Commodore ZB Discounted by $5k. VF Marked Up.

[Big_Daz]

Originally Posted by Pepscobra

My unbiased view is that it's not a bad looking and well packaged vehicle.
In any other market it probably would do ok.

But the worst thing Holden did was call it Commodore.
Instead of embracing it as a new model on its own merits, the buying public are shunning it for what it's obviously not.

Couldn't agree more... Objectively they are a good car, I've driven a few whilst my redline was getting serviced. Nice interior, they go pretty well (even the base model 2 litre turbo one I had first time) and would do a perfectly good job of being a family car....

Unfortunately, calling it a Commodore was a bloody stupid decision on Holden's part... they should have killed the Commodore name and let it go out on a High and call this thing something different... Or not bother at all...

Another issue is the fact that the ZB, realistically, is part of the Medium Sedan segment (with Mondeo, 6, Camry, etc) which is a segment which has been shrinking in sales numbers due to the impact of SUV's. People, on the whole, just aren't buying them in great number's anymore...