Supercars chief executive Sean Seamer said the sporting body had been preparing for life without the Commodore and had opened discussions with a number of car manufacturers to plot a new road forward to deal with shock exit of the Holden brand from Australia.

Mr Seamer told The Australian Financial Review that Supercars, which has been built on the historic rivalry between Holden and Ford, had already been searching for an alternative plan after General Motors, Holden's parent company, announced it would axe the Commodore model in favour of sports utility vehicles and utes in December 2019.