The final Australian-made Holden Cruze rolled off the production line Friday October 7, 2016. Photo: Supplied

Ford isn't the only car maker saying farewell to a locally-made model today.

The final Australian-built Holden Cruze will roll off the Elizabeth production line Friday morning, ahead of the full closure of the Commodore production line before the end of 2017.

The last Cruze is a SRI Z-Series hatch and it will be donated to Holden's long-time charity partner, the Leukaemia Foundation, who will auction it tonight at its Light the Night event in Adelaide.

The Elizabeth factory built 126,255 Cruze sedans and hatchbacks since it was added to the local production line in 2011.

The end of Cruze means 270 employees will leave Holden by the end of November, but Holden claims this is less than originally anticipated due to strong on-going demand for Commodore, which was the seventh best-selling model in September according to the latest new car sales data released this week.

Holden managing director Mark Bernhard paid tribute to the Cruze workers.

"Those who were involved in the Cruze project have a strong, and deserved, sense of pride at what was achieved in terms of project development, management, engineering, design and, of course, production," Bernhard said.

"Holden's business is changing and we are building a bright future, but it is equally important to recognise and honour our people and our heritage. We're incredibly proud of our manufacturing history and our legacy; I want to thank every Holden employee, and all those people in the supply chain, for their personal contribution to our industry and our company."

The Cruze will be replaced by the European-built Astra in December.

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