[roman1978]

Holden To Discontinue Commodore Ute After 2016 | GM Authority

 

[chevypwr]

Not surprised, everyone should have seen this coming since after 2016, production for the SS will be in America. So with that something has to get chopped, but could this mean by 2016 we'll get the VF Sportwagon aka SS Wagon?

 

[BahamaTodd]

Or, maybe with SS production in the US on the Alpha platform there is a business case to also build Sportwagons and Utes for sale here and shipped to Australia. The Alpha platform will sell in much higher volumes here which would make it more feasible. (Camaro, ATS, CTS, a Buick?, SS, Caprice, Wagon, Ute...).

 

[Commodoreman2000]

While yes the Ute sales are declining, The model won't be retired untill the end of the VF/WM life cycle. Holdens will be able to split the body shop at Elizabeth 3 ways to build Cruze, Next gen Commodore and PPV.
Since the PPV shares the utes underpinnings (LWB) it is technically possible for the Ute to continue. There is also talk that if SS is still popular that too will push on past 2016 along side HSV's Core cars.

The article written by J. Dowling is full of holes when you dig deeper. The only accurate part is declining sales, which could be boosted by a push to sell them in the US.

The rumours are getting stronger that the next Commodore will sit on a version of Alpha that it could share with the CTS, just replace some of the more exotic suspension etc for cheaper materials.