Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle

From the same family of cars as the long wheelbase Holden Caprice, the customised law enforcement car will be available for ordering next year and could hit the streets from early 2011.

Chevrolet executives revealed the car at the annual International Association of Chiefs of Police convention held in Denver, Colorado this year. The event is the biggest of its type in North America.

The show also featured a display by Australia's National Safety Agency (NSA), which has developed state of the art technology which can be integrated into law enforcement vehicles based on the Holden Commodore and Caprice.

Holden Executive Director Sales and Marketing, John Elsworth, described the Chevrolet PPV reveal as an exciting first step which could lead to significant orders.

"North American law enforcement fleets account for about 70,000 sales a year so securing a fraction of those sales would be a major manufacturing boost for GM's operations in Australia.

"Opportunities like this don't come around very often. We are working hard to deliver a world class product worthy of serious consideration by the police."
Mr Elsworth said Holden was a proven supplier to Australian police fleets, including demanding highway and pursuit requirements.

"We believe that our strategic partnerships with Australia's enforcement agencies have certainly helped us better anticipate the needs of the North American customer."
Given many large US police and emergency service departments make fleet purchases on an annual basis, the Caprice PPV may be considered in next year's round of orders.