GM Gamma platform
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Gamma is General Motors' new subcompact front-wheel drive automobile platform.
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[edit] GM4300
The first version of the platform was issued in 2001 with the introducion of Corsa C and was a development of GM4200 platform. The architecture was developed by Opel in Germany and was based on the Opel Corsa.
Current vehicles based on this platform:
- 2001 Opel Corsa/Vauxhall Corsa
- 2001 Opel Combo
- 2002 Chevrolet Corsa
- 2004 Opel Tigra TwinTop
[edit] SCSS
A new version of the Gamma platform, dubbed SCCS (Small Common Components and Systems), was codeveloped since 2002 by a team of Fiat and Opel engineers located in Turin. The platform premiered with 2006 Fiat Grande Punto and is used in 2007 Corsa.
Even after the dissolution of the GM/Fiat partnership, both companies retain the rights to continue developing SCCS-derived models.
Vehicles based on SCCS platform:
- 2006 Fiat Grande Punto
- 2007 Opel/Vauxhall Corsa
- 2008 Alfa Romeo unnamed "Junior" coupe
[edit] Future
GM Daewoo will take responsibility for future development of the mini car platform, probably basing it on subcompact T-series platform used in Lanos and Kalos. GM intends this new Gamma to be a true global small car platform, with first models reportedly to arrive by 2009-2010.
The vehicles will be much more similar architecturally than the current versions, but will be assembled at factories in China, Germany, India, Korea, Mexico, Thailand, and Venezuela. A shorter version of the platform will spawn smaller cars like the Chevrolet Spark for the developing world, with assembly and sales in China, Colombia, India, Korea, Poland, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
[edit] See also
Current GM platforms:
- Gamma - subcompact FWD
- Delta - compact FWD
- Epsilon - midsize FWD
- Kappa - compact RWD
- W - midsize FWD
- Sigma - midsize RWD
- G/K - fullsize FWD
- Theta - crossover SUV AWD
- U - minivan FWD
- Lambda - minivan FWD/AWD
- Zeta - midsize/fullsize RWD
- Y - sports cars RWD
- GMT - trucks RWD
[edit] References
- GM Daewoo wins job to develop plaform for Aveo, other small cars for GM worldwide. AutoWeek. Retrieved on November 29, 2005.
- Small GM Cars go Global. AutoWeek. Retrieved on November 13, 2006.
