Vlokozuian Commonwealth Motor Company

Vlokozuian Commonwealth Motor Company (VCMC) was a Vlokozuian automobile company formed by transport minister Scott Williams and the Vlokozuian government in 1971 after the nationalization of Chevrolet El Kadsre.

VCMC went on to complete with its domestic rivals—Kads, Arata, Takusa, Hiyuki, TSR Motors, HGI and Sir and its foreign rivals—Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Holden, Nissan, Honda, AvtoVAZ, RAMI, Hindustan, Zastava, Mercedes Benz, BMW and Volkswagen—with its small cars including Ladybug, Tarantula, Mantis, Caterpillar and Grasshopper; muscle cars including Hornet and Mosquito; its minivan, Atlasbeetle; and its SUV, Titanbeetle. It also produced a three-wheeled -esque car, the Trickster.

VCMC received moderate international success during the mid 1970s. It is known as "the small automotive company made by the largely-developed and young union made to build unique cars for the people of the Vlokozu Union and the Commonwealth regions."

VCMC's auto racing sponsors included the El Kadsreian Firestorm monster truck team and Andre Perron's VCMC Racing team.

During the mid-1980s, Australian automotive company Holden, acquired a large amount of interest in VCMC. After the dissolution of the Vlokozu Union, VCMC was ultimately acquired by General Motors, later to be absorbed by Holden in 1989. VCMC's brands plus several new brands using the VCMC identity are now manufactured by General Motors under the VCMC Auto brand.

United States
In 1973, the -based advertising agency ArnoldAstleyAustin won the account for VCMC's newly-formed American division. Co-founder Christopher Arnold wanted to depict the initial three cars, the VCMC Tarantula, VCMC Ladybug and VCMC Grasshopper, as "obvious alternatives to Detroit steel and Japanese & German imports". The first American print ad for the VCMC Grasshopper featured the slogan "There's more to life than Ford and Chevy", which resulted in complaints from Ford and General Motors accusing VCMC of trying to undermine competitive practices in the automotive industry. The first American television ad for the Grasshopper used the slogan "It's not just a car, it's a machine unto itself".