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BREAKING: Buick confirms 2011 Regal 2.0T to come with manual transmission. Wait... wha?

Trivia Time: When was the last time a U.S. market Buick was available with a manual transmission? Honestly, we can't recall anything more recent than a buddy in high school having a hand-me-down mid-Eighties Somerset coupe with a stubby, workmanlike five-speed. Even back then its presence in our friend's hooptie was a genuine curiosity and a source of perpetual amusement. Naturally, we posed this same question to a few Buick PR-types this morning at a first drive event upon learning from vehicle line executive Jim Federico that the ... Read more →

REPORT: All GM brands to go on sale this week Jonny Lieberman

The holidays are coming and everything must go! So says GM's VP of sales Susan Docherty. "All of our efforts will be to sell down our remaining 2009 inventory." Docherty is expecting all the 2009 ...

Rumormill: Bob Lutz drops more Buick Regal GS, high performance wagon hints Jonny Lieberman

While we were talking about the Escalade EXT launch with Susan Docherty (don't ask) during the Regal reveal at the Hollywood Palladium last week, Car & Driver's Steve Siler was pushing Maximum ...

Buick Regal likely to be launch platform for next GM hybrid system Sam Abuelsamid

Last night, General Motors publicly unveiled the 2011 Buick Regal that goes on sale in North America in the first half of next year. The Regal will be Buick's new mid-sized sedan entry and is ...

2011 Buick Regal revealed live at the Hollywood Palladium Jonny Lieberman

Last night General Motors' superstar train blew into Los Angeles for a gala event at one of Hollywood's most iconic theaters, the Palladium. Designed by Hoover Dam architect Gordon Kaufman and ...

2011 Buick Regal returns with four-cylinder only engine lineup 9 days ago on Autoblog

Once up a time in the '80s, it was fashionable in Detroit to create so-called Euro-sedans by taking conventional mainstream grandma-mobiles and painting all the chrome black, dispensing with the white walls and installing overly stiff springs. Fortunately, those dark days are gone and General ...

Make it stop: Bad landau tops 19 days ago on Autoblog

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 ...

eBay Find of the Day: Northstar-powered 1998 Buick Riviera prototype 23 days ago on Autoblog

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 engines and instead be the home of the V6. Even for top models like Riviera and Park Avenue, ...

Review: 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXL aims upmarket and almost hits target 24 days ago on Autoblog

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 Buick to be a success in GM's post-bailout, post-bankruptcy era, the brand must dump its well-deserved ...

Rumormill: High-performance Buick Regal GS may be coming 1 month ago on Autoblog

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 what the dealers are being told, which reportedly includes that two four-cylinder engines will be ...

NA-spec Buick Regal gets posted on Facebook 1 month ago on Autoblog

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 same Epsilon II platform as the latest 2010 Buick LaCrosse but about seven inches shorter, the Regal ...

Officially Official: Regal named next mid-size sedan for Buick 1 month 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 1 month 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 2 months 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 2 months 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" 2 months 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 3 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 3 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 3 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? 4 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? 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 ...

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