HOLDEN WM STATESMAN

The 'Holden WM Statesman' is a full size luxury vehicle produced by Holden in Australia since September 2006. The vehicle deubuted alongside the VE Commodore on July 16 2006 at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre. With the Statesman's export plans, it was felt that its launch should be simultaneous with that of the Commodore, rather than months later which was first planned.
The development programme for the VE and WM sedans had cost General Motors AU$1.23 billion (AU$1.04 billion for VE Commodore and AU$190 million for WM Statesman/Caprice), and previewed the company's Zeta architecture. It no longer shares a base with an Opel sedan and according to Holden boss Denny Mooney, it is an all-Australian effort.
As with its predecessor, the Statesman will be exported as the Chevrolet Caprice and Daewoo L4X. It will be assembled in China as the Buick Park Avenue in 2007 with Australian manufactured engines. The Park Avenue has a unique interior which was designed by Shanghai GM.
The WM Statesman has rear doors that are unique to it. Previously, it had to share the doors, or at least the lower parts, with the lesser Commodore. Holden has tried to create greater differentiation between the Statesman and the Commodore on which it is based.