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The Holden VE Commodore is the fourteenth and current model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors.

Full-scale production commenced on July 13, 2006, and the official unveiling took place at a media launch in Melbourne on July 16, 2006. The VE is the first Commodore model designed entirely in Australia, with previous generations based on Opel-sourced platforms that had been adapted both mechanically and in size for the local market. To date the annualised sales of the VE have failed to match those of the record-breaking VT Commodore from 1997.

Prior to the release of the VE model, Holden stated that they would manufacture two parallel generations of Commodores until the launch of station wagon and utility body styles, and shortly afterwards they also announced that engines and transmissions would largely be carried over from the previous VZ model. In 2007 the VE Commodore became the fifth Commodore model to receive the prestigious Wheels Car of the Year award. (more...)

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