GM J platform
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The J platform, or J-body, was General Motors' inexpensive front wheel drive automobile platform from the 1980s and 1990s. The platform replaced the GM H platform. The first J-body car was the Chevrolet Cavalier, which was released on March 21, 1981as a 1982 model. The Cavalier was phased out at the end of 2004 in favor of the new Chevrolet Cobalt. The last surviving J-body car, the Mexican-built Pontiac Sunfire, will end production in June of 2005. There are three generations of the J-body: 1982–1987, 1988–1994, and 1995–2005.
The fourth character in the Vehicle Identification Number for a J-body car is "J".
Many vehicles used this platform including the following American nameplates:
- 1982–1983 Pontiac J2000
- 1982–1988 Cadillac Cimarron
- 1982–1988 Oldsmobile Firenza
- 1982–1989 Buick Skyhawk
- 1982–2005 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1984–1994 Pontiac Sunbird
- 1995–2005 Pontiac Sunfire
International J-bodies include:
- 1982–1988 Opel Ascona C (Europe)
- 1982–1988 Vauxhall Cavalier (United Kingdom)
- 1983–1985 Isuzu Aska (Japan)
- 1982–1988 Holden Camira (Australia)
- 1982–1990 Chevrolet Monza (Brazil)
- 1995–2000 Toyota Cavalier (Japan)