1. History of the Holden

The Holden car was founded in 1856 by James Alexander Holden. The first Holden car commercially sold in Australia in 1949 the price was 733 (including tax).  All Australian- built Holden vehicles are manufactured at Elizabeth South Australia and engines are produced at the fisherman’s bend plant in Port Melbourne. In the 1950s Holden vehicles were exported to New Zealand. In 1962 Holden sold a million vehicles. In 1978, the company introduced its most popular car the commodore.