In terms of automaking, the idea of using the same basic bones to underpin multiple car models — known as platform sharing — has been around a long time. There's a good reason for that, too: It can ...

GM's intermediate-sized A-body platform formed the basis for some of the most well-loved models of the 1960s and 1970s, including some of the classics of the muscle car era. Its legendary run lasted ...

Please forgive us if any of this sounds familiar: The General Motors intermediate A-body platform built between 1964 and 1972 was pivotal in spawning the muscle car movement of the 1960s. While ...

General Motors' large umbrella already encompassed quite a few brands by the 1980s, when the automaker decided it was time to build a new "world car" — a platform that could be used across multiple ...

The 1970 Barracuda was a completely different car from the previous model years, leaving the A-body platform in favor of the dedicated all-new E-body setup. The Plymouth pony car kept this body style ...

The year 1973 marked a turning point for the American automotive industry, after which things would never be the same. Starting in October of that year, OPEC began tightening oil exports to the United ...

The automaker is planning to sell the current unibody Pathfinder alongside a body-on-frame model by the same name.