GM2900 platform

GM2900 platform
Overview
Manufacturer General Motors
Production 1988–2010
Body and chassis
Class Mid-size (C/D) platform
Chronology
Predecessor GM J platform (Europe)
Successor GM Epsilon platform

General Motors introduced the mid-size front-wheel drive GM2900 platform in 1988 with the introductions of the Opel Vectra A and the Vauxhall Cavalier Mk.3 for the 1989 model year. The platform was intended to replace both division's J-cars, the Opel Ascona C and the Vauxhall Cavalier Mk.2, although the platform eventually branched out to Holden, Chevrolet's Latin American branch, and even Saab and Saturn. The GM2900 platform was replaced by the Epsilon platform in 2003, although Saab continued to use the lengthened GM2902 platform for its 9-5 model until 2010, when it was switched to the Epsilon 2 platform. The tooling for the first generation Saab 9-5 was sold to BAIC and with help from Saab engineers they will develop new models for production in China, probably under the "Beijing" brand.[1]

Models

  1. Saab builds the last GM2902 9-5 SportCombi
  2. http://chinaautoweb.com/car-models/senova/?pid=11455
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