End of an era for Holden as last V6 engine produced

End of an era for Holden as last V6 engine rolls off the production line

Posted on 2 Dec 2016 by Aiden Burgess

The 2011 Holden Commodore VE Series II in a flying V formation - image courtesy of Holden.

Holden has reached the end of an illustrious era after building its last Australian-made V6 engine, ending 68 years of Holden engine manufacturing in Australia.

The symbolic last V6 engine was built on November 29 at Holden’s Port Melbourne plant, emblazoned with the laser etched words “LAST ONE 29/11/17”. A total of 1,137,282 HFV6 engines were built at the plant since it began manufacturing High Feature V6 engines in 2003. The last V6 engine precedes the full-scale closure of vehicle…

End of an era for Holden as last V6 engine rolls off the production line

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