I can remember back in the 70's when I got my first 60's Chevy and Oldsmobile that GM part numbers were only 6 digits long and newer cars of the 70's were 7 digits. By the 80's they had gone to 8 digit numbers. Now that I see part numbers starting with 95xxxxxx, does that mean they will start going to 9 digits anytime soon? Or maybe add letters? In contrast, I see Mercedes has had 10 digit numbers I think since the 60's.
Will GM run out of 8 digit part numbers soon?
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Our plant has alphanumeric with the same # of digits
If it's anything like the engine names, they'll just reuse numbers 
Most of the Japanese cars have been using 10-digit part numbers for years, and Honda uses 11.
Most of the Japanese cars have been using 10-digit part numbers for years, and Honda uses 11.
GM won't be in business long enough to be needing that many numbers their business is shrinking rapidly and if it wasn't for Federal bailout they would be in dust bins of history.
check out GM part #22649423 
Laughs in Ford part numbers. They changed the prefixes on Ford numbers to be VIN year based and not actual year based back in 2000.
GM Parts Giant has it
Anyway, it's a Toyota emblem for the Toyota Cavalier
Found on an Oldsmobile forum
Does it rust more because it's made by GM?
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Actual purpose of starting thread ? How many GM vehicles are you needing parts for ?
Sorry, didn't mean to bother you. Didn't think my posting was any more obtuse than other posts here like, Anybody got stick on emblems or vents? Your tolerance for rust? or Does anyone know the fuel consumption per hour when idling a 2016 Honda 2.4 Liter Earth Dreams engine? You didn't get what you wanted for Christmas?
At least they cost less than Ford or Chrysler when you do need them.
There's some level of logic built into the Honda numbering scheme too. The first set of digits gives some indication of what type of part it is and the last set of numbers seems to be revision level. The most obvious one that many here would be familiar with is their oil filter that ends in "A01" that's been replaced by "A02".
I know other companies, not just automakers, have logic built into numbers too.
Mercedes. First three digits often refer to the body series, but since different body lines share parts, it's not as simple as it was years ago.
Toyota still has their 10 digit part system. And Lexus-only parts have the Toyota grouping prefix(like 17801 as an example) but a special suffix(-5xxxx) that only Lexus dealers can order. Nissan, Hyundai and Subaru also copied the Toyota numbering and modified it - as a matter of fact, many Subaru parts have very close numbering as a Nissan part - and Toyota for BMW/Mazda/Subaru parts for those models(5th Gen Supra, FR-S, the former Yaris iA that was basically a Mazda2) will use a different suffix. I remember getting a crush washer for a friend’s Forester, I got it from Toyota using a FR-S. It had a Toyota label with a special part number on it on top of the Subaru label.
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