General Motors J-car platform

E438238

The General Motors J-car platform was a global compact car architecture developed in the late 1970s and 1980s that underpinned a wide range of GM small and midsize models across multiple brands and markets.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chevrolet Aveo platform 1
General Motors J-car platform canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf General Motors platform
automobile platform
alsoKnownAs GM J platform
bodyStyleSupported 2-door coupe
4-door sedan
5-door hatchback
convertible
station wagon
category General Motors vehicle platforms
linked to: GM vehicle platform
countryOfOrigin United States
developer General Motors
engineConfiguration diesel engines in some markets
inline-four petrol engines
era 1980s primary production
late 1970s development
layout front-engine, front-wheel-drive
market Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
notableFeature designed to reduce development and production costs through common architecture
global engineering program shared across multiple GM divisions
predecessor GM H-body (subcompact) in some markets
linked to: GM H-body
productionEnd mid-1990s
productionStart 1981
successor GM Delta platform
GM N platform
transmissionOption automatic transmission
manual transmission
usedByBrand Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Daewoo
Holden
Isuzu
Oldsmobile
Opel
Pontiac
Vauxhall
usedForModel Buick Skyhawk (J-body)
Cadillac Cimarron
Chevrolet Cavalier (Brazil)
Chevrolet Cavalier (North America)
linked to: Chevrolet Cavalier

Chevrolet Monza (Brazil, J-body)
Chevrolet Skyhawk (Mexico, J-body derivative)
Daewoo Espero (J-body based)
linked to: Daewoo Espero

Daewoo Nexia (J-body based)
Holden Camira
Isuzu Aska (first generation)
Oldsmobile Firenza
Opel Ascona C
Pontiac J2000
linked to: Pontiac Phoenix

Pontiac Sunbird (second generation)
linked to: Pontiac Sunfire

Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2
linked to: Vauxhall Cavalier
vehicleClass compact car platform
wheelDrive front-wheel drive

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Holden Camira basedOnPlatform General Motors J-car platform
Chevrolet Lova platform Chevrolet Aveo platform
linked to: General Motors J-car platform