▁Toy ota ▁gained ▁market ▁share . ▁When ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁Cam ira ▁initially ▁generated ▁good ▁sales , ▁which ▁later ▁decl ined ▁because ▁buy ers ▁considered ▁the ▁ 1 . 6 - lit re ▁engine ▁under power ed , ▁and ▁the ▁car ' s ▁build ▁and ▁ride ▁quality ▁below - aver age . ▁The ▁Cam ira ▁last ed ▁just ▁seven ▁years , ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁Hold en ' s ▁accum ulated ▁losses ▁of ▁over ▁A $ 5 0 0   mill ion ▁by ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Hold en ▁introduced ▁the ▁V K ▁Com mod ore , ▁with ▁significant ▁sty ling ▁changes ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁V H . ▁The ▁Com mod ore ▁was ▁next ▁updated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁as ▁the ▁V L , ▁which ▁had ▁new ▁front ▁and ▁rear ▁sty ling . ▁Cont ro vers ial ly , ▁the ▁V L ▁was ▁power ed ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 . 0 - lit re ▁N iss an ▁R B 3 0 ▁six - cy l inder ▁engine ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁N iss an - built , ▁electron ically ▁controlled ▁four - speed ▁automatic ▁transmission . ▁Hold en ▁even ▁went ▁to ▁court ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁stop ▁local ▁mot oring ▁magazine ▁Whe els ▁from ▁reporting ▁on ▁the ▁matter . ▁The ▁engine ▁change ▁was ▁necess itated ▁by ▁the ▁legal ▁requirement ▁that ▁all ▁new ▁cars ▁sold ▁in ▁Australia ▁after ▁ 1 9 8