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Buick Fastest Growing American Make, Adds 6 or 7 Models

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:24:59 +0000

Buick is hoping to grow their line up in the next two, three years of business. Already grabbing onto a younger market with smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles the GM brand will add on a couple of small car options, along with upgrades to the excising vehicles.

Here are highlights of the brand’s plan for the 2011-13 model years, courtesy of Auto Week:
Verano: This compact sedan is the next-generation Opel Astra in Europe and the Buick Excelle GT in China. General Motors Co. will market the car here as the 2012 Buick Verano and probably will build it in Orion Township, Mich., or Lordstown, Ohio.

GM developed the car on its front-wheel-drive Delta platform, which is shared with the Chevrolet Cruze. Look for a turbocharged high-performance engine as an option.

Regal: GM has confirmed it will build the sporty Regal GS concept it unveiled at the Detroit auto show in January. It is expected for the 2012 model year.

The Regal GS will have a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which is expected to come to market with a bit more power than the 255 hp and 295 pounds-feet of torque advertised in January at the Detroit show.

LaCrosse: A hybrid version of the sedan is under strong consideration for the 2012 model year, and a reskin could come as early as that model year. The next generation is expected for the 2016 model year.

Lucerne: The sedan dies after the 2011 model year.

Encore: The “Baby Enclave” compact crossover, tentatively called the Encore, will arrive in the 2013 model year. The five-seater is built on the Delta compact-car platform.

Enclave: GM will freshen or reskin this three-row crossover for the 2012 model year and add a 3.0-liter V6. The automaker will drop the current 3.6-liter V6.

Buick Regal is BACK!

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:08:07 +0000

Attention elderly drivers – The Buick Regal is BACK! According to the #1 news source online – Twitter – “GMBlogs: RT @Buick Just announced at the #Buick dealer meeting: Regal is the new midsize sport sedan from Buick” …HOT! Back in August we showed of spyshots of the practicing Buick Regal on a Midwestern course – now It’s official. At a meeting today, GM announced to their network of Buick dealers the new mid-size sport sedan from Buick will be none other than the Regal.

Back in ’05 The Regal was replaced by Buick LaCrosse. The last 2004 Buick Regal came off the assembly line on June 1, 2004. According to Jalopnik: Now it would appear it’ll be back and as we told you back in August when Lutz let slip this tasty piece of news to Scott Burgess of The Detroit News, it’ll be the same as was launched in China in November 2008 based on the Opel Insignia.

Thanks Jalopnik!

Buick LaCrosse Hybrid makes its way to China

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:45:37 +0000

Buick has crossed the finish line first in the medium-size hybrid market for China, as they introduce the LaCrosse Hybrid. It’s the first mainstream hybrid to hit China, and Shanghai GM officials chose the LaCrosse (LaCrosse Eco-Hybrid as it’s being touted) because of its popularity throughout the country.

The hybrid systems is the same used in U. S. Malibu and Saturn Aura hybrid vehicles. The LaCrosse hybrid achieves fuel efficiency 15% better than the non-hybrid LaCrosse available in China and with 15% lower emissions. No official price has been released for the Chinese hybrids, but expect it to be more than the conventional model.

Buick is not alone in the GM-China alternative fuel market. Cadillac’s Escalade will be available in hybrid next year. China will also be one of the first major markets to sell the Chevrolet Volt, some time in 2010. Cadillac’s Provoq will also hit China, which seems to be Caddy’s equivalent to the Volt. GM execs hope to turn China into a massive green vehicle market. As for the North American market – sadly, GM does not expect to release a hybrid LaCrosse in the states.