GM Holden Vehicle Production Milestones

  Volume achievements for GM-H Holden production:

First Holden (48-215) launched November 1948 (Fishermans Bend, Vic)

10,000th Holden (FX) 24 Feb 1950 (Fishermens Bend)

25,000th Holden (FX) Nov 1950 (Fishermens Bend)

30,000th Holden (FX) Feb 1951 (Fishermens Bend)

50,000th Holden (FX) Nov 21 1951 (Birkenhead, SA)

60,000th Holden (FX) April 1952 (Fishermens Bend)

100,000th Holden 1(FX) 8 May 1953 (Fishermens Bend)

250,000th Holden 1(FJ) 19 Jan 1956 (Fishermens Bend)

1 Millionth ‘Body By Holden’ produced - an FE wagon. June 1957 (Woodville)

500,000th Holden (FC Special station sedan) 22 Oct 1958 (Dandenong)

900,000th Holden (EK) March 1962 (Acacia Ridge, Qld)

One millionth Holden (EJ) 25 October 1962 (Dandenong, Vic)

1,500,000th Holden produced (HD) 14 October 1965 (Pagewood, NSW)

Two millionth Holden (HK) 03 March 1969 (Dandenong, Vic)

Three millionth Holden (HQ) June 1974 (Pagewood, NSW)

Four millionth Holden (VC Commodore) 02 June 1981 (Dandenong, Vic)

Five millionth Holden (VN Calais) 29 August 1990 (Elizabeth, SA)

Six millionth Holden (VX Commodore SS) June 2001 (Elizabeth, SA)

Seven millionth Holden (VE Commodore) August 2008 (Elizabeth, SA)

 

 Documents/Photographs: 

Date Event Link
1950 Feb 24 10,000th Holden produced today PDF
1950 Feb 24 Foreman saw it all PDF
1950 Mar 02 10,000th car produced PDF
1951 Jan 30 First Utility made PDF
1951 Nov 21 50,000th Holden build  PDF
1951 Nov 21 50,000th Holden built yesterday JPG
1951 Nov 21 50,000th Holden PDF
1953 Jun 13 100,000th Holden JPG
1953 Jun 13 100,000th Holden PDF
1953 Jun 13 100,000th Holden PDF
1954 Jun 04 150,000th Holden PDF
1956 Jan 19 250,000th FJ Moomba JPG
1956 Jan 19 250,000th FJ Prod JPG
1956 Jan 20 250,000 car off line at FB PDF
1957 Sep 20 One Millionth Holden Body by Holden JPG
1957 Sep 25 One Millionth "Body by Holden" at Woodville PDF
1957 Sep 27 One Millionth "Body by Holden" at Woodville PDF
1958 Oct 22 Half Millionth Holden off line JPG
1958 Oct 22 Half Millionth Holden being presented to Royal Flying Doctor Service JPG
1958 Oct 22 Half Millionth Holden off line Press report JPG
1958 Oct 22 Half Millionth Holden congratulations From PM Menzies PDF
1962 Mar 900,000th Holden off line PDF
1962 Sep 26 Advertisement: 1 Millionth Holden coming soon PDF
1962 Oct 25 Holden Press program booklet for the Millionth celebration PDF
1962 Oct 25 1 Millionth - Holden Tops the Millionth PDF
1962 Oct 25 1 Millionth Holden on line JPG
1962 Oct 25 1 Millionth Holden display at official Dinner PDF
1962 Oct 26 1 Millionth Holden Advertisement JPG
1965 Oct 14 1.5 Millionth Holden off line 1 JPG
1965 Oct 14 1.5 Millionth Holden off line 2 JPG
1965 Nov 12 1.5 Millionth Holden exported to Trinidad PDF
1969 Mar 04 2 Millionth Holden rolls off line PDF
1974 Jun 21 3 Millionth Holden - preparations for celebration PDF
1974 Jun 21 3 Millionth Holden on and off line PDF
1974 Jun 21 3 Millionth Holden rolls off line Press report PDF
1981 Jun 02 4 Millionth Holden press release with images PDF
1981 Jun 02  4 Millionth Holden off line PDF
1981 Jun 02  4 Millionth Holden  JPG
1989 Dec 18 100,000 VN Commodore  PDF
1990 Aug 29 5 Millionth Holden JPG
1990 Aug 29 5 Millionth Holden JPG
1990 Aug 29 5 Millionth Holden JPG
1996 May 01 Annual Production record of 106,000 built in 1995 JPG
2001 Jun 07 6 Millionth celebration at Elizabeth JPG
2001 Jun 07 6 Millionth celebration - Peter Brock at Elizabeth JPG
2001 Jun 07 Six Millionth Holden celebration Elizabeth JPG
2001 Jun 07 Six Millionth Holden  JPG
2001 Jun 07 Six Millionth Holden  JPG
2001 Jun 07 Six Millionth Holden JPG
2001 Nov 20 First V2 Monaro off-line PDF
2008 Aug 18 7 Millionth Holden JPG
2008 Aug 18 7 Millionth Holden JPG
2008 Aug 18 7 Millionth - Rod Keene's speech PDF
2008 Aug 18 Media release 60 years and 7 Millionth Holden PDF
2008 Aug 18  7 Millionth Holden - Minister Kim Carr's speech PDF
2017 Oct 20 Last car 7,687,675th Holden JPG