GM U platform
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The U platform is a generic name for General Motors' minivan platform.
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[edit] 1990
The first U-body (platform) minivans arrived. Initially offered as the Chevrolet Lumina APV, Oldsmobile Silhouette, and Pontiac Trans Sport. Platform suspension components partially derived from the A-body (Chevrolet Celebrity).
[edit] 1997
The revised U platform minivans, also known as the GMT200, arrived in 1997. Cars that use this platform are the Chevrolet Venture, the Oldsmobile Silhouette, and the Pontiac Trans Sport Montana (which permanently dropped the Trans Sport name in 1999), as well as Opel/Vauxhall Sintra.
[edit] 2005
The U-body was updated once again - GM refers to this generation of minivans as "Crossover Sport Vans" (CSV). The CSVs are: Buick Terraza, Chevrolet Uplander, Pontiac Montana SV6, and the Saturn Relay. All 4 minivans are built at GM's plant in Doraville, Georgia.
[edit] 2007
The USPS has placed an order for 10,000 vans to be built at the Doraville plant. The vans are scheduled to be delivered by September 1st of 2007.
[edit] Future
GM will no longer make minivans, focusing on crossover SUVs using the Lambda platform. The Montana SV6 was discontinued in 2006, the Buick Terraza will be discontinued after 2007, the Saturn Relay will be discontinued in 2007, and the Chevrolet Uplander will be discontinued in 2008.
[edit] See also
Current GM platforms:
