Holden Commodore: first foreign model ‘missed opportunity’ to be hybrid

Environmentalists say car could have been powerful statement to promote electric cars in Australia

The new Holden Commodore - the first to be made overseas - is a "missed opportunity" to launch a high-profile electric or hybrid car in Australia, according to pro-renewables groups.

The 2018 Commodore has been launched after the last operational Holden plant in Australia, in Elizabeth, South Australia, closed on 20 October last year.