Holden Commodore (VE)

The Holden Commodore (VE) was a full-size car built by Holden from 2006 to 2013, the first iteration of the fourth generation of the Commodore and the first Commodore designed and developed entirely by Holden in Australia, where earlier ones used adapted Opel platforms. Holden called it its billion dollar baby. It was introduced in stages, beginning with the sedan in July 2006, followed by the Ute in 2007 and the Sportwagon in July 2008, and it was named the 2006 Car of the Year by Wheels and often ranked as Australia's best selling automobile. It used the Australian built Alloytec V6, with a smaller 3.0 litre V6 added for entry level versions and Series II styling revisions in September 2010, and a version of the V6 could run on petrol and LPG. It was badge engineered internationally as the Chevrolet Lumina and Chevrolet Omega.