The General Motors K platform (commonly called the K-body) was the basis of the Cadillac Seville model over two entirely different automobile platforms. General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... The Cadillac Seville was a mid-size luxury sedan manufactured by General Motors Cadillac division from 1975 to 2004. ... An automobile platform is a shared set of components common to a number of different automobiles. ...

The rear-wheel drive K platform was based on the X-body Chevrolet Nova and shared components with the F-bodies of the 1970s. It used a stretched 114.3 in wheelbase, a simple front double A-arm suspension with a solid axle and leaf springs in the rear. It was the basis of the successful Cadillac Seville of that era. The platform used unibody construction with a front subframe assembly, a design which first appeared in 1967 on the first F-body Chevrolet Camaro. Rear-wheel drive (or RWD for short) was a common engine/transmission layout used in automobiles throughout the 20th century. ... There have been two X-body automobile platforms from General Motors. ... The Chevrolet Nova or Chevy II was an American compact car introduced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors in 1962. ... The F platform, or F-body, was General Motors less-expensive rear wheel drive automobile platform from the 1967 until 2002. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Solid axle and Panhard rod on a 2002 Mazda MPV A live-axle (also called solid-axle, beam, or dead-axle) suspension is an automobile suspension that uses a single-piece axle to connect the front or rear wheels, side-to-side. ... A leaf spring is a simple form of spring, commonly used for the suspension in wheeled vehicles. ... The Cadillac Seville was a mid-size luxury sedan manufactured by General Motors Cadillac division from 1975 to 2004. ... Monocoque (French for single shell) or unibody is a construction technique that uses the external skin of an object to support some or most of the load on the structure. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The F platform, or F-body, was General Motors less-expensive rear wheel drive automobile platform from the 1967 until 2002. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Chevrolet Camaro The Chevrolet Camaro was introduced in North America by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors at the start of the 1967 model year as competition for the Ford Mustang. ...