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Holden’s US police car ready for orders
GM announces order and delivery dates for Holden’s Australian-made Caprice PPV
CHEVROLET is just three months away from taking orders for the Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) designed and manufactured by GM Holden in Australia.
General Motors has announced full specifications and detailed order and delivery dates for both the 9C1-codenamed police version and (9C3) detective variant of its Holden Statesman-based Caprice PPV.
The unmarked 9C3 detective package will open for orders first in October, before hitting North American streets in April 2011, while the fully marked 9C1 police version opens for orders in January before hitting the beat in the US next June.
Chevrolet says the release of the large, rear-wheel drive Caprice PPV alongside the front-drive Impala and AWD Tahoe PPVs will make it the only brand to offer a full line of specialised police vehicles.
As we’ve reported, the Adelaide-built Caprice PPV will vie with Ford’s new Taurus-based Police Interceptor, Dodge’s Charger and a purpose-built police vehicle from US start-up company Carbon Motors for business in the lucrative North American law enforcement vehicle market, which some estimates put at up to 80,000 vehicles a year.
Holden is now gearing up for production of the vital new model at its Elizabeth assembly plant in South Australia, where a second shift will be reinstated in November primarily to produce the Series II VE Commodore and Cruze small-car.
The Caprice PPV represents a return of exports to the US after the abolition of GM’s Pontiac brand – and with it the Holden-made G8 sedan – as part of GM’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.
GM’s fleet and commercial operations general manager Brian Small said: “When we began designing our latest police vehicle, we went directly to our customers and found that they were looking for a rear-wheel, large sedan with a V8 engine. “By announcing the available specs and ordering information now, we’re following through with our promise to provide them with the advanced technologies that best serve their needs for comfort, performance and safety.
“Chevrolet’s history with law enforcement spans across almost as many years as the brand itself and we’re ready to see the Caprice PPV report for active duty.”
Chevrolet 2011 Caprice - Holden’s US police car ready for orders | GoAuto
GM announces order and delivery dates for Holden’s Australian-made Caprice PPV
CHEVROLET is just three months away from taking orders for the Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) designed and manufactured by GM Holden in Australia.
General Motors has announced full specifications and detailed order and delivery dates for both the 9C1-codenamed police version and (9C3) detective variant of its Holden Statesman-based Caprice PPV.
The unmarked 9C3 detective package will open for orders first in October, before hitting North American streets in April 2011, while the fully marked 9C1 police version opens for orders in January before hitting the beat in the US next June.
Chevrolet says the release of the large, rear-wheel drive Caprice PPV alongside the front-drive Impala and AWD Tahoe PPVs will make it the only brand to offer a full line of specialised police vehicles.
As we’ve reported, the Adelaide-built Caprice PPV will vie with Ford’s new Taurus-based Police Interceptor, Dodge’s Charger and a purpose-built police vehicle from US start-up company Carbon Motors for business in the lucrative North American law enforcement vehicle market, which some estimates put at up to 80,000 vehicles a year.
Holden is now gearing up for production of the vital new model at its Elizabeth assembly plant in South Australia, where a second shift will be reinstated in November primarily to produce the Series II VE Commodore and Cruze small-car.
The Caprice PPV represents a return of exports to the US after the abolition of GM’s Pontiac brand – and with it the Holden-made G8 sedan – as part of GM’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.
GM’s fleet and commercial operations general manager Brian Small said: “When we began designing our latest police vehicle, we went directly to our customers and found that they were looking for a rear-wheel, large sedan with a V8 engine. “By announcing the available specs and ordering information now, we’re following through with our promise to provide them with the advanced technologies that best serve their needs for comfort, performance and safety.
“Chevrolet’s history with law enforcement spans across almost as many years as the brand itself and we’re ready to see the Caprice PPV report for active duty.”
Chevrolet 2011 Caprice - Holden’s US police car ready for orders | GoAuto
