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[Dr Terry]

If HSV is not Holden. Then Corsa is not, HDT is not, Sydney Special Vehicles is not etc etc. They all attached their own build plates to cars sourced from Holden.

To most people an HSV is a Holden, but technically it is not. I can see both sides of the discussion. The government also considers them to be a separate entity/supplier.

HSV receive the vehicle in semi-finished condition & then complete the car & send it out to the dealers, the same way that they come from the GM-H factory. Warranty is covered by HSV. They are considered to be the manufacturer.

Corsa (CSV), HDT (post 87) WGR (Wayne Gardner) etc. modify the car after it is sold. The cars are sourced thru a dealer not from GM-H directly.

To my knowledge SSV & others like them, only supply & fit body kits etc. to 2nd hand cars.

In the case of imported Holdens, say a current Barina, they are built by GM-Korea & leave that factory to Holden's specs & wearing Holden badges. GM-Korea & GM-Holden are both subsidiaries of GM, so in reality it's the same company. A Holden Barina is a Holden, it's just not built here.

This is different to say a Holden Drover, which was a re-badge of a Suzuki Sierra, made by Suzuki in their factory, so not much of a Holden except for the badge.

Dr Terry