GM-T platform (1973)

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The internally at General Motors ( GM ) as the "T-Car" or "T-Body" called automotive platform is designed for vehicles in the lower middle class with self-supporting body , front engine and rear-wheel drive designed. The best known in Germany built on their vehicle, the Opel Kadett C . It was GM's first attempt to develop a common basis for global sales for vehicle series in the lower middle class market segment, together with Isuzu Motors from Japan, and the GM subsidiary Opel . GM's European subsidiaries Vauxhall , Opel, and the Australian subsidiary Holden have already produced vehicles for their regional markets. There was no production of small cars in North America until the Chevrolet Vega came onto the market in 1971 , which at that time, like the Opel Manta B later, was built on the GM-H platform. The vehicles that were then known as “subcompacts”, i.e. lower middle class , were imported.

In 1979 the T platform was further developed to be front-wheel drive and replaced the previous concept at the production sites.

List of GM T-Cars with rear-wheel drive

Vehicle class ; (1) coupe ; (2) 2-door sedan (B11); (3) 3-door hatchback (B08); (4) 4-door sedan (B69); (5) 5-door hatchback ( hatchback ) (B68) (5.08 cm long wheelbase); (w) 3-door station wagon (B15); (t) Pick-up (v) Delivery van (B70) Delivery van with windows ( Panel Van ).

1978 Chevrolet Chevette

Concept vehicles

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 40 years of the Opel Kadett C - When Opel was still building world cars , focus from March 1, 2013