The J platform, or J-body, was General Motors' inexpensive front wheel drive automobile platform from the 1980s and 1990s. The platform replaced the GM H platform. The first J-body car was the Cavalier, which was released on March 21, 1981. The Cavalier was phased out at the end of 2005 in favor of the new Chevrolet Cobalt. The last surviving J-body car, the Mexico-built Pontiac Sunfire, will end production in June of 2005. There are three generations of J-body cars: 1983–1987, 1988–1994, and 1995–2005.
The fourth character in the Vehicle Identification Number for a J-body car is "J".
Many vehicles used this platform including the following American nameplates:
International J-bodies include:
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