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Make it stop: Bad landau tops

Landau tops. Frankly, some are fine. Show us, say, a mid-to-late '70s Olds Cutlass or Lincoln Town Coupe gussied up accordingly from the factory, and we're liable to nod in approval and make one of those, "Ehh, not bad at all!" facial expressions in appreciation of the old barge. That said, most modern landau roof applications are dealer-installed, and commensurately disastrous and stupid. My friend Scott had been telling me about two particularly egregious examples he regularly sees in his Brooklyn neighborhood. "Show me," I told him. So ... Read more →

eBay Find of the Day: Northstar-powered 1998 Buick Riviera prototype Sam Abuelsamid

As we approach the big SEMA show in Las Vegas next week, it's time to look back at a previous star of the show. Sometime back in the mid-80s the decision was made that Buick would abandon V8 ...

Review: 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXL aims upmarket and almost hits target Alex Nunez

With great fanfare, General Motors has introduced the 2010 Buick LaCrosse, a vehicle with which the automaker hopes to jump-start a sweeping brand transformation for the tired Tri-Shield. For ...

Rumormill: High-performance Buick Regal GS may be coming John Neff

Earlier this week General Motors showed its dealers the new Regal and confirmed that the name and car would be coming back to Buick's lineup soon. GM Inside News has been keeping close tabs on ...

NA-spec Buick Regal gets posted on Facebook Jeremy Korzeniewski

Just the other day, General Motors announced that Buick's next injection of fresh product will revive the Regal nameplate that's been absent in the United States for six full years. Based on the ...

Officially Official: Regal named next mid-size sedan for Buick 24 days ago on Autoblog

Drum-roll please. After making a point of pausing to listen to its dealers for input and suggestions, Buick has just announced the name of its next mid-size sedan. Plucking a nameplate from its not-too-distant past, the brand has introduced its newest model for America, the 2010 Buick Regal. ...

VIDEO: 24 Hours of LeMons: Toyota MR2 dicing with a Buick LeSabre at The Lamest Day 27 days ago on Autoblog

You might have heard of this 24 Hours of LeMons traveling sideshow by now. You know, a bunch of $500 cars dropping mufflers all over the place as they pointlessly race around a track. Cruel weirdos dressed up like judges forcing confused, sweaty drivers to write, "Even though I wrote I will not ...

Buick takes another look at the small premium market with Avant Concept (w/VIDEO) 1 month ago on Autoblog

Need further proof that the premium car market is looking to downsize? General Motors' latest entry on its recently launched Lab website is the Buick Avant, which the automaker developed to study the future of scaled down models for its upper-level brands. Innovative ideas abound with the ...

VIDEO: Four new GM commercials airing this weekend, check 'em out early 1 month ago on Autoblog

var embed_745 = '' By now we've all seen the commercial for General Motors that features the company's new chairman, Ed Whitacre, introducing its "Satisfaction Guaranteed" 60-day return program. Good stuff, but that commercial was just an opening salvo in the company's upcoming marketing assault. ...

REPORT: GM considering boosting production of four hot sellers: Camaro, Equinox, Lacrosse and SRX 1 month ago on Autoblog

Good news has been in short supply for General Motors so far this year, but increased demand for its new products shows that the worst of times may be in the rear view mirror. Automotive News is reporting that GM may increase production of four new vehicles due to heavy demand. The new-for-2010 ...

Buick's New Tagline: "The new class of world class" 1 month ago on Autoblog

When Bob Lutz came to General Motors, he was charged with turning around the company's unimaginative product development. In Maximum Bob part deux, GM's most senior leader is turning his attention to marketing, where the Detroit automaker has been less than cutting edge. Lutz appears to be ...

GM exercises self-love, plans to re-name Canada's Buick Allure LaCrosse after all 2 months ago on Autoblog

When General Motors named the Chevrolet Nova, the majority of customers in America had no issues whatsoever with the spacey moniker. Spanish speaking countries were a different matter entirely, as the literal Spanish translation of "no va" is "no go." As the story goes, Chevy's Nova was less than ...

Buick's new compact sedan spotted in China 2 months ago on Autoblog

One of the two new sedans that Buick has promised to introduce in the next 12-18 months is a compact based on the new Opel Astra. We had a chance to see the new car a few weeks ago at the GM design studios in Warren, Michigan, but no photography was allowed. That same car has now been spotted ...

GM's Docherty says 'No' to Pontiac G8-based Buick Grand National, promises two more sedans 2 months ago on Autoblog

Susan Docherty, General Manager of Buick and GMC, recently made some time available for a General Motors Fastlane blog webchat to discuss the futures of her brands. Stating plainly that "every new product we launch must be a home run. No second chances," indicates that at least some GM employees ...

GM reportedly holding up some shipments of Buick LaCrosse over quality concerns 2 months ago on Autoblog

The high-profile 2010 Buick LaCrosse, the vehicle the automaker hopes will lure younger buyers into its showroom, is being delayed a few weeks due to manufacturing quality concerns. Mark LaNeve, GM's VP of U.S. Sales, told reporters and analysts that although 300-400 cars were shipped in ...

REPORT: Stand-alone Buick, GMC dealers to be dualed, only 17k Pontiacs left 2 months ago on Autoblog

From a bird's eye view, bad old bankrupt General Motors' transition into the new, solvent "good GM" looks pretty much okay. From a marketing point of view, Chevrolet matches up well with Ford, Buick is akin to Mercury and Cadillac is the brand Lincoln would love to be. Or maybe Chevy matches up ...

BREAKING: GM cancels Buick crossover before birth, will add PHEV drivetrain to another vehicle 2 months ago on Autoblog

Surprising news comes by way of General Motors today as the automaker has already canceled its recently announced Buick crossover, which in reality was little more than an ex-Saturn Vue emblazoned with Buick's trademark chrome waterfall grille. And therein lies the rub. As confirmed to Autoblog ...

Customer satisfaction study puts Big 3 in top five, Cadillac tied for No. 1 with Lexus 2 months ago on Autoblog

The American Customer Satisfaction Index for automakers from the University of Michigan is being released today, and sitting at the very top are Cadillac and Lexus in a two-way tie for first place. The study continues its Detroit lovefest by giving the third spot to a tie-up of Lincoln-Mercury, ...

Buick expanding lineup to six models in two years 2 months ago on Autoblog

During our preview this morning of upcoming products from both Buick and GMC, we learned that the Buick lineup will expand its lineup to include six models within the next 24 months. Joining the LaCrosse and Enclave (it sounds like the Lucerne is on its way out) will be two new sedans and two new ...

Buick teases baby Enclave, promises 2011 plug-in hybrid version 3 months ago on Autoblog

Bob Lutz has gone on record worrying about Buick's advertising campaign, arguing that the messaging doesn't say the right things to the right people. If only Buick had been advertising this instead: a five-passenger "Baby Enclave" CUV that is coming next year, followed by a plug-in hybrid version ...

Spy Shots: Chinese-market Buick GL8 successor spotted testing 3 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors is apparently well into the development of the next-gen Buick GL8 MPV for the Chinese market, as this series of spy photos clearly shows. Previewed by the Business MPV shown off at the Shanghai Motor Show a few months back, this revised vehicle will be targeted at upwardly mobile ...

REPORT: The Blake Project offers $100k worth of free brand consultancy to GM 3 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors is probably swimming in ideas and getting another thousand offers every day on how to turn the company around – there are fifteen pages of responses on the Tell Fritz site alone, and those are just the questions the GM CEO has answered. Add the company's recent advertising ...

REPORT: Bob Lutz "crapped all over [GM's] advertising," went on holiday 3 months ago on Autoblog

It's no mystery that Bob Lutz wasn't particularly pleased with Buick's recent "Photo Shoot" advert, and according to Ad Age, the tri-shield's spot wasn't the only campaign to incur Maximum Bob's maximum wrath. On July 14, General Motor's new Vice Chairman sat down with the automaker's branding ...

Bob Lutz unhappy with new Buick campaign? 3 months ago on Autoblog

Looks like there could be too many cooks in the Buick PR kitchen, and the soup is looking worried. For the new GM to get on its feet, Buick has to find its feet. To do that, Buick has created a number of ad campaigns meant to showcase its new product and bring new, younger buyers to the brand. ...

Cadillac flagship to use stretched CTS platform, two new Buicks on the way? 3 months ago on Autoblog

Cadillac's on-again, off-again plan to replace the aging DTS and STS with one flagship product – which may or may not be known as the XTS – is reportedly back on track. According to Motor Trend, the original plan to use the Zeta platform of the Holden Commodore and Pontiac G8 has been ...

Buick planning to carefully control supplies of LaCrosse and other models 3 months ago on Autoblog

Now that the new General Motors has been born out of the ashes of what's now Motors Liquidation Corp., management wants to avoid some of its past mistakes. One of those was letting inventory get out of control, requiring huge incentives to move the metal. That necessary evil was needed generate ...

First Drive: 2010 Buick LaCrosse looks to breathe life into old brand 3 months ago on Autoblog

Make no mistake, the 2010 Buick LaCrosse is the most important vehicle launched by the brand in decades. Buick, nearly consigned to the dustbin of history a few short years ago, is now one of General Motors' four remaining "core" brands. And if it weren't for the Chinese market's love affair with ...

REPORT: GM to give China dedicated vehicle, launch up to 30 models there in five years 3 months ago on Autoblog

According to Automotive News China, at least one new inexpensive model from Buick or Chevrolet will be dedicated to the Chinese and other emerging markets. The undisclosed model will arrive before 2011. In addition, two more Buick-badged vehicles, and four more wearing Chevrolet logos, will roll ...

Opposite World: GM dealers reportedly fretting over too tight crossover and truck inventories 4 months ago on Autoblog

In these dark days of bankruptcy proceedings, ever-dwindling sales figures and decades of receding market share, General Motors' base of dealerships certainly has plenty of things to keep it up at night. You may be surprised to hear, though, that a dwindling supply of available inventory is one ...

BREAKING: Bankruptcy Judge OKs sale of good assets to New GM 4 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors has cleared a major hurdle to get out of bankruptcy quickly, as U.S. Judge Robert Gerbe has finally given the automaker the go-ahead to sell off its best assets to a newly formed company that analysts have been calling "New GM". The new GM will include assets like the Chevrolet and ...

GM hits two million Buick sales in China 4 months ago on Autoblog

It took General Motors eight years to sell one million Buicks in China, but the second million came in only three. Brisk auto sales in the land of the Great Wall are part of the reason for the increase, but the General has also stepped up its product lineup with new offerings, including the ...

Spy Shots: Buick getting its own Astra variant 4 months ago on Autoblog

Further proof that General Motors is readying a Opel Astra derivative for the Buick brand has just arrived in the form of spy shots showing a mid-size mule testing at Germany's Nürburgring. Somewhat obscured behind the excessive camo is Buick's trademark "waterfall" grille, however, the ...

Four Play: GM confirms 2010 Buick LaCrosse will be available with 2.4-liter Ecotec I4 4 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors has announced that its new 2010 Buick LaCrosse will be available with its fuel-sipping 2.4-liter Ecotec four-cylinder. Equipped with the direct injected engine and paired with the sedan's standard six-speed automatic, GM says the combination should deliver 30 mpg on the highway ...

One Last Time: Henderson slams door on Pontiac G8 revival 4 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson held a web chat with journalists earlier today over at the automaker's Fastlane Blog. (Full transcript available here.) Now, despite persistent rumors to the contrary, it's been reported a few times over that GM has no intention of resurrecting the Aussie-built ...

REPORT: Upcoming Buick CUV may get 2-Mode hybrid powertrain [w/VIDEO] 4 months ago on Autoblog

For all those weeping and gnashing their teeth over the loss of the 2-Mode Hybrid Saturn Vue, a ray of hope may be on the horizon from a seemingly unlikely source. According to a posting on GM-Volt.com, there's a possibility that an upcoming sub-Enclave crossover from Buick could be granted ...

Against all odds, Buick to say: "Take a look at me now" 4 months ago on Autoblog

Surviving the initial bankruptcy shakedown, yet still struggling to stay afloat, the Buick division of General Motors is introducing a new advertising campaign starting this weekend - adding to the handful of all-new campaigns it has launched since 2002. The new offensive, aimed directly at the ...

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