GM J platform
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 Cavalier, which was released on March 21, 1981. The Cavalier was phased out at the end of 2005 in favor of the new Chevrolet Cobalt. The last surviving J-body car, the Mexico-built Pontiac Sunfire, will end production in June of 2005. There are three generations of J-body cars: 1983–1987, 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 Pontiac J2000 1982–1988 Cadillac Cimarron 1982–1988 Oldsmobile Firenza 1982–1989 Buick SkyHawk 1982–2005 Chevrolet Cavalier 1983 Pontiac 2000 1983–1984 Pontiac 2000 Sunbird 1985–1994 Pontiac Sunbird 1995–2005 Pontiac Sunfire International J-bodies include: 1981–1988 Opel Ascona C (Europe) 1981–1988 Vauxhall Cavalier (United Kingdom) 1982–1985 Isuzu Aska (Japan) 1982–1989 Holden Camira (Australia) 1982–1990 Chevrolet Monza (Brazil) 1996–2000 Toyota Cavalier (Japan) Daewoo Espero (Korea) Opel Monza (South Africa) External links http://www.j-body.org
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