Horton is a global supplier of engines and gearboxes for General Motors, and its excellent engine system has been equipped on many noble cars of the General Motors family and exported to four continents. 1999, Horton exported 3 million engines. In 200 1 year, the export volume of V6 and FII reached 100 and 160 respectively. It is particularly worth mentioning that Horton's dynamic strength has been fully exerted in the V8 International Super Touring Car Race, one of the four major automobile races in the world. The vehicles in this competition are based on the body of the production car, and the 5-liter V8 engine is required, and the maximum speed is limited to 7500 rpm. The maximum horsepower of most racing cars is about 620 horses, the peak torque is about 620Nm, and the top speed is 300 kilometers per hour, which is almost close to the level of F 1. Horton's V8 Touring racing team has won the championship of Australian V8 Super Tour for many times, and has been praised as "Red Storm" by fans all over the world. 1856 was named J.A. holden &; Co.' s company was established in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, Australia, mainly engaged in harness products. 19 18, Horton and Frost established Horton Automobile Body Manufacturing Company (HMBB), the predecessor of Horton. 1928, Horton's "Lion Rolling Stone" logo was put into use. 193 1 year, Australian General Motors Corporation (GMA) and Horton Automobile Body Factory (HMBB)*** established GM-Horton Company. 1967 the company's first small car-Horton Torana. In the same year, Horton's first100000 export car went overseas. 1968 Horton launched its HK series models, including-HK Monaro, Australia's first sports car.
1969 Victoria's first Australian automobile safety testing center was officially put into operation. In the same year, Horton's second millionth car rolled off the assembly line. 1974 Horton's 3 millionth car rolled off the assembly line. 1978, Horton Company launched its Commodore (Commodore) intermediate RV model, code-named VB Commodore. Since then, Commodore has become Australia's best-selling mid-level RV.
198 1 the 4 millionth Horton goes offline. Horton Company produced the 200th engine in 1983, and the total export volume of Horton cars reached 250,000. 1990 Horton's 5 millionth car rolled off the assembly line. 199 1 VN Commodore won the title of the most popular model in Australia. 1992 Horton fully adopts ABS anti-lock braking system. 1993 Horton fully adopts airbag system. 1994 no longer uses the name "GM-Horton", but only uses "Horton" as the company name; VR Commodore has become the number one passenger car in Australia. 1995 Horton Company launches its 3800 ECOTEC V6 engine.
1997 the new VT Commodore sedan became "Australia's best model of the year". 1998 Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Australian car -28-4 15. 1999 introduced a brand-new Statesman/Caprice replacement model, which was also exported to the Middle East. Horton became the designated partner of Sydney Olympic Games in 2000; Horton Commodore midsize sedan became the best-selling model in Australia for the fifth consecutive year.
200 1 6 millionth Horton goes offline; Ranked fourth among the well-known "Fairfax 100 Top Enterprises" in Australia; The brand-new Monaro coupe was unveiled at the Sydney Motor Show and later became the most popular coupe in Australia. Horton compact car Barina was awarded the title of "Car of the Year" by Wheels, the most authoritative car magazine in Australia. Horton became the company with the highest market share in the Australian automobile market; Commodore mid-level RV has been the best-selling car in Australia for the sixth year in a row. Horton once again became the shareholder with the highest share in the automobile market after the previous year; Commodore sedan became the best-selling mid-level RV for the seventh consecutive year; Horton became a strategic partner of General Daewoo, holding 42.1%; Monaro sports car won the Australian Design Award and became the first model exported to the United States in Horton's history. The first batch of exported cars was 654.38+0.8 million. Gm also adopted Monaro as the prototype of its firebird Pontiac GTO; Ranked fifth among the well-known "Fairfax 100 Top Enterprises" in Australia; Ranked fifth in the national corporate reputation survey of Harris Interactive in Australia; It was rated as the most reliable automobile company in China by Australian Reader magazine.
Horton announced a record profit of A $6 billion in 2002. Introduced a number of new models and replacement models including Statesman/Caprice, which once again provided their own market competitiveness; 25th anniversary of the best-selling Commodore car in Australia.