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A few RPO codes have become notable enough that they have been used as model names. The Camaro Z28 name came from an option code which specified a performance-oriented configuration. This happened again with the Corvette Z06 models. However most RPO codes that are promoted to model names are appearance packages only, and are not related to ...
GM's Automatic Safety Transmission (AST) was a semi-automatic transmission released in 1937. The first mass-produced fully-automatic transmission developed for passenger automobile use was the GM Hydramatic introduced in 1940. [1] The Hydramatic was a big success, and had been installed in the majority of GM models by 1950.
Direct part marking (DPM) is a process to permanently mark parts with product information including serial numbers, part numbers, date codes, and barcodes. This is done to allow the tracking of parts through the full life cycle. The interpretation of 'permanent' often depends on the context the part is used.
1905–1914 Cadillac Model D side-valve (acquired as part of the founding of GM) 1906–1923 Oldsmobile Model S side-valve (acquired as part of the founding of GM) 1906–1911 Buick Model D inline-4 [10] (T-head design, the only non-OHV Buick engine ever made) [11] 1909–1915, 1917–1918 Buick OHV [12] (Model 10 had OHV-4)
Suffixes are commonplace with Detroit Diesel model designations: "T" means the engine is equipped with turbochargers, "I" for intercoolers, and "B" for by-pass Roots-type blowers. For example, the 20V149 TIB has 20 cylinders in a V-type configuration, is a Series 149 engine, and is turbocharged, intercooled, and has by-pass blowers.
This generation of the Alpha platform remains in production solely for the Camaro, which will be succeeded in 2023 by a model upon VSS-R. [14] 2019 Chevrolet Bolt. BEV2: FWD/RWD/AWD: 2016: 2023: 2017–2023 Chevrolet Bolt; 2021–2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV; 2017–2020 Opel Ampera-e; 2020–2022 Buick Velite 7; The successor to the P II platform ...
Eight parts-making facilities from within the Fisher division were combined with the Guide division, which manufactured headlights and plastic parts, to form the Fisher Guide Division. Other plants formerly operated by Fisher were reorganized to become the Chevrolet, Pontiac, GM of Canada (CPC) and the Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac (BOC) groups.
The L5P Duramax is the latest version of the Duramax V8 diesel engine.(engine code Y). Introduced in the 2017 model year, it was the most powerful diesel engine GM had produced, with 445 hp (332 kW) at 2,800 rpm and 910 lb⋅ft (1,234 N⋅m) at 1,600 rpm.