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The General Motors A platform (commonly called A-body) was a mid-size car
Mid-size car

A mid-size car is the North American and Australian term for an automobile with a size between that of a Compact car and a full-size car. In Europe, cars of a similar size are often referred to as large family cars, or executive cars....
 automobile platform
Automobile platform

An automobile platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of automobiles, often from different, but related marques....
. The A-bodies evolved from rear wheel drive compact cars to front wheel drive mid-size cars over the course of 32 years. The switch in drive layout in 1982 spawned the G-body
GM G platform (RWD)

The General Motors G platform was an automobile platform designation used for mid-sized rear wheel drive cars from 1982 to 1988. G-Bodies began production designated as GM A platform cars in 1978, but were redesignated to G when the GM A platform was introduced in 1982....
. In the end, every A-body car line was cancelled, but new nameplates on the GM W platform
GM W platform

The W-body is an automobile platform from General Motors which underpins mid-size cars with front-wheel drive. The platform, originally code named GM10, began in 1982 under Chairman Roger B....
 have taken their place.






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The General Motors A platform (commonly called A-body) was a mid-size car
Mid-size car

A mid-size car is the North American and Australian term for an automobile with a size between that of a Compact car and a full-size car. In Europe, cars of a similar size are often referred to as large family cars, or executive cars....
 automobile platform
Automobile platform

An automobile platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of automobiles, often from different, but related marques....
. The A-bodies evolved from rear wheel drive compact cars to front wheel drive mid-size cars over the course of 32 years. The switch in drive layout in 1982 spawned the G-body
GM G platform (RWD)

The General Motors G platform was an automobile platform designation used for mid-sized rear wheel drive cars from 1982 to 1988. G-Bodies began production designated as GM A platform cars in 1978, but were redesignated to G when the GM A platform was introduced in 1982....
. In the end, every A-body car line was cancelled, but new nameplates on the GM W platform
GM W platform

The W-body is an automobile platform from General Motors which underpins mid-size cars with front-wheel drive. The platform, originally code named GM10, began in 1982 under Chairman Roger B....
 have taken their place.
  • 1964–1981 GM A platform (RWD)
    GM A platform (RWD)

    The General Motors Corporation A platform was a rear wheel drive mid-size car automobile platform designation used from 1964 to 1981. In 1982, GM introduced a new front wheel drive GM A platform , and existing intermediate rear wheel drive products were redesignated as GM G platform ....
  • 1982–1996 GM A platform (FWD)
    GM A platform (FWD)

    The General Motors A platform was a mid-size car automobile platform designation used from 1982 to 1996. Previously the GM A platform designation had been used for rear wheel drive mid-sized cars....
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