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The Chevrolet Cavalier was Chevrolet's version of the compact GM J platform. The Cavalier was one of the most popular cars in the United States and Canada from its introduction in early 1981 as a 1982 model. Even in the 2000s, it was GM's best selling car, trailing only the Camry, Accord, Civic, and Ford Taurus. [1]

The Cavalier was Chevrolet's entry-level car from 1989 to 1997 (1992 in Canada). The Cavalier is widely cited as the most successful of Chevrolet's long line of cars aimed at combatting the influx of compact imported vehicles, starting with the controversial Corvair, the troubled Vega, the subcompact Chevette, with the Cavalier leading up to current Cobalt. The Chevrolet Vega defined the subcompact class, before being replaced by both the niche-market Monza coupe and Chevette rear wheel drive entry level sedans. [2] After the exit of the Vega, the Monza and Chevette would do little to expand Chevrolet's share of small cars, but the arrival of the Cavalier would change this.

The FWD Generation

The rear-drive layout of the Chevette and Monza / Vega was dated. All of the Big 3 would develop Front-wheel drive compacts modeled after the Volkwagen Rabbit which was America's first widely accepted front-drive import compact. The Ford Escort was a rough translation of a European Escort, and the Dodge Omni was a prototypical econobox. New car prices, used car pricing, auto reviews by Edmunds car.