This List of GM platforms contains automobile platform used both at present and

historically by General Motors.

Originally, GM used a Latin alphabet letter scheme to name its platforms, which
were aimed at vehicle families in similar market niches. For example, the E
platform Oldsmobile Toronado personal luxury coupe was redesigned significantly
through four generations from 1966 through 1992, but retained the same letter
designation throughout that time. During that span the vehicle grew from its
original 211" as large as 220" then shrank to 188", and shifted from traditional
body-on-frame construction to unibody, with the platform changing but not its
designation.

In some cases an entirely new platform was developed but given the name of an
existing one for marketing reasons, with the original being assigned a new
designation. For example, in 1982, a ground-up front-wheel drive GM A platform
(1982) was designed, with former rear-wheel drive GM A platform (1936) vehicles
shifted over to it. However, the original A platform rear-wheel drive architecture
remained in production, re-designated as the GM G platform. In certain instances,
GM has used varied letter designations for similar products. The recent front-wheel
drive G, H, and K architectures are reported to be closely related, but GM has
given different letter designations based upon the model produced upon the
architecture.

In modern General Motors parlance, each platform is referred to as an architecture.

Beginning in the 2000s, GM instituted a naming scheme for its global automotive
architectures using the English-language names of letters of the Greek alphabet,
for example, "Alpha." Despite this change in naming convention, many vehicles are
still produced on platforms using the older, Latin letter-designated naming scheme.
Often these are informally referred to by their letter name and the term "-body",
as in the GM "A-body".

For the Latin alphabet letter platforms, the architecture designation usually
corresponds to the 4th letter of the Vehicle Identification Number. GM used these
letter designations to identify service manuals, owner manuals, and other
publications. It is common for the automotive press to describe visually similar
car families based on their platform designation. (For example, the "X Cars".)

Contents
1 In production
1.1 Cars
1.2 Trucks and SUVs
2 Current and historical applications
2.1 Front wheel drive
2.2 Rear wheel drive
2.3 Others
3 External links
4 References
In production
Cars
GM 4200 - subcompact, FWD
Gamma - subcompact, FWD
GEM (Global Emerging Markets)[1] - subcompact/compact, FWD
Delta - compact, FWD
GM-PATAC K (China)[2] - compact/mid-size, FWD
Epsilon - midsize to fullsize, FWD
Alpha - compact to midsize, RWD and AWD
Omega - fullsize, RWD and AWD
Y - sports cars, RWD
Trucks and SUVs
GMT355 - mid-sized pickup truck, RWD and AWD
GMT K2XX - full-sized pickup truck and SUV, RWD and AWD
Lambda - crossover, FWD and AWD
Theta - crossover SUV, FWD and AWD
U - minivan, FWD