Chrysler Corporation's K Car initiative of the 1980s ranks as the most overt use of platform sharing in automotive history. Chrysler advertised the K Cars as a group, using the term in publications, and even put badges on some cars with the letter "K". They later advertised the LH cars similarly, but with lesser emphasis.
Technically, only the Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant used the K platform. The rest of the group had different platforms based on the K, and are often referred to among enthusiasts as "EEKs". The famed Chrysler minivans were also based on the K platform to a lesser extent. The "last of the K-cars" was the long hood fixed headlight LeBaron convertable that was superseded in the 1996 model year by the "cab forward" design. The following cars used this platform:
