News of Holden's demise has sparked a surge in Kiwis searching for that dream Holden at online auction site Trade Me. Supplied Searches for Holden on NZ auction website Trade Me have surged dramatically following the announcement of the company's closure. "Like many people around New Zealand we were really disappointed to hear that the iconic Holden brand was to be retired by GM," said Clark. According to Clark there are currently more than 3,500 Holden listings on Trade Me and there were nearly 32,000 in 2019. The five most popular searches for Trade Me members in the Holden category are HSV, V8, Holden, SS and Commodore.

Source: Stuff February 19, 2020 02:15 UTC