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===GM A-platform ===
From 1982 until 1986, the [[front-wheel drive]] [[GM A platform (FWD)|A platform]] underpinned the [[Chevrolet Celebrity]], [[Cutlass Ciera]], [[Pontiac 6000]], and [[Buick Century]]. As part of their legacy, the A-bodies became enormously popular – as well as synonymous with one of GM's most transparent examples of [[badge engineering]]: they were simultaneously presented, almost indistinguishably, on the 22 August 1983 cover of [[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes magazine]] as examples of genericized uniformity, embarrassing the company and ultimately prompting GM to recommit to design leadership.<ref name="ref5">{{cite web |title=How a single magazine cover photo changed the course of auto design at GM in the Eighties |work=Hemmings |first=Daniel |last=Strohl |date=3 February 2021 |url= https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2021/02/03/how-a-single-magazine-cover-photo-changed-the-course-of-auto-design-at-gm-in-the-eighties}}</ref><ref name="forbes">{{cite web |title=Can't tell the Pontiacs from the Buicks? That's the problem |work=Automotive News |first=Amy |last=Wilson |date=14 September 2008 |url= https://www.autonews.com/article/20080914/OEM02/309149940/can-t-tell-the-pontiacs-from-the-buicks-that-s-a-problem}}</ref><ref name="curbside">{{cite web |title=1983 Fortune: Will Success Spoil General Motors |work=Curbside Classics |first=Paul |last=Niedermeyer |date=17 November 2012 |url= https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/1983-fortune-will-success-spoil-general-motors/}}</ref>