Team Vodafone is to make the switch from Ford to Holden for ꦦthe 2010 V8 Supercar Championship season.

Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup will be at the wheel of Holden Commodores next season after the deal was confirmed in a press 🎃conference at Holden headquarters in Melbourne with the announcement coming shortly after the team extended its deal with both Vodafone and its 💞driver pairing.

"We are delighted to join the Holden family," TeamVodafone Managing Director, Roland Dane sai꧙d. "Triple Eight Race Engineering started running with General Motors in the UK, winning many races and Championships, and it was only an anomaly due to circumstances that we did not race Holdens when we began in V8 Supercars.

"I have always wanted to put that right when the opportunity arose, which it now has.

"Although our relationship with GM in Europe is due to en🐠d, again due to circumstances, we recognise that we would not have got to where we are without them.

"It is an emotive topic for Triple Eight and we feel that as we have 'grown' with GM that we should continue to 'live' together with th𒈔em, here with Holden."

Holden Execu😼tive Directo📖r Sales, Marketing and Aftersales, Alan Batey said the company was delighted by the announcement.

"Holden has a long and proud history in Motorsport that stretches baಌck over 40 years and today's announcement is an exciting step into the nಌext chapter," he said. "Our commitment and passion for Motorsport has not waived.

"Today we are making a clear statꦯement on just how much we value this sport and how much we value winning.

"We🔯 are very excited about wor📖king with TeamVodafone and are thrilled to welcome back both Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup to the Holden family."