We have been reporting for quite some time that General Motors is planning to bring the next Holden Commodore sedan to the States as a Chevrolet, and now the Detroit carmaker has made it official.
The General confirmed the news that next Commodore will return to North America in late 2013 as the new Chevrolet SS rear-wheel drive performance sedan, adding that the SS will also be the brand's next NASCAR Sprint Cup racecar beginning with the 2013 Daytona 500.
"As a passionate race fan and performance enthusiast, I am thrilled that Chevrolet will deliver a true rear-wheel-drive NASCAR racecar in the SS that is closely linked to the performance sedan that will be available for sale," said Mark Reuss, president of GM North America.
The production Chevrolet SS will be a derivative of the yet to be launched VF Commodore equipped with a V8 engine and will be sold as a limited production 2014 model. Holden noted that the VF Commodore will benefit from significant technology advances including innovations in light weighting and fuel efficiency.
While Chevrolet's SS moniker has a long history with the first production vehicle offered with this option being the 1961 Impala of which 453 examples were built, and the latest, the Camaro, it will be the first time in 17 years that the bow-tie brand will sell a rear-wheel-drive sedan in the US (the Caprice PPV is not available to the public).
GM Holden’s Executive Director of Engineering Greg Tyus said Chevrolet and its customers will benefit from the brand's expertise in rear-wheel drive vehicles.
"Holden has a great track record of producing performance cars for GM and the world," said Tyus. "We were responsible for the design and engineering of the Chevrolet Camaro, VE Commodore was sold as the Pontiac G8 and we are currently exporting the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle - so we understand the needs of the North American market."
He continued: "I’m incredibly proud of the talent we have here at Holden to design, engineer and build performance vehicles that appeal to both local and overseas markets and the new VF Commodore will be no different."
The Chevrolet SS will be built alongside the VF Commodore at GM Holden's plant in Adelaide.
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So the Pontiac G6 will be becoming back under the Chevy SS name.
ok the "pontiac" anything wont be coming back.....the brand is dead....and your referring to the "G8" which was based on the commodore not the G6 a front wheel drive laughable midsize sedan
Finally, a fun sedan from Chevy. From a car that was made in Australia.
Funny how they credit the Pontiac G8 as part of their Holden experience in bringing cars to the USA, but they don't mention the most recent (failed) GTO, which was also one of their rear drive cars...
well seeing as the GTO was based an even older version of the commodore and was essentially a 2 door cadillac catera...why would they have to mention they car they havent sold in what almost 10 years now? In addition the failure with the GTO (or holden monaro) wasnt in its execution it simply didnt sell other than the fact it wasnt flashy and all that exciting to look at most mags praised its driving experience and the high quality of its interior...........
Seriously? Are you a fucking GM shill...his point is valid. GM, with it's amazing forethought and strategic planning, killed off their performance brand to come back a couple years later and import an australia vehicle as a chevy,
Think about it you fucking idiot. Few jobs in America. More somewhere else.
Stop being such a dick riding bitch...
The GTO (Monaro) was dated before it hit US shores (with a chassis bearing little resemblance to the Catera). However, it was NOT a failure. Holden did very well out of it. It was only ever a 3 year project due to the new VE taking over the production line. That is the sole reason it was taken off the market, not lack of sales. It didn't reach initial predicted sales numbers, but that does not make it a failure.
I would suggest, for this very reason, the sales target of 1000 Chevy SS's will be easily exceeded, and therefore, by your definition, a success.
Yes, if you want to know how good the old Holden Monaro/Pontiac GTO is, just look for Top Gear Uk reviews or video on YouTube on the English version called the Vauxhall Monaro VXR and see how much fun a RWD car can be.
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aussie pride doin wat america started and australia continues to for over 50 years build large 4sedans with v8 power and rear wheel drive it is built into australias veins
How General Motors can planning to bring the next Holden Commodore sedan to the States as a Chevrolet..
Its bust design really..........
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