[rustynutz]

Retiring at 65: Plunging sales mean the Holden ute is reaching the end of the line
JOSHUA DOWLING
NATIONAL MOTORING EDITOR
NEWS LIMITED NETWORK OCTOBER 27, 2013

THE homegrown Holden ute is about to be retired forever, after clocking up almost 65 years on Australian roads.

The Aussie icon has had its sales - and hopes - crushed by a flood of pick-ups imported from Thailand.

One in five of all new vehicles sold so far this year comes from Thailand, second only to Japan.

Australian-made cars now account for less than one in 10 of all new vehicle deliveries; local production is at its lowest level since 1957.

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[Dazzler]

That's a pity. If I could justify a stable of say five cars one of them would have probably been a V8 Holden ute ..

[Aussie Keith]

When you look at the competition now the Holden ute is not as compelling an idea as it once was. For the same sort of money as the base model you can get a 4WD turbodiesel engined vehicle with greater towing capability etc. What do tradies drive these days anyway? That's right, 4WD turbodiesel engined vehicles. It's probably why Holden also sell the Colorado.

http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and-reviews/car-reviews-road-tests/holden_vf_commodore_evoke_ute_review
http://www.holden.com.au/cars/colorado

Time to put it the ute to bed for good I think.

[agentr31]

might be time to buy one, manual & V8 wack it in the shed and enjoy it on a nice sunny sunday once in a while! and hopefully in 30 years time its worth more than you paid!

[Just Rick]

not surprising really,I looked at a Holden ute some time ago,just couldn;t justify $70 odd thousand,for the only one I liked.