Engineering:GM Gamma platform

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GM Gamma platform
2012 Chevrolet Sonic 2LT -- 11-10-2011.jpg
Chevrolet Aveo/Sonic, example of subcompact car based on the Gamma platform
Overview
ManufacturerGeneral Motors
Also calledGM4300 platform
Production2000–present
Body and chassis
ClassSubcompact (B)
LayoutTransverse front-engine, front-wheel drive/all-wheel drive
Chronology
PredecessorGM4200 platform

Gamma is General Motors' global subcompact front-wheel drive automobile platform, first used in the 2000 Opel Corsa C.

Gamma / GM4300

The first version of the platform was issued in autumn 2000 with the introduction of Opel Corsa C and was a development of the earlier GM4200 platform used in previous Corsa models, developed by Opel in Germany. The wheelbase was enlarged to 2,491 mm (98.1 in) from 2,465 mm (97.0 in) on the GM4200.

Vehicles based on this platform:

  • Opel Corsa C

  • Vauxhall Corsa

  • Chevrolet Corsa

  • Holden Barina

  • Opel Combo C

  • Vauxhall Combo

  • Opel Meriva A

  • Opel Meriva OPC

  • Vauxhall Meriva

  • Chevrolet Meriva

  • Chevrolet Montana

  • Opel Tigra TwinTop

  • Holden Tigra

  • Vauxhall Tigra

Gamma II

2017 Chevrolet Trax, subcompact crossover SUV based on the new Gamma platform

GM Korea has taken responsibility for future development of GM's GSV (Global Small Vehicle) architecture.[1][2] This architecture will eventually be used for all small vehicles from GM, as a true global small car platform.[3] While the original Gamma was developed by Opel, the Gamma II platform is under the leadership of GM Korea (formally GM Daewoo).[4]

The vehicles will be assembled at factories in the United States , Indonesia, Ecuador, Brazil , Germany , Colombia, Spain , India , South Korea , Mexico, Thailand, Venezuela, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, China and Russia .

Current and announced vehicles based on Gamma II (GSV) platform:

  • Chevrolet Beat/Chevrolet Spark GT

  • Chevrolet Beat NB

  • Chevrolet Spark

  • Chevrolet Spark EV

  • Holden Barina Spark

  • Daewoo Matiz Creative

  • Chevrolet Sail

  • Chevrolet Sonic

  • Chevrolet Sonic Hatchback

  • Chevrolet Aveo (China)

  • Chevrolet Aveo5 (China)

  • Holden Barina

  • Chevrolet Cobalt

  • Ravon R4

  • Chevrolet Onix

  • Chevrolet Prisma

  • Chevrolet Spin

  • Chevrolet Trax/Chevrolet Tracker

  • Holden Trax

  • Opel Mokka X

  • Vauxhall Mokka X

  • Buick Encore

  • Opel Karl

  • Vauxhall Viva

  • Vauxhall Viva Rocks

  • VinFast Fadil

  • Chevrolet Spark

  • Holden Spark

Gamma II concept vehicles:

References

  1. ↑ "GM Daewoo wins job to develop platform for Aveo, other small cars for GM worldwide". AutoWeek. http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051129/FREE/511290701. 
  2. ↑ "Small GM Cars go Global". AutoWeek. http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061113/FREE/61113003/1024/LATESTNEWS. 
  3. ↑ "Paris auto show review". http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CA&Date=20121005&Category=PARIS_AUTO_SHOW&ArtNo=100509999&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=2#axzz2rr3HTx89. 
  4. ↑ "GM Inside News". http://www.gminsidenews.com/index.php?page=platform_guide. 
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.auto-china.cn/news_view.asp?id=69504. 
  6. ↑ http://www.autoevolution.com/cars/chevrolet-cobalt-2011.html#aeng_chevrolet-cobalt-2012-14-econoflex
  7. ↑ "Chevrolet Trax - A Mini SUV Based On The GM Gamma II Platform". Sports Today. 8 July 2013. http://sportstoday.us/cars_motorbikes/chevrolet-trax---a-mini-suv-based-on-the-gm-gamma-ii-platform.aspx. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/11/get-a-sneak-peak-at-the-2015-opel-karl-with-this-rendering/




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