By Leftlane Staff
Thursday, Aug 24th, 2006 @ 11:32 pm

The October issue of Motor Trend magazine (on newsstands now) features a cover story on the possibility of General Motors bringing the new Holden Commodore VE to the United States as a Pontiac. The magazine put together an artist’s rendering of how such a car might look — essentially the Commodore SS V with a Pontiac face. Rumors first broke that the car could be imported to America shortly after the debut of the 2007 Commodore. Holden — GM’s Australian subsidiary — openly expressed an interest in supplying its American counterpart with a new rear-wheel-drive sedan. Later, Holden chairman Denny Mooney reiterated his desire to see the sedan exported to America. Most recently, the Chicago Tribune suggested GM might import the car under the G8 moniker and retire the Grand Prix nameplate. Whatever the case, momentum is growing for GM to make a move. Cover scan after the jump…

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