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The GM W Platform was phased out with the production of the new long-wheelbase Epsilon II platform. The last car produced on the W platform was the ninth generation of the Chevrolet Impala, which was replaced by the Epsilon-based tenth-generation Impala, beginning in model year 2014. GM continued to produce the W-body Impala to fleet customers ...
The only mid-engined platform from GM until that of the 2020 Corvette. [13] 1996 General Motors EV1. P II: FWD: 1996: 2003: 1996 – 2003 General Motors EV1; Used solely for the EV1. Also called the BEV1 platform retroactively since the introduction of the BEV2 platform in 2016. 1993 Asüna Sunfire. R: FWD/AWD: 1985: 1993: 1985 – 1988 ...
Ford announced in 2014 plans to reduce its vehicle platforms from sixteen to nine. [1] In 2014, Ford vehicles were built on fifteen distinct platforms. This only applies to Ford and Lincoln and not to any brands that were previously held by the company (such as Mazda and Volvo), and is expected to cut costs by 20%.
Ford W-Series (1966–1977) Ford CL-Series (1978–1995) For 1999, Ford briefly withdrew from production of medium-duty trucks. For the 2001 model year, the company entered into a joint venture with Navistar International (the supplier of diesel engines for 1-ton F-Series trucks), named Blue Diamond Truck Company LLC. [181]
The oil crises of 1973 and 1979, along with the Energy and Conservation Act of 1975, required the company build more fuel-efficient cars. To this end he oversaw the styling for the corporation's transformation to front-wheel-drive, including the J-Platform cars, A-platform cars, C/H Platform cars as well as the GM-10/W-platform cars. He oversaw ...
General Motors G platform; General Motors G platform (RWD) General Motors G platform (FWD) General Motors Gamma platform; GM GEM platform; General Motors BEV2 platform; General Motors BEV3 platform; General Motors BT1 platform; GM2900 platform; GM4200 platform; General Motors GMT platform; GMT360; GMT400; GMT800; GMT900; GMT K2XX; GMT T1XX platform
In 1982, GM downsized several of its mid-size sedans, as the A-platform shifted to front-wheel drive; the remaining A-platform variants (two-door coupes and coupe utilities) were redesignated under the GM G-platform. For 1988, all GM G-body vehicles were downsized slightly and replaced by the front-wheel drive GM10 platform (later the GM W ...
Epsilon is General Motors' mid-size front-wheel drive automobile platform.The architecture was a multi-division project of GM North America, Opel and Saab, [2] and debuted in the 2002 Opel Vectra and 2003 Saab 9-3.