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The Holden VE Commodore is the fourteenth, and current model generation of the Holden Commodore, a large car produced by Australian automobile manufacturer Holden.

It was first officially presented at a media launch in Melbourne, Australia on July 16 2006, which was viewable live on the internet. It debuted in August 2006 as Holden's first Commodore ever to be built upon an entirely new design, rather than based on another platform. The VE Commodore was launched in New Zealand in September 2006.

Holden have not released station wagon or Coupe utility variants of the VE initially. Holden have confirmed that they will continue to supply the previous VZ models until 2007, when the VE versions are planned to be released.

Holden's designers and engineers began laying down the basics of a clean sheet Commodore in 2000. Not only was the car Holden's largest and most costly development with an expenditure of over AU$1 billion and 3.4 million kilometres of testing, it was also the first car that Holden had built from the ground up. (more...)

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