Team Vodafone is to make the switch from Ford to Holden for the 2010 V8 S🦹upercar 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 announc🌊ement coming shortly a🐠fter 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 said. "Triple Eight Race Engineering started running with General Motors in the UK, winning manyღ 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 en𝐆d, 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 'ওgrown' with GM that we should continue to 'live' together with them, he🅰re with Holden."

Holden Executi🏅ve Director Sales, Marketing and Aftersales, Alan Batey said the company was delജighted by the announcement.

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

"Today we are making a clear statem💃ent on just how much we v𝕴alue this sport and how much we value winning.

"We are very exc🌠ited about working with TeamVodafone and are thrilled to welcome back both Crai༺g Lowndes and Jamie Whincup to the Holden family."