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GM Gamma platform
Chevrolet Aveo/Sonic, example of subcompact car based on the Gamma platform
Overview
ManufacturerGeneral Motors
Also calledGM4300 platform
Production1999–present
Body and chassis
ClassSubcompact (B)
LayoutTransverse front-engine, front-wheel drive/all-wheel drive
Chronology
PredecessorGM4200 platform
SuccessorGM VSS-F / GEM
CMP (for Opel/Vauxhall)

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

Gamma / GM4300

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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:

Gamma II

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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 (formerly 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:

Gamma II concept vehicles:

References

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  1. ^ "GM Daewoo wins job to develop platform for Aveo, other small cars for GM worldwide". AutoWeek. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2005.
  2. ^ "Small GM Cars go Global". AutoWeek. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2006.
  3. ^ "Paris auto show review". 30 May 2021.
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  5. ^ "汽车资讯网:SAIC and JVS mega plans for Chinese market". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  6. ^ "CHEVROLET Cobalt specs & photos - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021".
  7. ^ "Chevrolet Trax - A Mini SUV Based On The GM Gamma II Platform". Sports Today. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Get a Sneak Peak[sic] at the 2015 Opel Karl with This Rendering". 13 November 2014.