Holden Birkenhead Plant

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Holden Birkenhead Plant
Built1926
LocationBirkenhead, South Australia
IndustryMotor vehicle assembly
OwnerHolden
Defunct1965

The Holden Birkenhead Plant was a vehicle manufacturing facility owned by General Motors Australia, and later Holden in Birkenhead, Adelaide, Australia from 1926 until 1965.

History

General Motors Australia opened the Birkenhead Plant in 1926.[1] The plant closed in 1931 after General Motors Australia merged Holden's Motor Body Builders with staff moving to the Holden Woodville Plant.[2] It reopened in 1938.[3] The plant closed in 1965.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "GENERAL MOTORS". The Daily Telegraph. New South Wales, Australia. 11 December 1926. p. 17. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "General Motors Join Holden's at Woodville". The Mail. South Australia, Australia. 2 May 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "General Motors-Holden's Expansion". Goulburn Valley Stock & Property Journal. South Australia, Australia. 2 May 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Piece of Port history to feature in new harbourside development". The Adelaide Review. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2025.