Corporate Body

Holden's Motor Body Builders (1918 - 1931)

From
1918
South Australia, Australia
To
1931
Functions
Motor industry

Summary

Holden's Motor Body Builders developed from a South Australian saddlery business established in the 1850s. In 1918 Holden's Motor Body Builders was established. In 1931 Holden's Motor Body Builders merged with General Motors Australia to form General Motors-Holden's Ltd.

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Timeline

 1918 - 1931 Holden's Motor Body Builders
       1931 - 1990s General Motors-Holden's Ltd
             1998s - 2020 Holden Ltd

Published resources

Books

  • Hagon, Toby and Hagon, Will, Holden: our car 1856-2017 (Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2016), 280 pp. Details
  • Holden, William James, Holden our own : the Holden family's story (Newport, NSW: Big Sky Publishing Pty Ltd, 2021), 201 pp. Details
  • Holden, William James, More than Holden our own : 75 year anniversary edition (Newport, NSW: Big Sky Publishing Pty Ltd, 2023), 280 pp. Details

Resources

See also

Ailie Smith

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