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The Holden Torana concept might provide a hint of the Alpha platform

After the UAW leadership sat down with regional and local leaders in Detroit on Friday to review the tentative agreement with GM, a list of future plant assignments was leaked. Part of the contract included commitments from GM to assign new work to sixteen assembly plants over the next few years. Several platforms that have been up in the air showed up on the list. One of the most important that has been the subject of some speculation recently is the Chevy Volt.

It had been thought that the Volt would be built in Lordstown, OH alongside the next-generation Cobalt, since it's derived from the same Delta platform. The plant list shows the Volt and a Delta-based vehicle called MPV7 (seven-seat MPV?) being built in Detroit at the Hamtramck plant after the Cadillac DTS is discontinued. It also lists 2010 as Volt's start date. Lordstown, meanwhile, is slated to get a Gamma plaform car in 2010 and an Alpha in 2011. Gamma is a small car platform that should be the basis for the next generation Opel Corsa, which is widely-expected to be offered in the US. - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER expected to spawn a smaller Cadillac below the CTS and possibly a replacement for the - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. It looks 2009-2012 is going to be an extremely busy time for GM engineers with a ton of new product.

Merc1

I don't know why GM didnt get cracking on a bunch of smaller RWD cars right after that Torana was first shown. I really like what GM is doing now, they're on the move and for the first time ever they're actually turning out some truly desireable products. A smaller Cadillac and Pontiac are no-brainers for this compat RWD platform. The next G6!

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monster

Initially Holden was developing the RWD platform right after the Torana was shown, but then GM stopped the development program after a year because it was reviewing its entire global product lineup. So now they have finally given the project the green light. Good move GM, about time.