Aren’t these internal company project codes given prior to a real “name” being assigned? Back when I was in product development at GM, the P car later became the Fiero, but I always think of it as the P car.
They get referenced in the press by the internal project codes when designers speak too candidly. I doubt if there is a database of them though.
Well they are internal codes, but they are also known externally. Frequently customers will use either or both.
And sometimes the platform name is actually several models of cars being sold. The GMT 360 is both the TrailBlazer and the Envoy.
One of our customers refers to his programs by the platform name 050L, or DEW 98, etc. We typically call it by the external names, Toyota Camry and Lincoln LS.
Since I do not always have direct contact with that program’s customer, I was just wondering if there was an easy cross-reference instead of having to google each platform name.