Chevrolet Caprice

Chevrolet Caprice
Chevrolet Caprice
	2011 Chevrolet Caprice PPV
Overview
Manufacturer	Chevrolet (1964–1996); Holden (General Motors) (2000–2017);
Production	1965–1996; 2000–2017 (Holden);
Model years	1966–1996 (for civilian and police); 2000–2016 (Middle East); 2011–2017 (North America, PPV exclusive);
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size
Layout	FR layout
Platform	B-body (1966–1996); V-body (2000–2006) (Middle East); Zeta platform (2007–2017) (Middle East) (2011–2017) (U.S.);
Chronology
Predecessor	Chevrolet Impala (Argentina); Chevrolet Lumina (Mexico); Pontiac G8 (U.S.);

The Chevrolet Caprice is a full-size car produced by Chevrolet in North America from 1965 through the 1996 model years. All versions of the full-size Chevrolet models reached their peak in 1965, with over a million units sold. It was the most popular car in the U.S. in the 1960s and early 1970s, during a time when its production also included the Biscayne, Bel Air, and Impala trims.

Introduced in mid-1965 as a luxury trim package for the Impala four-door hardtop, Chevrolet offered a complete line of Caprice body style versions for the 1966 and subsequent model years, including a "formal hardtop" coupe and a station wagon. The 1971 through 1976 models are the largest Chevrolets built. The downsized 1977 and restyled 1991 models were awarded Motor Trend Car of the Year. Production ended in 1996.

From 2011 until 2017, the Caprice nameplate returned to North America as a full-size, rear wheel drive police vehicle, a captive import from Australia, built by General Motors' subsidiary Holden. The police vehicle is a rebadged version of the Holden WM/WN Caprice. The nameplate also had a civilian and police presence in the Middle East from 1999 until 2017, where the imported Holden Statesman/Caprice built by Holden was marketed as the Chevrolet Caprice in markets that included Saudi Arabia and the UAE.