zealand and Australia over the coming year, despite maintaining a high profile over the decades.

Autofile Online brings you these images from our archives after General Motors' decision to pull the plug on the marque.