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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 also the last J-body car, phased out at the end of 2004 in favor of the new Chevrolet Cobalt . There were three generations of J-body cars - 1983-1987, 1988-1994, and 1995-2004.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:
International J-bodies include:
- 1981-1988 Opel Ascona C (Europe)
- 1981-1988 Vauxhall CavalierThe Vauxhall Cavalier was a medium-sized family car, sold in the UK by Vauxhall Motors, the UK subsidiary of General Motors, in the 1970s through 1990s. 1976 Launched in 1975 as a 1976 model, the Cavalier was essentially a restyled version of the German O (United Kingdom)
- 1982-1985 Isuzu AskaThe Isuzu Aska was a medium-sized car produced by Isuzu. The Aska, released in 1983, was one of GM's J-Car' family of cars and was available as a sedan. Aska. (Japan)
- 1982-1989 Holden CamiraThe Holden Camira was a medium-sized family car produced by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. It was Holden's version of GM's 'J-Car' family of cars, which also included the Opel Ascona and the Vauxhall Cavalier. The first Camira, the J (Australia)
- 1982-1990 Chevrolet MonzaThe Chevrolet Monza was a rear wheel drive coupe and station wagon sold from 1975 through 1980. It replaced the Chevrolet Vega, with two years of overlap, and was based on the same GM H platform. Other 1975-1980 H-bodies are twins of the Monza: the Oldsmo (Brazil)
- 1996-2000 Toyota Cavalier (Japan)
- Daewoo Espero (Korea)
- Opel Monza (South Africa)
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