Buick lineup to get Chinese-infusion 2 years ago on Autoblog

Judging by the positive reception the Chinese-marketed Buicks have been receiving here in the States, GM would be ill-advised to continue offering the same warmed-over products that it's been selling over the past decade. According to Automotive News, the General sees the writing on the wall and ...

Select 2008 Cadillacs and Buicks get blind-spot detection 2 years ago on Autoblog

Valeo Raytheon Systems and General Motors have gotten together to develop a new blind spot detections system that's set to debut on certain Buick and Cadillac models for the 2008 model year. The system, which is similar to those used by Volvo, takes in data about vehicles in the lanes next to the ...

Video in the FastLane II: Lutz on Buick 2 years ago on Autoblog

The GM FastLane Blog revealed that its first video interview with Bob Lutz that addressed GM concept cars was actually supposed to be the second one released. This new video just released today was to be the first, but technical issues pushed it back. Here we have Lutz in front of the lens ...

Video in the FastLane: Lutz goes on tape to answer an oft-asked question 2 years ago on Autoblog

Looking like a talk show host running through his mailbag, Bob Lutz answers one question that readers have repeatedly asked: "what's up with all the concept cars that never go into production?" His answer touches on the Buick Velite and Centieme, Chevy Bel-Air, Volt, Cadillac Sixteen, public image, ...

Leo Burnett gets ad contract for GMC, Buick 2 years ago on Autoblog

GM's ad agency swap-out continues, and for Leo Burnett, out went Cadillac, in comes Buick and GMC. Burnett had been doing Cadillac's ad work since 1935, but was let go last year when the brand wanted to "move in a different direction." Now, GM has given Burnett the accounts for Buick and GMC, having ...

GM launches the 'Transform your ride' sales campaign 2 years ago on Autoblog

In an effort to boost sales towards the end of the month, General Motors will be offering new incentives to work in conjunction with its heavy presence in the upcoming live-action Transformers movie. The deal involves buyers of select Buick, Chevy, GMC and Pontiac models getting zero-percent ...

Buick demotes Tiger Woods, OnStar picks him up 2 years ago on Autoblog

Man, we really feel for Tiger Woods. Just three days after the birth of his first child, Sam Alexis Woods, the guy basically gets canned by Buick as their numero uno spokesperson. Seriously, how's a guy that swings a club for a living going to support a family without endorsements like Buick's? ...

NHTSA investigating GM supercharged offerings 2 years ago on Autoblog

The NHTSA has commenced an "engineering analysis" of GM's supercharged 3800 Series II V6 engine. Fitted to certain 1999-2002 models, such as the Pontiac Grand Prix GTP, Buick Park Avenue, and Oldsmobile LSS, they are apparently catching fire at a rate thirteen times greater than the naturally ...

Woodward cruise tuneup: Hundreds of cars line Michigan's Gratiot Ave. 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above to view the high-resolution Gratiot Oldies pics With the success of the Woodward Dream Cruise over the past 10+ years, Michigan has earned the designation of "World's cruising destination." To many, Woodward makes sense since it is the oldest thoroughfare in the Motor City, ...

Autoblog Podcast #67 2 years ago on Autoblog

We've finally poked our respective heads out of our interweb caves and unleashed episode 67 of the Autoblog podcast upon the world. We've been pretty nutty lately with our new, improved site design and our groundbreaking car giveaway, so please forgive our delay at getting back to this. Our first ...

Alpha RWD platform set to invade GM lineup 2 years ago on Autoblog

Citing suppliers and loose-lipped employees of General Motors as its source, Inside Line has learned that the rear-wheel drive Alpha platform will be making a big splash in the automaker's product portfolio soon. The Alpha will reportedly underpin a successor to the Pontiac G6 set to arrive in late ...

CONFIRMED: Buick getting fourth model, Velite likely 2 years ago on Autoblog

In an interview with Car and Driver, Troy Clarke, president of GM's North American efforts, confirmed that Buick would be getting another model by the end of the decade. The forth vehicle to join the Buick stable will be rear-wheel drive and take cues from the Velite concept that debuted at the ...

Buick Skylark to land in China by 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog

Remember the Buick Skylark? While the car certainly had its day in the pre-Reagan era, the 1980s and 90s did a lot of damage to the nameplate with models that were uninspired in every way (see above). General Motors figures the name's still good in other markets where it never sold the car, and ...

Thus spoke Bob: Lutz's interview on Autoline Detroit 2 years ago on Autoblog

Remember when we told you that Autoline Detroit would be posting its interview with Bob Lutz online? While it's finally hit the web, and we have to say it was worth the wait. We specifically were interested in hearing Lutz's response to a question posed by GMInsideNews member Ming, who wanted to ...

Bob Lutz will address better Buicks in China on Autoline Detroit this weekend 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Autoline Detroit has decided that the unaired portion of Bob Lutz's interview is so juicy that they're saving it for next week's show, along with an interview of CAW president Buzz Hargrove. So, instead of hearing Bob address the Buicks from China on Autoline Detroit's website, you'll have ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1987 Buick GNX #359 - 9.9 miles on the odo 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for 55-pic photo gallery The Buick GNX is iconic -- one of the great modern GM performance cars. The ultimate Grand National, it was limited to 547 units and received a host of changes at the hands of ASC McLaren over the "regular" car. These included substantial upgrades underhood, ...

Fortune writer calls for death of Buick, Pontiac, HUMMER, GMC and Saab 2 years ago on Autoblog

Now that GM is officially Number Two, many Monday morning quarterbacks are popping up to "help" the general right the ship. Count Alex Taylor III, Fortune's senior writer, among them. In an interesting article, Taylor outlines reasons why GM should cut loose the anchors of Buick, Pontiac, HUMMER, ...

AutoWeek drives the 2008 Buick Enclave first 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for more high-res pics of the 2008 Buick Enclave Thinking outside the box a bit, AutoWeek figured that if a customer can drive down to his or her local Buick dealer and purchase a new 2008 Buick Enclave, there's no good reason to wait until GM's embargo on ride evaluations lifts ...

NHTSA investigating fuel leak on Aztek and Rendezvous 2 years ago on Autoblog

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is in the process of investigating close to 280k 2001 to 2004 Pontiac Aztec and Buick Rendezvous SUVs after consumers filed 213 complaints with the organization. Apparently, a faulty weld on the fuel tanks' filler pipe is causing a leak, ...

Shanghai Motor Show: Buick Park Ave makes its entrance 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for 41 press kit photos of the Buick Park Avenue and here for live shots We've pretty much told you all there is to tell about Buick's new Chinese-market Park Avenue. To review the particulars, it's derived from Holden's long-wheelbase WM platform, making essentially a rebadged Holden ...

Shanghai Auto Show: Buick Riviera Concept officially unveiled 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click photo for a gallery of 93 high-res images from the press kit GM publicly pulled the wraps off its Riviera concept car in Shanghai, releasing an avalanche of photos, sketches, and renderings, as well. The Riv was designed at the General's China-based Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center ...

Buick Lucerne comes equipped with new safety tech 2 years ago on Autoblog

You don't need no stinkin' Volvo to experience BLIS(s) -- for 2008, the Buick Lucerne is fitted with lane departure and blind-spot warning systems. The Lucerne offers classic GM big-sedan ethos, with lots of content, wide, cushy seats and restrained, handsome styling. Now, when you're motorvating ...

Shanghai Auto Show: More pics of the Buick Riviera Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view more shots of the Buick Riviera Concept Our colleagues over at Autoblog Chinese have just shown us a bevy of new pics revealing more angles of the Buick Riviera Concept set to debut soon at the Shanghai Auto Show. As we reported earlier, the Buick Riviera Concept was ...

Do the shuffle: GM swapping Buick and Saab execs 2 years ago on Autoblog

With Saab continuing its sales upswing and its current branding efforts having their intended effects, Jay Spenchian, until recently the general manager of Saab Cars USA, has been shifted to Buick to fill the role of executive director of North America vehicle sales, service and marketing strategy, ...

Buick may get its first hybrid... in China 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view more pics of the Buick LaCrosse sold in China By now, many people are of the opinion that the best Buicks in the world are sold in China. The new Zeta-based, rear-wheel drive Park Avenue just introduced for the Chinese market would do wonders for the brand in North ...

Buick Enclave comes to market bearing $1,000 rebate 2 years ago on Autoblog

At first we thought it had to be a mistake. General Motors is already paying customers to take the 2008 Buick Enclave off their hands? It's not even on dealer lots yet, but Automotive News reports Buick is offering $1,000 "Conquest Bonus Cash" and 4.9% financing available on the $32k+ CUV. Though ...

Shanghai Motor Show Preview: Buick Riviera Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/Buick_Riviera_Concept_to_debut_in_Shanghai'; Autoblog Chinese has the early word on Buick's Shanghai Motor Show concept, and it's got another familiar name attached to it: Riviera. Better still, it's a coupe -- no Dodge Charger-style door growth here. ...

Canadians, get out your wallets: Buick sets pricing for Enclave 2 years ago on Autoblog

While we in the U.S. have known since January what Buick's Enclave was going to cost us, you Canadians have been left in the dark. The General has spoken, and the least expensive Enclave CX in Canada will cost $40,895 CDN. The CXL starts at $48,295 and all-wheel drive adds $3,000 to either. ...

VIDEO: New photos, first commercial for China's new Buick Park Ave 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for high-res gallery The new Buick Park Avenue was formally unveiled in Shanghai yesterday, and there's a lot of new media out in support of it. First off, clicking the image above will bring you to a high-res photo gallery of the Chinese-built Park Ave, which is based on Holden's ...

Buick reintroduces the Park Avenue...in China 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for hi-res gallery GM announced today that the Buick Park Avenue is making a return to the marketplace as a RWD, Zeta-based vehicle. Unfortunately for us, that marketplace is China. The Park Avenue, like the GM Daewoo L4X introduced last week in Seoul, is a rebadged Holden WM ...

Domestics cut down the number dealerships 2 years ago on Autoblog

One of the issues ailing domestic automakers is a bloated sales network, which sometimes includes pitting two dealers of the same brand against one another within the same market. Chrysler, Ford and General Motors have been trying to make inroads into this problem over the past year, and while ...

New York Auto Show: LaCrosse and Lucerne here, but location is less than Super 2 years ago on Autoblog

click the above image for 23 high-res shots of the Buick Supers Well, they're here, but if you want to see 'em you're gonna have to look pretty hard. We're talking about Buick's new Super sleds, the LaCrosse Super and the Lucerne Super. Despite all the noise coming from the General about how Buick ...

New York Auto Show: Hidden basement treasures 2 years ago on Autoblog

Sure, most of the folks here at the NYIAS are interested primarily in the stuff that hasn't yet appeared in showrooms, but one of our favorite cars of the show was a twenty-year-old gem tucked off in a corner on the lower floor. What you see here in these photos is a genuine 1987 Buick GNX with all ...

GM bringing two new concepts to 2007 Auto Shanghai 2 years ago on Autoblog

Current Chinese-market Buick LaCrosse shown When the curtain is raised on the 2007 Shanghai Auto Show (a.k.a. Auto Shanghai), GM will present the global debuts of two new concept vehicles. The first is described as an evolution of the Volt's E-Flex architecture, and it'll be joined on the stand by ...

New York Preview: 2008 Buick Lucerne Super not as super as LaCrosse 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view eight high-res images of the 2008 Buick Lucerne Super It's interesting to us that the "Super" version of the new 2008 Lucerne features an upgraded version of the CXS model's 4.6L Northstar V8 producing 292 horsepower (compared to 275 hp in the CXS), when the smaller and ...

New York Preview: 2008 Buick LaCrosse Super rolled out 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view 20 high-res pics of the 2008 Buick LaCrosse Super Yes, yes, this is the only LaCrosse we enthusiasts care about, otherwise there wouldn't be much cause to mention this car's name in daily conversation. Buick has revived the "Super" moniker after a fifty-year absence on the ...

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