Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 16, 2007

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, with the official unveiling being held 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. Prior to the release of the VE model, Holden confirmed that they would manufacture two parallel generations of Commodores, until the launch of station wagon and utility body styles. This announcement came not long before Holden announced that engines and transmissions would largely be carried over from the previous VZ model. (more...)

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