They are pretty nice looking cars, and would fit well as Oldsmobiles. See the Holden lineup: http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/
2006-12-23 07:09:52 · 9 answers · asked by American Idle 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Other - Car Makes
Holden makes great rear-drive cars that I think would sell great in the southern half of the US. But calling them Oldsmobiles would ensure they didn't sell.
GM recently re-badged the Holden Monero as a Pontiac GTO, and it bombed miserably in the US because the name really pissed off Pontiac's purist enthusiasts. Other than that it was (and is) a really great performance car. If it was just called a Monero it would have sold like hotcakes.
I suspect Olds enthusiasts (with Cutlass's, F-85s, 442s, RocketV8s, etc) would have the same resentment; and they are already sour from GM castrating the Olds brand for decades and finally killing it after they had made it so unprofitable.
2006-12-23 07:24:17 · answer #1 · answered by bobo383 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If I where GM I would look into launching Holden in the US under the name Holden, Oldsmobile has a reputation fro being an old persons car, GM could possilby place the holden in a niche similarly to what Toyota has done with Scion.
Holden's could be the new car company (at least in the US) just please leave the Utes in AU.
2006-12-23 07:32:08 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I think GM still probably has too many brands and many of them have an identity crisis as it is.
It's sad that Olds got killed since the Aurora was one of the few interesting sedans GM has built in years.
I think GM could benefit by bringing some Holden models to the U.S. but they need to be careful how they market them and I don't think they need a whole new brand here.
2006-12-23 10:52:55 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wouldn't fly, thats what the GTO was and nobody bought it, it was a Holden with pontiac front end and even made on the Holden assembly line.
2006-12-23 12:44:37 · answer #4 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya those cars are really sweet and pretty cheap, but dont call those nice cars oldsmobiles----sounds like an old peoples car~"olds-mobile"
2006-12-23 11:53:32 · answer #5 · answered by Julian23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They're already here as a Pontiac (GTO)
2006-12-24 10:24:26 · answer #6 · answered by Trump 2020 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-12-23 08:20:25 · answer #7 · answered by italianpanther7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-12-23 07:15:05 · answer #8 · answered by guru 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
olds is dead...R.I.P.
2006-12-23 09:28:35 · answer #9 · answered by Sopwith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋