Buick Regal’s Demise Tipped To Kill Australia’s Holden Commodore Too

Following the news that the Buick Regal will soon be killed off in the United States, it seems likely that the Regal’s brother, the Holden Commodore, will also be sent packing in Australia.

Speaking with Car Advice, alleged Holden insiders assert that the car manufacturer plans on phasing out the Commodore before the facelifted model was scheduled to arrive in late 2020.

Holden itself has yet to comment on the story, but we will update this story when it does. For what it’s worth, a mere 5,400 Commodores have been sold in the first 11 months of this year. Back when the Commodore was the nation’s highest-selling vehicle, during the late 1990s and early 2000s, annual sales routinely surpassed 70,000, 80,000, and sometimes even 90,000 units.

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News of the Commodore’s potential demise comes just after it was revealed that Holden boss Dave Buttner will leave the company in what has been a horrible year for the company, with sales plummeting by 26.6 per cent.

Buick revealed yesterday that it will stop sales of the Regal across the United States and Canada after the 2020 model year. The reason is simple; the company simply isn’t selling many sedans. In fact, “nearly 90 per cent of Buick sales to date this year have been crossovers,” Buick and GMC communications manager Stuart Fowle revealed.

What’s particularly interesting about all of this is that over in Europe, Opel and Vauxhall just unveiled the facelifted Insignia, updating it with minor interior and exterior changes. Even though GM has long sold its European brands, both the Buick Regal and Holden Commodore, which are based on the Insignia, were scheduled to receive the same updates – which we guess won’t be the case, at least for the former.