Have you ever wondered why there are no Holdens anywhere except OZ?
From the Holden Website....
Um, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen, left hand drive Commodores are marketed as Chevrolet Luminas.
Holden's export portfolio expanded in 1999, with the first shipments of long wheelbase left hand drive Holden Statesman models to the Middle East.
Branded as the Chevrolet Caprice, sporting the Generation III V8 engine and available in three levels - LS, LTZ and SS - these models satisfy the Middle Eastern markets' preference for large, powerful rear wheel drive vehicles.
In 2000 Holden began shipments of right hand drive SS Commodores to South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.
Other significant Holden export markets include South America and New Zealand.
Regionally, Holden has expansion plans for a number of Asian markets, including Indonesia.
A number of vehicle collectors in the 'states have also imported their own Commodores from Australia to the US for their own use.
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4/J