Not to be confused with Opel Astra or Vauxhall Astra.
Motor vehicle
Holden Astra
Overview
Manufacturer
Nissan (1984–1989) Opel (General Motors) (1996–2009, 2015–2017)[1] Opel (Groupe PSA) (2017–2020) GM Korea (2017–2019)
Production
1984–1989 1995–2009 2015–2020[2]
Chronology
Successor
Holden Nova (LD), Holden Cruze (AH)
The Holden Astra is a small car formerly marketed by Holden. The first couple of generations of Astra were made only for Australia, and was a derivative of the locally produced Nissan Pulsar. With the Button car plan coming into effect, it was replaced by the Holden Nova, a rebadged Toyota Corolla.[3]
In 1995, Holden commenced selling the TR Astra in New Zealand. The TR was a rebadged version of the Opel Astra, which had been sold locally as an Opel since 1993. Holden discontinued the Nova line in Australia in favour of Opel's TR. Following its implementation as an Opel, it quickly became successful in its TS (1998) generation, where it came close to becoming Australia's best selling small car. The AH (2004) continued its success, before Holden discontinued Opel-sourced product range, replacing Astra with GM Daewoo's Cruze.
On 1 May 2014, Holden announced plans to import the Opel Astra J GTC and Opel Astra J OPC with Holden badges to Australia and New Zealand, and the following generation replaced the Cruze officially in 2017.[4][5] In late 2016 a new Holden Astra range was released comprising rebadged European Vauxhall/Opel Astra hatchbacks, (coded the BK series). This was followed in 2017 by rebadged Chevrolet Cruze sedans (coded BL), and rebadged Vauxhall Astra wagons (coded BK).
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^"CONFIRMED: Holden Commodore axed! Iconic nameplate to disappear as brand focuses on SUVs and utes".
^The Bulletin, Volumes 109-110, page 20
^"Opel to Build Vehicles for Holden in Australia and New Zealand". media.gm.com.
^Carscoop Carscoop (1 May 2014). "Holden to Bring Astra VXR, Cascada and Insignia VXR to Australia and New Zealand". Carscoops.
The HoldenAstra is a small car formerly marketed by Holden. The first couple of generations of Astra were made only for Australia, and was a derivative...
until 2021. The HoldenAstra was discontinued in Australia and New Zealand in 2009, and was replaced by the locally assembled Holden Cruze. It briefly...
2009 and 2016 as the Holden Cruze. In 2016, the Cruze sedan was restyled and renamed for the Australasian market as the HoldenAstra Sedan, as a sedan complement...
1989 and a rebadged Opel Astra from 1995 to 2020. The Astra sedan from 2016 to 2020 was a rebadged Chevrolet Cruze. The Holden Barina was a rebadged Suzuki...
by the Toyota Corolla in Australia, and the car was replaced by the HoldenAstra in 1996. The LE and LF series, based on the Corolla E90 were sold between...
which they sold as the Holden Nova until the late 1990s when they reintroduced the Astra name for their variant of the Opel Astra. The Pulsar N14 was awarded...
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eventuated. Holden initially teamed up with Nissan in 1984, where the Nissan Pulsar was sold as the HoldenAstra. Later Pulsar and Astra models in Australia...
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and the first Australian-designed mass production car was manufactured by Holden in 1948. Australian manufacture of cars rose to a maximum of almost half...
first generation hatch-only HoldenAstra—a rebadged Nissan Pulsar (N12)—which was introduced in 1984; ultimately, the Astra effectively replaced the Gemini...
sister models, the Astra and Cavalier II. Many General Motors subsidiaries, including Daewoo, GM do Brasil, GM Powertrain, and Holden have used this design...
LD-series HoldenAstra of the time (which was itself based on the Nissan Pulsar N13 series). It shared the same 1.8L engine as the standard Astra, but was...
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using them, occasionally unbranded but generally unmodified. Some later HoldenAstra models are fitted with Blaupunkt systems (with others being produced...
range in the United Kingdom. Holden has also used the VXR badge for some of its high-performance cars such as the Astra VXR, Insignia VXR, and the Commodore...
being replaced by the TR Astra, a rebadged version of the Opel Astra F built by Vauxhall Motors in the UK. 1989–1991 Holden Nova (LE) hatchback, based...
premium HoldenAstra as a budget alternative. Despite the Viva's lower price compared to the Astra (A$17,990 compared to A$21,990), the Astra continued...
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to 63 kW (84 hp). This engine was also used in Holden's locally manufactured compact car, the LD Astra (1987–1989), a badge engineered Nissan Pulsar (N13;...
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