▁use ▁in ▁cars ▁built ▁over se as . ▁The ▁final ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁Com mod ore ' s ▁recovery ▁strategy ▁involved ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁V N , ▁a ▁significantly ▁wider ▁model ▁power ed ▁by ▁the ▁American - des igned , ▁Australian - ass emble d ▁ 3 . 8 - lit re ▁Bu ick ▁V 6 ▁engine . ▁ ▁Hold en ▁began ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁sub comp act ▁Su zu ki ▁Swift - based ▁Bar ina ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁The ▁Bar ina ▁was ▁launched ▁concurrent ly ▁with ▁the ▁Su zu ki - s our ced ▁Hold en ▁Dro ver , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Sc ur ry ▁later ▁on ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁N iss an ▁P uls ar ▁h atch back s ▁were ▁re bad ged ▁as ▁the ▁Hold en ▁A stra , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁N iss an . ▁This ▁arrangement ▁ceased ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁when ▁Hold en ▁entered ▁a ▁new ▁al liance ▁with ▁Toy ota , ▁forming ▁a ▁new ▁company : ▁United ▁Australian ▁Autom obile ▁Indust ries ▁( U AA I ). ▁U AA I ▁resulted ▁in ▁Hold en ▁s elling ▁re bad ged ▁versions ▁of ▁Toy ota ' s ▁Cor ol la ▁and ▁Cam ry , ▁as ▁the ▁Hold en ▁Nova ▁and ▁Apol lo ▁respectively , ▁with ▁Toy ota ▁re - brand ing ▁the ▁Com mod ore ▁as ▁the ▁Lex cen . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s