To save money and market to many different individuals, a lot of automobile companies have ‘platform sharing’. For example, the Mazda 3, Volvo S40, and Ford Focus (all owned or partially owned by Ford Motor Company) all share the same platform. Also, you have the Mazda Tribute, Ford Escape, and Mercury Mariner. I already know that Wiki says this.
My Pontiac Sunfire shared a platform (the GM J platform) with the Chevrolet Cavalier. The new Dodge Chargers, Magnums, and Chrysler 300s share the Chrysler LX platform, and all three cars are built just around the corner from here in Brampton.
Is this a whoosh or a DRI?
I am for sure going to have to see a very good cite for a 911 and a Hummer sharing a platform.
It is possible that Porsche Cars AG did some engineering work for AM General during the development of the H1, this does not mean that they share a platform. Porsche and Lotus both do engineering consulting for other car companies. Porsche for example did some cylinder head flow work on the Volvo 960 engine back in the early 90’s.
Getting back to the OP all of the following share a platform
Volvo
S80
V70
S60
XC70
XC90
The platform is now also being used on
Ford
500
Freestyle
Mercury
Montego
What ever the hell they call their version of the Freestyle
One thing about the OP list on the S40. The S40/V50 only shares a platform with the Mazda 3 and the Focus C-Max which is a European only Focus. The Focus that is for sale in the US is a different platform.
I knew that because I have a 350Z, but lo and behold, Wikipedia has a page on shared platforms. All you need to know about BMW, Chrysler, Ford, GM, Mazda, Nissan, and VW platforms.
Most Peugeot and Citroen cars share the same platform . There was a news feature in the paper the other day saying that Fiat are to revive the classic “500” in conjunction with Ford. The Ford version will replace the “KA”
Yeah, and the smallest car in their ranges, the 107/C1 is also shared with Toyota as the Aygo.
There’s also a notable difference between platform sharing as in the Volkswagen group and badge engineering where there’s barely any difference between even the body work.
The VW Group shares many platforms across many of its companies. The VW Golf, Skoda Octavia and the Seat Leon have a common platform. The VW Passat shares its platform with the Skoda Superb. The VW Polo and Seat Ibiza share a common platform. I think the Audi A3 also shares the Golf platform, but I can’t be certain - Audi likes to keep its identity separate from VW.