The GM-PATAC K platform is a vehicle architecture designed to support compact and midsize vehicles from General Motors and its partners exclusively in China.
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| Names: | PATAC K platform, GM-PATAC K platform |
| Successor: | GM VSS-F |
| Type: | Unibody |
| Size: | compact, midsize |
| Supported vehicle type: | Car, MPV/van |
| Layout: | Front-Engine, FWD |
| Powerplant layout: | Transverse |
| Debut date: | 2015 |
| Vehicles (exclusive to Chinese market) | |
| Chevrolet: | Cavalier |
| Buick: | third-gen Excelle family, Buick GL6 |
| Cadillac: | none |
| GMC: | none |
The K platform was developed by GM-PATAC (Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center Co., Ltd) for use on compact and midsize Chinese-market vehicles.
A 50-50 joint venture between GM and SAIC, PATAC was founded on June 12, 1997. The organization provides automotive engineering services, including design, development, testing and validation. It has a full-scale vehicle and powertrain development capability and has developed vehicles like the Chevrolet Sail 3, Buick Excelle GT and GX, Buick GL6, and Buick GL8.
The GM-PATAC K platform supports three- and four-cylinder engines and manual, automatic, and dual-clutch transmissions.
The PATAC K platform underpins the following vehicles exclusively in the Chinese market.
Chevrolet
- 2015 and newer Chevrolet Cavalier sedan
Chevrolet Cavalier (China)
Buick
Buick GL6
- 2015 and newer Buick Excelle family, including:
- Excelle GT (sedan)
- Excelle GX (wagon)
- Buick GL6
Buick Excelle GT (white) and Excelle GX (grey)
GMC
- None
Cadillac
- None
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