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General Motors M32

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General Motors M32 is a manual gearbox from General Motors. The Society has 2 vehicles on file with it, 2 with a source we opened and 0 still leads.

Chevrolet

Vehicle	Years	Shift pattern	Gearbox source	Members
Chevrolet Cruze 1st gen 1.4T, 6-speed manual (both 'All Models Except Fuel Economy' and 'Fuel Economy' drawings) ^[1] Applies to: 1.4T	2012	6 speed, reverse top left	Corroborated
Chevrolet Sonic 1st gen 1.4T 6-speed (and 5-speed) \| Gate: R 1 3 5 / 2 4 6 (6RTL); 5-speed is R 1 3 5 / 2 4 (5RTL) ^[2] Applies to: 1.4T 6-speed manual	2014	Gate not yet confirmed or non-standard	Corroborated

Research notes

Caveats and conflicts (2)

Source does not pair M32 with the 1.4T explicitly (F40 is also listed); builder not named.
Same M32 is used in other GM small cars. No GM service manual opened.

References

Wikipedia. Cruze infobox lists 6-speed M32 manual and 6-speed F40 manual. [link]
Wikipedia. Wikipedia Aveo (T300 / Sonic) infobox lists '6 speed M32 manual'; text says the NA Sonic 1.4T used a six-speed manual and the Aveo RS concept paired the M32 six-speed with the 1.4 turbo. [link]

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