GM M platform

GM M platform

Infobox Automobile platform
name = M-body
aka =
manufacturer = General Motors/Suzuki
production = 1985—2001
assembly = Hamamatsu, Japan
Ingersoll, Ontario
predecessor =
successor =
class = Subcompact car
layout = FF layout
body_style = 2-door coupé
4-door sedan
4-door hatchback
engine = 1.0 L "G10" I3
transmission =
front_suspension =
rear_suspension =
wheelbase =
related =
vehicles =

The GM M platform was the designation used by General Motors for the platform that underpinned the second and third generation Suzuki Cultus and its offspring.

The preceding platform had been designed by Suzuki for their 1983 Cultus, and adopted by Chevrolet with the introduction of the Sprint.

The second and third generations of this platform, first appearing in 1989 and 1995 respectively, were designed at GM's Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, while the engines and drivetrains were designed by Suzuki. From 1985 through 1989, all models were imported from Suzuki's facilities in Japan. In 1990, all North American M-cars were produced at CAMI Automotive in Ingersoll, Ontario with the exception of convertible body styles and turbocharged models imported from Japan.

The following vehicles used this platform:
Suzuki Cultus Generation II, GM M platform:2= 2-dr convertible
3= 3-dr hatchback
4= 4-dr sedan
5= 5-dr hatchback
un = unknown
a. Manufactured at Magyar Suzuki
b. Imported to Colombia
c. Geo branded models in US after 1989, in Canada after 1992
d. MF, MH: only generations of 'Cultus-derived' Barina
e. Justy JMA/MS, manufactured at Magyar Suzuki
f. Manufactured at Paksuzuki

Suzuki Cultus Generation III, GM M platform:
3= 3-dr hatchback
4= 4-dr sedan

GM also used a different M platform for its rear-wheel drive minivans, the Chevrolet Astro and the GMC Safari.

ee also

* GM platforms


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