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The American-based international automotive conglomerate General Motors (GM) underpins its many vehicle models with various platforms. These platforms are established sets of axles, suspensions, and steering mechanisms which fit various bodies and powertrains from various marques that GM owns.

From the early twentieth century, a Latin letter-based naming scheme was used to designate platforms,[1] which were aimed at vehicles under different brands that served similar niches of the market. For example, the B platform was the base for fullsize, rear-wheel drive (RWD) sedans and wagons from 1926 to 1996. This platform underpinned vehicles made by Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Marquette, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile. During the 1970s and 1980s, GM introduced many new front-wheel drive (FWD) platforms for the first time, such as the FWD C platform introduced in 1985. Despite being mechanically very new and different, it kept the same name as the RWD C platform for the sake of consistency, as most of the models remained the same, such as the Oldsmobile 98. For most of these platforms, the platform name is the fourth character of a vehicle's VIN, with a notable exception being trucks, for which it is the fifth character.[2]

At the outset of the twenty-first century, General Motors' approach to platforms changed,[3] and so did the nomenclature they use. Platforms themselves are now referred to by GM as "architectures",[4] and are now named according to the English-language names of letters from the Greek alphabet, such as the subcompact Gamma platform.[5] Today, many of the since-discontinued Latin letter platforms are informally called "bodies", such as "J-body", which refers to the J platform. In the 2010s, GM once again began to change platform nomenclature, this time to a four-character format: platform-generation-XX. An example of this is the D2XX, from the second generation of the Delta platform, hence the "D" and "2".[6]

All but three platforms listed here use a front-mounted engine, and those exceptions are noted in the 'layout' column.

In production

As of April 2020, GM produces cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) of multiple different sizes on 19 different platforms: 7 of which are inherently RWD, with the rest being FWD. All but 5 of these have four-wheel drive variants as well.

Example Image Name Layout Introduced Vehicles Underpinned Notes
File:2016 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS.jpg

2016 Chevrolet Camaro

Alpha I RWD/AWD 2012 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.[7]
File:Cadillac CT5.jpg

2020 Cadillac CT5

Alpha II RWD/AWD 2019 The successor to the Alpha I platform.
File:2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV - April 2019 (3096).jpg

2019 Chevrolet Bolt

BEV2 FWD/RWD/AWD 2016 The successor to the P II platform.
File:2019 Chevrolet Blazer au SIAM 2019.jpg

2019 Chevrolet Blazer

C1XX FWD/AWD 2017 A crossover-focused derivative of the E2XX platform.[8]
Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray blue.jpg

2020 Chevrolet Corvette

C8 (unnamed) RWD 2020 Indirect successor to the P I platform.
File:2018 GMC Terrain Denali, front right.jpg

2018 GMC Terrain

D2XX FWD/AWD 2012 The successor to both the Delta II and Theta platforms, in accordance with GM's newest nomenclature.
File:2017 Vauxhall Insignia (Facelift) Front.jpg

2017 Vauxhall Insignia

E2XX FWD/AWD 2016 The successor to the Epsilon II platform.
File:Chevrolet Spark GT 1.2 LS 2018.jpg

2018 Chevrolet Spark

G2XX FWD/AWD 2015 The successor to the Gamma II platform, in accordance with GM's renaming of most of their platforms in "_ _ XX" format circa 2015.[9]
File:2017 Chevrolet Sonic LT sedan front 4.28.18.jpg

2017 Chevrolet Sonic

Gamma II FWD/AWD 2010 This generation of the Gamma platform is the first to have been developed by GM Korea, as the first generation was developed by Opel.[10]

Also used for the GMC Granite and Cadillac Urban Luxury concept cars.

File:2019 Chevrolet Tracker 001.jpg

2019 Chevrolet Tracker

GEM FWD 2016
  • 2016–present Chevrolet Sail
  • 2018–present Buick Excelle
  • 2019–present Chevrolet Tracker
  • 2019–present Chevrolet Onix
  • 2020–present Buick Encore
A new low-cost platform focused on developing market regions, designed by Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center, GM's joint development center with SAIC.

Also called Global Emerging Markets.

File:GMC Canyon P4250781.jpg

2016 GMC Canyon

GMT 31XX RWD/AWD 2012 Also called the GMT 700 platform.
File:2012 GMC Savana 3500 Extended Wagon 3-Door 4.8L front 4.18.19.jpg

2012 GMC Savana

GMT 610 RWD/AWD 2003 Mechanically very similar to its predecessor, the GMT 600 platform.[11]
File:Chevrolet Silverado LT V8 Trail Boss Z71 2019.jpg

2019 Chevrolet SIlverado

GMT T1XX RWD/AWD 2018 The successor to the GMT K2XX platform.[12]
File:Cadillac CT6 02 China 2016-04-10.jpg

2016 Cadillac CT6

Omega RWD/AWD 2016 The successor to the Zeta platform.

Also used for the 2015 Buick Avenir concept car.[13]

File:Buick LaCrosse III facelift 01 China 2019-04-04.jpg

2019 Buick LaCrosse

P2XX FWD/AWD 2017
  • 2017–present Buick LaCrosse
An extended wheelbase derivative of the E2XX platform.[14]
File:Chevrolet Monza CN RS 01 China 2019-03-28.jpg

2019 Chevrolet Monza

PATAC K FWD 2015 A low-cost derivative of the D2XX platform designed by Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center, GM's joint development center with SAIC.
File:Buick GL8 III 05.jpg

2018 Buick GL8

U IV FWD/AWD 2010 The successor to the U III platform.

This platform remains in use solely for the GL8, which is sold only in China. It is the only one of GM's Latin-letter platforms still in use.

Also called the SGM258 platform.[15]

File:Buick Encore GX 2020 au SIAM 2020.jpg

2020 Buick Encore GX

VSS-F FWD/AWD 2019 The eventual consolidated successor to the Gamma II, G2XX, E2XX, D2XX, P2XX, PATAC K, U IV, GM4200, and GEM platforms.

Slated to underpin all FWD GM cars plus subcompact crossovers by 2025.[16]

GM platform nomenclature guide

The GM nomenclature works as follows:
1st position is the platform:

  • A – Alpha
  • C – Chi
  • D – Delta
  • G – Gamma
  • E – Epsilon
  • P – Premium Epsilon (XTS)
  • Y – Corvette (Y-body)
  • L – Lambda
  • K – Trucks


2nd position is the platform generation.
3rd position is the body style:

  • A – Convertible
  • B – Coupe
  • S – Sedan
  • J – Hatchback
  • K – CUV?
  • L – Long Wheel Base Sedan
  • M – Minispace
  • U – Crossover/CUV (5 seater)
  • Y – SUV/Truck (7 seater)


4th position is the Brand:

  • B – Buick
  • C – Chevrolet
  • G – GMC
  • H – Holden
  • L – Cadillac
  • M – Citroën (partnership between GM & PSA)
  • O – Opel/Vauxhall


5th position is an optional qualifier: for example the Sales market area:

  • S – sales market China
  • N – sales market North-America
  • I – electric/hybrid


For example, E2UB-N is the Crossover Buick for the North-American market in the second generation of the Epsilon platform.

Historical applications

As of April 2020, GM has produced cars, trucks, and SUVs of multiple different sizes on 107 different platforms: 55 of these with Latin letters, 12 with English spellings of Greek letters, and 40 others. Also, 64 of these platforms are inherently RWD, while the rest are primarily FWD. Furthermore, 50 of these have four-wheel drive variants as well.

Latin-letter platforms

Example Image Name Layout Introduced Ended Vehicles Underpinned Notes
File:Chevrolet Panel Truck 1957 6170858.jpg

1957 Chevrolet Task Force

A I RWD 1923 1959 The first use of a shared platform by GM.
File:1965 Acadian Beaumont Convertible (2482185208).jpg

1965 GM Beaumont

A II RWD 1962 1969 The successor to the A I platform.
File:Flickr - Hugo90 - 1971-72 GMC Sprint (1).jpg

1972 GMC Sprint

A III RWD 1968 1972
  • 1968 - 1972 Buick Skylark
  • 1968 - 1972 Buick Sport Wagon
  • 1968 - 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle
  • 1968 - 1972 Chevrolet El Camino
  • 1968 - 1972 Oldsmobile 442
  • 1968 - 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  • 1968 - 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
  • 1968 - 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser
  • 1968 - 1972 Pontiac GTO
  • 1968 - 1970 Pontiac Tempest
  • 1968 - 1972 Pontiac LeMans
  • 1970 - 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
  • 1971 - 1972 GMC Sprint
The successor to the A II platform.
File:1973 Buick Century Gran Sport Stage I, front right (Greenwich 2018).jpg

1973 Buick Century

A IV RWD 1973 1977
  • 1973 - 1977 Buick Century
  • 1973 - 1977 Buick Regal
  • 1973 - 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle
  • 1973 - 1977 Chevrolet El Camino
  • 1973 - 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
  • 1973 - 1977 GMC Sprint
  • 1973 - 1977 Oldsmobile 442
  • 1973 - 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  • 1973 - 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
  • 1973 - 1975 Pontiac Grand Am
  • 1973 - 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix
  • 1973 - 1977 Pontiac LeMans
  • 1977 - 1977 Pontiac Can Am
The successor to the A III platform.
File:1980 Chevrolet Malibu wagon front -- 10-21-2010.jpg

1980 Chevrolet Malibu

A V RWD 1978 1981
  • 1978 - 1980 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
  • 1978 - 1981 GMC Caballero
  • 1978 - 1981 Buick Century
  • 1978 - 1981 Buick Regal
  • 1978 - 1981 Chevrolet El Camino
  • 1978 - 1981 Chevrolet Malibu
  • 1978 - 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
  • 1978 - 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  • 1978 - 1981 Pontiac LeMans
  • 1978 - 1981 Pontiac Grand Prix
  • 1978 - 1981 Pontiac Grand Am
The successor to the A IV platform.
1996 Oldsmobile Ciera.jpg

1996 Oldsmobile Ciera

A VI FWD 1982 1996 The successor to the A V platform.
File:1930 Marquette Model 34 sports roadster (6992080860).jpg

1930 GM Marquette

B I RWD 1926 1990 The single longest-produced GM platform to date.
Buick-Roadmaster-Sedan.jpg

1993 Buick Roadmaster

B II RWD 1991 1996
  • 1991 - 1996 Buick Roadmaster
  • 1991 - 1996 Chevrolet Caprice
  • 1994 - 1996 Chevrolet Impala
The successor to the B I platform.
File:1959 Buick Electra Hardtop.jpg

1959 Buick Electra

C I RWD 1936 1984 All references to 1971-76 GM station wagons should be B1, not C1. Although the wheelbases on the wagons were longer than the sedans, the architecture matched that of B-body. Check the door inner bottom trim or the rear door cutline. The body letter became 2nd digit of the cowl tag about 1973 and the Buick Estate Wagon is mentioned as the 4BN35 and 4BN45 in the 1976 sales brochure. Electra sedan is 4CV39 in same brochure.
File:1989 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Touring Sedan.jpg

1989 Oldsmobile Touring Sedan

C II FWD 1985 1996 GM's first fullsize FWD platform.
File:1958 Cadillac Series 75 fl.jpg

1958 Cadillac Series 75

D I RWD 1936 1984 1975-76 Cadillac Series 75 became the Limousine and Nine-Passenger Sedan (w/o glass partition) in literature.
File:Cadillac-Brougham.jpg

1990 Cadillac Brougham

D II RWD 1985 1996
  • 1985 - 1986 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
  • 1987 - 1992 Cadillac Brougham
  • 1993 - 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood
  • 1985 - 1996 Cadillac Commercial Chassis
The successor to the C I platform.
File:'67 Oldsmobile Toronado (Auto classique St-Bruno-De-Montarville VAQ '13).JPG

1967 Oldsmobile Toronado

E FWD 1963 2002 The first post-WWII FWD cars in the United States.

An extended 6-wheel variant of this platform was used for the GMC Motorhome.

File:1969 Pontiac Firebird convertible (12404304654).jpg

1969 Pontiac Firebird

F I RWD 1967 1969
File:Chevrolet Camaro BW 2017-07-16 12-52-32.jpg

1974 Chevrolet Camaro

F II RWD 1970 1981
  • 1970 - 1981 Chevrolet Camaro
  • 1970 - 1981 Pontiac Firebird
The successor to the F I platform.
File:1989 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA Turbo t-top 20th anniv Indy Pace Car.jpg

1989 Pontiac Firebird

F III RWD 1982 1992
  • 1982 - 1992 Chevrolet Camaro
  • 1982 - 1992 Pontiac Firebird
The successor to the F II platform.
File:2000 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 (37192402240).jpg

2000 Chevrolet Camaro

F IV RWD 1993 2002
  • 1993 - 2002 Chevrolet Camaro
  • 1993 - 2002 Pontiac Firebird
The successor to the F III platform.
File:1987 Buick Grand National (14872754372).jpg

1987 Buick Regal

G I RWD 1969 1988
  • 1978 - 1987 Buick Regal
  • 1978 - 1987 Chevrolet El Camino
  • 1978 - 1983 Chevrolet Malibu
  • 1982 - 1987 GMC Caballero
  • 1978 - 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
  • 1978 - 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  • 1978 - 1986 Pontiac Bonneville
  • 1978 - 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix
  • 1981 - 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Indirect successor to the A II platform.
2003 Pontiac Bonneville.jpg

2003 Pontiac Bonneville

G II FWD 1995 2005
  • 1995 - 1999 Buick Riviera
  • 1995 - 2003 Oldsmobile Aurora
  • 1997 - 2005 Buick Park Avenue
  • 1998 - 2004 Cadillac Seville
  • 2000 - 2005 Buick LeSabre
  • 2000 - 2005 Pontiac Bonneville
  • 2000 - 2005 Cadillac Deville
The consolidated successor to the G I, C II, H II, and K II platforms.
File:Buick-Lucerne.jpg

2006 Buick Lucerne

G III FWD 2006 2011 The successor to the G II platform.
File:1973 Pontiac Astre.jpg

1973 Pontiac Astre

H I RWD 1971 1980 Successor to the Y I platform.
File:Pontiac Bonneville 1998.jpg

1998 Pontiac Bonneville

H II FWD 1986 1999
  • 1986 - 1999 Buick LeSabre
  • 1986 - 1999 Oldsmobile 88
  • 1987 - 1999 Pontiac Bonneville
Indirect successor to the G I platform.
File:Cadillac Cimarron 1 -- 07-01-2009.jpg

1985 Cadillac Cimarron

J FWD 1981 2005 The successor to the H I platform.
File:1977 Cadillac Seville (14812428212).jpg

1977 Cadillac Seville

K I RWD 1975 1979
  • 1975 - 1979 Cadillac Seville
Used solely for the Seville.
File:1996 Cadillac DeVille (2).jpg

1996 Cadillac Deville

K II FWD 1980 1999
  • 1980 - 1997 Cadillac Seville
  • 1994 - 1999 Cadillac Deville
The successor to the K I platform.
File:Chevrolet Beretta GT 2.8 1989 (11558970975).jpg

1989 Chevrolet Beretta

L FWD 1987 1996 The successor to the X II platform.
File:Chevrolet Astro 1988 (16097028627).jpg

1988 Chevrolet Astro

M RWD/AWD 1985 2005 Mechanically unrelated to the FWD M platform, which was sold to Suzuki before production.
File:1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Int'l Series (2d).jpg

1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais

N I FWD 1984 1991
File:1992-1995 Buick Skylark sedan -- 03-03-2010.jpg

1994 Buick Skylark

N II FWD 1992 1998 The successor to the N I platform.
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2001 Chevrolet Malibu

N III FWD 1999 2005
  • 1997 - 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  • 1997 - 2003 Chevrolet Malibu
  • 1999 - 2005 Pontiac Grand Am
  • 1999 - 2004 Oldsmobile Alero
  • 2004 - 2005 Chevrolet Classic
The consolidated successor to the A VI, L, and N II platforms.

Also called the P-90 and GMX130 platforms.

File:1987PontiacFieroGT.jpg

1987 Pontiac Fiero

P I mid-engine,

RWD

1983 1988 Used solely for the Fiero.

The only mid-engined platform from GM until that of the 2020 Corvette.[17]

File:General Motors EV1 front-left 2016 Shanghai Auto Museum.jpg

1996 General Motors EV1

P II FWD 1996 2003 Used solely for the EV1.

Also called the BEV1 platform retroactively since the introduction of the BEV2 platform in 2016.

'93 Asuna Sunfire.JPG

1993 Asüna Sunfire

R FWD/AWD 1985 1993 An indirect successor to the T I platform.
1989-1991 Holden Nova (LE) SLX hatchback (2011-11-08).jpg

1990 Holden Nova

S I FWD 1987 2006 Produced by NUMMI and UAAI, joint ventures between GM and Toyota.
File:'95-'97 Geo Prizm.jpg

1996 Geo Prizm

S II FWD/AWD 1991 2002 Produced by NUMMI and UAAI, joint ventures between GM and Toyota.

The successor to the S I platform.

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1999 Chevrolet Prizm

S III FWD/AWD 1995 2002 Produced by NUMMI, a joint venture between GM and Toyota.

The successor to the S II platform.

File:Vibe 07-26-2019 1.jpg

2006 Pontiac Vibe

S IV FWD/AWD 2000 2017 Produced by NUMMI, a joint venture between GM and Toyota.

The successor to the S III platform.

File:2009 Pontiac Vibe--DC.jpg

2009 Pontiac Vibe

S V** FWD/AWD 20076 present
  • 2006–present Toyota Corolla*
  • 2009 - 2014 Toyota Matrix*
  • 2009 - 2010 Pontiac Vibe
Produced by NUMMI, a joint venture between GM and Toyota.

The successor to the S IV platform.

File:1978-1980 Holden Gemini (TD) station wagon (15628509598).jpg

1978 Holden Gemini

T I RWD 1973 1995 The last RWD compact platform to be produced by GM.
File:Asuna GT.jpg

1993 Asüna SE

T II FWD 1979 2012 The successor to the T I, this platform was the first in a continuing series of small FWD GM platforms.
File:Chevrolet Lumina APV 1990 (26024172636).jpg

1990 Chevrolet Lumina APV

U I FWD 1989 1996 Also called the GMT 199 platform.
File:Vauxhall Sintra CD Front.jpg

1997 Vauxhall Sintra

U II FWD/AWD 1996 2005 Also called the GMT 200 platform,.
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2007 Saturn Relay

U III FWD/AWD 2001 2010 Also called the GMT 201 platform and the GMT 250 platform.
File:Opel Rekord C 2 dr ca 1968.jpg

1968 Opel Rekord

V I RWD 1966 2007 Indirect successor to the B I platform.

Also used for the Buick XP2000 concept car.

File:Cadillac Allante 1991 (29367325284).jpg

1991 Cadillac Allanté

V II FWD 1987 1993 Short-wheelbase variant of the E platform.
File:Cutlass Supreme 1 06-29-2019.jpg

1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

W I FWD 1988 2001
  • 1988 - 1996 Buick Regal
  • 1988 - 1997 Oldsmobile Cutass Supreme
  • 1988 - 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix
  • 1990 - 2001 Chevrolet Lumina
  • 1995 - 1999 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
2000-2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo -- 10-19-2011.jpg

2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

W II FWD 1997 2005
  • 1997 - 2004 Buick Regal
  • 1997 - 2005 Buick Century
  • 1997 - 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix
  • 1998 - 2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue
  • 2000 - 2005 Chevrolet Impala
  • 2000 - 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
The successor to the W I platform.
File:Pontiac Grand Prix GXP .jpg

2007 Pontiac Grand Prix

W III FWD 2004 2016
  • 2004 - 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix
  • 2005 - 2009 Buick LaCrosse
  • 2005 - 2009 Buick Allure
  • 2006 - 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
  • 2006 - 2016 Chevrolet Impala
The successor to the W II platform.
File:1973 Buick Apollo (29690093922).jpg

1973 Buick Apollo

X I RWD 1961 1979
'80-'84 Pontiac Phoenix 5-Door.jpg

1980 Pontiac Phoenix

X II FWD 1979 1985
  • 1980 - 1985 Buick Skylark
  • 1980 - 1985 Chevrolet CItation
  • 1980 - 1984 Oldsmobile Omega
  • 1980 - 1984 Pontiac Phoenix
The successor to the X I platform.
File:1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire (29729987808).jpg

1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire

Y I RWD 1960 1964
File:Cadillac XLR front 20080409.jpg

2008 Cadillac XLR

Y II RWD 1984 2019 Indirect successor to the Y I platform.
File:1966 Corvair Corsa front 3q 2009 Liftarn ASmod.jpg

1966 Chevrolet Corvair

Z I rear-engine,

RWD

1960 1969 The only rear-engined platform GM has produced, used solely for the Corvair.
File:96-99 Saturn SW2.jpg

1999 Saturn SW

Z II FWD 1991 2002 Not a direct successor to the Z I platform, sharing the name only.

Others

Example Image Name Layout Introduced Ended Vehicles Underpinned Notes
File:2003-04 Saturn Ion Coupe.jpg

2004 Saturn Ion

Delta I FWD 2003 2014 The consolidated successor to the J, R, T II, and Z II platforms.

Also called the GMT 001 platform for the HHR.

File:2014 Vauxhall Ampera Positiv CVT 1.4 Front.jpg

2014 Vauxhall Ampera

Delta II FWD/AWD 2008 2019 The successor to the Delta I platform.
Cadillac BLS front.JPG

2008 Cadillac BLS

Epsilon I FWD/AWD 2002 2014 The consolidated successor to the G III, N III, GM2900, W, and Zeta platforms.

Also used for the Saab PhoeniX and Opel Signum2 concept cars

File:Roewe 950 China 2014-04-14.jpg

2014 Roewe 950

Epsilon II** FWD/AWD 2008 2019 The successor to the Epsilon I platform.

Also used for the Buick Riviera and Opel GTC concept cars.

File:1991 Holden Calibra (YE) coupe (17074961279).jpg

1991 Holden Calibra

GM2900 FWD 1988 2016 An indirect successor to the J platform.
File:Chevrolet Montana 1.8 Sport 2011 (5690360745).jpg

2011 Chevrolet Montana

GM4200 FWD 1982 2021 Successor to the Suzuki M platform.
File:Asuna Sunrunner (4832432671).jpg

1992 Asüna Sunrunner

GMT 190 RWD/AWD 1989 2016 Name retroactively applied in 2002 with the introduction of the GMT 191, GMT 192, and GMT 193 platforms.
File:GMC Envoy XUV.jpg

2004 GMC Envoy XUV

GMT 305 RWD/AWD 2004 2005 Produced solely for the Envoy XUV.
Black GT big.jpg

1991 GMC Sonoma

GMT 325 RWD/AWD 1981 2012 Mechanically very similar to the GMT 330 platform.

Name retroactively applied in 1988 with the introduction of the GMT 400 platform.

1998-01 Oldsmobile Bravada.jpg

1998 Oldsmobile Bravada

GMT 330 RWD/AWD 1981 2005 Mechanically very similar to the GMT 325 platform.

Name retroactively applied 1988 with the introduction of the GMT 400 platform.

File:Hummer-H3.jpg

2006 Hummer H3

GMT 345 RWD/AWD 2005 2010 Produced solely for the H3.

Also used for the Hummer HX concept car.

Mechanically very similar to the GMT 745 platform.

File:Great Wall Socool 2.2 MPi 2010 (45346115492).jpg

2010 Great Wall SoCool

GMT 355 RWD/AWD 2003 2012 The successor to the GMT 325 platform.
File:Buick Rainier -- 04-05-2011.jpg

2005 Buick Rainier

GMT 360 RWD/AWD 2001 2009 The successor to the GMT 330 platform.
File:2006 Chevrolet SSR (20037468609).jpg

2006 Chevrolet SSR

GMT 368 RWD 2002 2006 Short-wheelbase variant of the GMT 360 platform, produced solely for the SSR.
File:Isuzu Ascender 7passenger.jpg

2007 Isuzu Ascender EXT

GMT 370 RWD/AWD 2002 2007
  • 2002 - 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT
  • 2002 - 2006 GMC Envoy XL
  • 2003 - 2007 Isuzu Ascender EXT
Long-wheelbase variant of the GMT 360 platform.
File:Chevrolet 1500 Silverado 1993 (16291816097).jpg

1993 Chevrolet C/K

GMT 400 RWD/AWD 1988 2000 Mechanically very similar to the GMT 480 platform.
File:Chevrolet-Suburban-GMT400.jpg

1995 Chevrolet Suburban

GMT 410 RWD/AWD 1992 1999
  • 1992 - 1999 Chevrolet Suburban
Mechanically very similar to the GMT 425 platform.
File:1990 Chevrolet K5 Blazer (Helsinki, Finland).jpg

1992 Chevrolet K5 Blazer

GMT 415 RWD/AWD 1992 1994 Mechanically very similar to the GMT 420 and GMT 430 platforms.
Chevrolet Tahoe 2-door.jpg

1997 Chevrolet Tahoe

GMT 420 RWD/AWD 1995 2000
  • 1995 - 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe
Mechanically very similar to the GMT 430 and GMT 415 platforms.
GMC Suburban GMT400.jpg

1998 GMC Suburban

GMT 425 RWD/AWD 1992 1999 Mechanically very similar to the GMT 410 platform.
File:GMC Yukon 1996 (15429484221).jpg

1996 GMC Yukon

GMT 430 RWD/AWD 1992 2000
  • 1992 - 2000 GMC Yukon
Mechanically very similar to the GMT 420 and GMT 415 platforms.
File:Chevrolet cheyenne 3500 hd observe.jpg

2002 Chevrolet Chassis Cab

GMT 435 RWD/AWD 1999 2000 Short-wheelbase derivative of the GMT 455 platform.
File:1992 Chevrolet C-2500 ambulance (5350467478).jpg

1992 Chevrolet Chassis Cab

GMT 455 RWD/AWD 1991 2002 Mechanically very similar to the GMT 435 platform.
File:GMC-CK.jpg

1993 GMC Sierra 2500

GMT 480 RWD/AWD 1988 2000
  • 1988 - 2000 GMC Sierra
Mechanically very similar to the GMT 400 platform.
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1997 Chevrolet Kodiak

GMT 530 RWD/AWD 1990 2008 The first solely medium-duty GM truck platform.
File:GMC C5500 TopKick Towing (Sterling Ford).jpg

2009 GMC TopKick

GMT 560 RWD/AWD 2003 2018
  • 2003 - 2010 GMC TopKick
  • 2003 - 2010 Chevrolet Kodiak
  • 2003 - 2018 Isuzu H-Series
The successor to the GMT 530 platform.

The last solely medium-duty GM truck platform.

File:Chevrolet Express 1500 (43332356855).jpg

1999 Chevrolet Express

GMT 600 RWD 1995 2002 Mechanically very similar to its successor, the GMT 610 platform.
Hummer H3T NY.jpg

2009 Hummer H3T

GMT 745 RWD/AWD 2009 2010 Produced solely for the H3T, the pickup variant of the H3.

Mechanically very similar to the GMT 345 platform.

2002 GMC Sierra.jpg

2002 GMC Sierra

GMT 800 RWD/AWD 1999 2006
  • 1999 - 2006 Chevrolet Silverado
  • 1999 - 2006 GMC Sierra
The consolidated successor to the GMT 400 and GMT 480 platforms.
File:Chevrolet Avalanche Z71 2002 (34878263410).jpg

2002 Chevrolet Avalanche

GMT 805 RWD/AWD 2002 2006 Indirect successor to the GMT 455 platform.
File:Cadillac-Escalade-EXT.jpg

2005 Cadillac Escalade EXT

GMT 806 RWD/AWD 2002 2006 Indirect successor to the GMT 455 platform.
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2009 Hummer H2

GMT 820 RWD/AWD 2000 2009
  • 2000 - 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe
  • 2000 - 2006 GMC Yukon
  • 2002 - 2009 Hummer H2
  • 2002 - 2006 Cadillac Escalade
The successor to the GMT 415, GMT 420, and GMT 430 platforms.
File:Yukon XL.jpg

2001 GMC Yukon XL

GMT 830 RWD/AWD 2000 2006
  • 2000 - 2006 GMC Yukon XL
  • 2000 - 2006 Chevrolet Suburban
  • 2000 - 2006 Cadillac Escalade ESV
The successor to the GMT 410 and GMT 425 platforms.
File:Chevrolet Silverado HD 2005.jpg

2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

GMT 880 RWD/AWD 1999 2006
  • 1999 - 2006 GMC Sierra 2500
  • 1999 - 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
  • 1999 - 2006 GMC Sierra 3500
  • 1999 - 2006 Chevrolet SIlverado 3500
The consolidated successor to the GMT 435 and GMT 455 platforms.
File:'10 GMC Sierra 1500 Extended Cab (MIAS '10).jpg

2010 GMC Sierra

GMT 900 RWD/AWD 2007 2013
  • 2007 - 2013 GMC Sierra
  • 2007 - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado
The successor to the GMT 800 platform.
File:2012 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 -- NHTSA.jpg

2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500

GMT 910 RWD/AWD 2007 2013
  • 2007 - 2014 GMC Sierra 2500
  • 2007 - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
  • 2007 - 2014 GMC Sierra 3500
  • 2007 - 2014 Chevrolet SIlverado 3500
The successor to the GMT 880 platform.
File:GMC Yukon.jpg

2008 GMC Yukon

GMT 920 RWD/AWD 2007 2014
  • 2007 - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe
  • 2007 - 2014 Cadillac Escalade
  • 2007 - 2014 GMC Yukon
The successor to the GMT 820 platform.
File:07 Chevrolet Suburban.jpg

2007 Chevrolet Suburban

GMT 930 RWD/AWD 2007 2014
  • 2007 - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban
  • 2007 - 2014 Cadillac Escalade ESV
  • 2007 - 2014 GMC Yukon XL
The successor to the GMT 830 platform.
2007 Chevrolet Avalanche LS.jpg

2007 Chevrolet Avalanche

GMT 940 RWD/AWD 2006 2013
  • 2007 - 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche
  • 2007 - 2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT
The consolidated successor to the GMT 805 and GMT 806 platforms.
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2016 Cadillac Escalade ESV

GMT K2XX RWD/AWD 2013 2020
  • 2014 - 2020 GMC Sierra
  • 2014 - 2020 Chevrolet Silverado
  • 2015 - 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe
  • 2015 - 2020 Chevrolet Suburban
  • 2015 - 2020 Cadillac Escalade
  • 2015 - 2020 Cadillac Escalade ESV
  • 2015 - 2020 GMC Yukon
  • 2015 - 2020 GMC Yukon XL
The consolidated successor to the GMT 900, GMT 910, GMT 920, GMT 930, and GMT 940 platforms.
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2009 Saturn Sky

Kappa RWD 2006 2009 Indirect successor to the Y II platform.

Also used for the Saturn Curve concept car.

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2008 Buick Enclave

Lambda FWD/AWD 2006 2017
  • 2007 - 2010 Saturn Outlook
  • 2007 - 2016 GMC Acadia
  • 2008 - 2017 Buick Enclave
  • 2009 - 2017 Chevrolet Traverse
The successor to the U III platform's two crossovers, as well as the GMT 370 platform.

Also called the GMT 510 platform and the GMT 960 platform.

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2007 Alfa Romeo Brera

Premium FWD/AWD 2002 2003 Co-developed with Fiat-Chrysler (then just Fiat).

GM never produced any models on this platform, instead moving its models to the Epsilon II platform.

Also used for the Opel Insignia and Alfa Romeo Visconti concept cars.

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2012 Cadillac SLS

Sigma I RWD/AWD 2002 2013 Also called the GMT 265 platform for the SRX.
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2010 Cadillac CTS

Sigma II RWD/AWD 2008 2015
  • 2008 - 2015 Cadillac CTS
Produced solely for the CTS.
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2016 Chevrolet Equinox

Theta FWD/AWD 2002 2018 The successor to the GMT 360 platform.

Also used for the Chevrolet S3X and T2X concept cars.

Also called the GMT 191 platform for the Equinox, GMT 192 platform for the Torrent, and GMT 193 platform for the XL7.

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2012 Saab 9-4X

Theta Premium FWD/AWD 2010 2016
  • 2010 - 2016 Cadillac SRX
  • 2011 - 2012 Saab 9-4X
Luxury variant of the Theta platform.

Also called Theta-Epsilon since it shares components with the Epsilon II platform, as well as the GMT 267 platform.

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2015 Opel Corsa

SCCS** FWD/AWD 2005 2019 Co-developed with Fiat-Chrysler (then just Fiat).
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1987 Chevrolet Sprint

Suzuki M I FWD 1983 2004
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1988-1992 Suzuki Swift

Suzuki M II FWD 1988 2004 The successor to the Suzuki M I platform.
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1998 Chevrolet Metro

Suzuki M III FWD 1995 2016
  • 1995 - 2001 Pontiac Firefly
  • 1995 - 2001 Suzuki Swift*
  • 1995 - 1997 Geo Metro
  • 1998 - 2001 Chevrolet Metro
The successor to the Suzuki M II platform.
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2010 Daewoo Veritas

Zeta I RWD 2006 2017
  • 2006 - 2013 Holden Commodore
  • 2006 - 2010 Holden Statesman
  • 2006 - 2013 Holden Caprice
  • 2006 - 2013 Holden Ute
  • 2007 - 2011 Chevrolet Omega
  • 2007 - 2013 Vauxhall VXR8
  • 2007 - 2012 Buick Park Avenue
  • 2007 - 2017 Chevrolet Caprice
  • 2008 - 2009 Pontiac G8
  • 2008 - 2012 Bitter Vero*
  • 2008 - 2010 Daewoo Veritas
  • 2010 - 2015 Chevrolet Camaro
  • 2011 - 2013 Chevrolet Lumina
Also called the Global RWD Architecture.

The consolidated successor to the B II, F IV, and V I platforms.

Also used for the Holden Coupe 60 concept car.

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2013 Holden Commodore

Zeta II RWD 2013 2017 Also called the Global RWD Architecture.

The successor to the Zeta I platform.


  • * These vehicles were/are not from GM brands, but rather were given license to a particular platform by GM, usually either from co-development or a platform nearing the end of its tenure.
  • ** These platforms have active models, but no active models from any GM brands, and are thus considered former platforms for this list.

Future platforms

In 2015 GM announced their intention to shift all of their vehicles (with the notable exception of the eighth-generation Corvette) to four platforms by 2025. The following are those platforms, including the already-launched VSS-F:

Vehicle Set Strategy
Name Layout Introduction Vehicles to be Underpinned Notes
VSS-F FWD/AWD 2019
  • 4th generation Buick GL8
  • 4th generation Buick LaCrosse
  • 7th generation Buick Regal
  • 3rd generation Buick Excelle
  • 3rd generation Buick Verano
  • 3rd generation Chevrolet Spark
  • 4th generation Chevrolet Sail
  • 2nd generation Chevrolet Sonic
  • 3rd generation Chevrolet Onix
  • 2nd generation Chevrolet Spin
  • 3rd generation Chevrolet Cobalt
  • 2nd generation Chevrolet Montana
  • 3rd generation Chevrolet Prisma
  • 3rd generation Chevrolet Cruze
  • 5th generation Chevrolet Cavalier
  • 10th generation Chevrolet Malibu
The eventual consolidated successor to the Gamma II, G2XX, E2XX, D2XX, P2XX, PATAC K, U IV, GM4200, and GEM platforms.

Slated to underpin all FWD GM cars plus subcompact crossovers by 2025.[16]

VSS-R RWD/AWD 2023
  • 7th generation Chevrolet Camaro
  • 2nd generation Cadillac CT4
  • 2nd generation Cadillac CT5
  • 2nd generation Cadillac CT6
The eventual consolidated successor to the Alpha and Omega platforms.

Slated to underpin all RWD GM vehicles by 2025.

VSS-T RWD/AWD 2025
  • 3rd generation Chevrolet Colorado
  • 3rd generation GMC Canyon
  • 4th generation Chevrolet Silverado
  • 5th generation GMC Sierra
  • 6th generation Cadillac Escalade
  • 13th generation Chevrolet Suburban
  • 6th generation Chevrolet Tahoe
  • 2nd generation Chevrolet Express
  • 2nd generation GMC Savana
  • 6th generation GMC Yukon
  • 6th generation GMC Yukon XL
The eventual consolidated successor to the GMT platforms.

Slated to underpin all GM body-on-frame SUVs and trucks by 2025.

VSS-S FWD/AWD 2024
  • 2nd generation Cadillac XT5
  • 2nd generation Cadillac XT6
  • 3rd generation Buick Enclave
  • 4th generation Chevrolet Blazer
  • 3rd generation GMC Acadia
  • 3rd generation Chevrolet Traverse
  • 2nd generation Cadillac XT4
  • 3rd generation GMC Terrain
  • 2nd generation Buick Envision
  • 4th generation Chevrolet Equinox
The eventual consolidated successor to the D2XX and C1XX platforms.

Slated to underpin all GM crossovers (excluding those on VSS-F) by 2025.

It is currently unknown whether GEM or a similar low-cost platform will be continued in some form as a subset of VSS.

EV platforms

Electric vehicle platforms are the only other exception to the forthcoming VSS consolidation.

BT1XX

BT1XX, standing for first generation battery-electric truck, is an upcoming electric body-on-frame truck and SUV platform derived from the GMT T1XX platform with RWD and AWD capabilities.[18] It is currently only slated to underpin the 2021 GMC Hummer, though it has not been clarified as to whether it is the only model for which the platform is to be used.[19] Speculation, however, as of May 2021, is that the all-electric Chevrolet Silverado will use this platform is it's been said that the all-electric Silverado will be built alongside the new GMC Hummer EV.

BEV3

BEV3, standing for Battery Electric Vehicle 3 and also known as Ultium, is to be the replacement for the current BEV2 platform.[20] Little is known about the nature of this platform, though it has been confirmed that it will underpin, among other models, a future Cadillac crossover.[21]

See also

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