GM-J platform
The automobile platform, known internally at General Motors as J-Car or J-Body , was designed for vehicles with a self-supporting body , transversely installed front engine and front-wheel drive . This platform was developed from 1977 and replaced the GM H platform. The best-known vehicle built on it in Europe is the Opel Ascona C / Vauxhall Cavalier Mk. II. The four-door J-Cars were mostly characterized by the curvature of the rear side windows.
Models based on the J platform
- Australia : Holden Camira
- Brazil : Chevrolet Monza , identical to the Opel Ascona C , also a three-door hatchback coupé.
- Germany : Opel Ascona C
- Great Britain : Vauxhall Cavalier Mk. II, identical in construction to the Opel Ascona C , also a station wagon, the rear of which comes from the Holden Camira .
- Japan : Isuzu Aska
- South Korea : Daewoo Espero , has a J-Car-atypical body designed by Bertone .
- USA : Buick Skyhawk , Cadillac Cimarron , Chevrolet Cavalier , Oldsmobile Firenza , Pontiac 2000 , Pontiac Sunbird
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Vauxhall Cavalier Mk. II
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