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Thursday, Jun 11
First Drive: 2010 Chevrolet Equinox ushers in New GM era
The front seats use a common seat frame developed by GM that is employed on a variety of platforms including the Epsilon II Opel Insignia, Buick LaCrosse and other models. The seats have excellent cushioning which provides decent lateral support and ...
Tuesday, May 12
GM recalls Camaro, Traverse, SUVs/pickups for various issues
CA Oddly, the recall does not make mention of GM's other Lambda-based three-row crossovers, which include the Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia, and Saturn Outlook. Finally, 27189 GM SUVs and pickups are being recalled due to potential faults with their fuel ...
Leaked GM document shows automaker plans to sell China-built cars ...
CA If GM succeeds in importing vehicles to the US from China, it could be the first automaker to do so. The document doesn't show which vehicle would be brought over from the land of the Great Wall (we'd take the Buick Regal, above), but it does provide ...
Monday, Jan 5
Brand new 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT on sale, just $35k!
So you're a Pontiac diehard, but you don't need the space of the G8 GT GXP and the Solstice GXP is just a bit too "me too." So what's a Big Chief enthusiast to do? Well, if you've got $35,000 kicking around in your automotive slush fund, how about a brand-new, never-titled 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT?...
Wednesday, Nov 5
China's Insignia-based Buick Regal revealed
General Motors has unveiled China's new Buick Regal (or at least official pics of it have found their way onto the web), and save for some cosmetic changes, it's basically a badge-engineered Opel Insignia. That's by design though, as Buick is GM's top-selling brand in the land of the great...
Thursday, Oct 30
Details on new Buick LaCrosse emerge, new DI 3.0L V6 added
Judging from spy pics we've seen of the upcoming 2010 Buick LaCrosse, General Motors may have a winner on its hands, even if it is getting delayed. If specs from GM Inside News are accurate, Buick's new midsize sedan will have significant new powertrains, too. The big news comes from an all-n...
Friday, Oct 24
GM cutting costs by delaying debut of LaCrosse and CTS Coupe
According to a report by Reuters, General Motors has nixed plans to debut production versions of the Cadillac CTS coupe and new Buick LaCrosse at the LA Auto Show next month. The report goes on to say that the Buick unveiling has been delayed until the Detroit Auto Show in January, and after n...
Friday, Sep 19
2010 Buick Regal caught testing in China
We don't feel slighted anymore over the Chinese getting what appears to be a pretty nice looking Buick Regal, not after those spy shots from earlier today showing the 2010 Buick LaCrosse that we'll get in the U.S. After all, the Chinese Buick Regal appears to be not much more than an Opel Insig...
Thursday, Sep 18
Spy Shots: 2010 Buick LaCrosse caught with little camo plus interior
Let's forget about the Pontiac G3 for now and focus on what General Motors is doing right. Case in point is the upcoming 2010 Buick LaCrosse, which has just been caught undergoing testing wearing very little camouflage. We can clearly see now that Buick designers drew heavily on the Invicta...
Wednesday, Sep 17
GgggM CcCancels heated washer fluid option
In a move that might frost your cupcakes, General Motors has dropped the heated windshield washer fluid option on all models. The feature was a big part of Buick advertising in the recent past, but GM has either not had enough takers, or there are issues with the OEM for the system components....
Monday, Aug 25
LA Preview: GM releases teaser pic of 2010 Buick Lacrosse
Oh sure, we've already shown you spy shots of the 2010 Buick LaCrosse that reveal the kit and kaboodle, but don't let that take away from GM's release of a teaser shot showing the upcoming sedan's new grille. Along with the pic, GM confirmed that the new LaCrosse will debut at the upcoming LA A...
Sunday, Aug 24
Looks can deceive: 6.6L Duramax-powered Buick GNX clone
The car you see here is not a GNX. Hell, it's not even a Buick. You'd be forgiven if you thought it was, though, and it does sport a turbocharger underhood. David Morad was so enamored with the 6.6L LB7 Duramax diesel in his truck that he wanted to put it into something lighter and more fun. He decided...
Tuesday, Aug 19
GM brings back employee pricing to sell remaining 2008 models
Filed under: Car Buying, Marketing/Advertising, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM, GMC, HUMMER, Saab, SaturnIt is no secret that the automotive industry is hurting for sales to close out 2008. Over the past few months incentives have been thrown out left and right to draw in more buyers. Th...
Saturday, Aug 16
Woodward 2008: General Motors Booth Tour Athens Coney Island
For the past several years General Motors has been using the Athens Coney Island Restaurant on Woodward Ave. as a base of operations for the Dream Cruise. The parking lot this year is again filled with classic, wannabe classic, and future classic GM machinery, much of it brought out from the...
Friday, Aug 8
Spy Shots: 2010 Buick LaCrosse caught completely uncovered
Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, BuickThough the newish Buick Enclave has received plenty of accolades, it's the right vehicle at the wrong time for GM's smallest brand. The other two vehicles in Buick's lineup - the LaCrosse mid-size sedan and Lucerne large sedan - might bette...
Tuesday, Jul 29
Buick Enclave gets passport for sale in China
Filed under: China, Plants/Manufacturing, Crossovers/CUVs, Buick Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Buick Enclave. Gallery: 2008 Buick Enclave Source: GM] Continue reading Buick Enclave gets passport for sale in China
Sunday, Jul 6
Spy Shots: 2010 Buick LaCrosse spotted in the wild
reader Mike dropped us a note the other day to let us he had spotted this car tooling around in Troy MI. Being a vigilant Autoblog reader he had a camera handy and snapped off a series of photos. Mike was unable to identify the car in question, but we've seen this machine before. It's the next gener...
Monday, May 5
GM RWD Update: FWD Impala remains, Zeta to merge with Sigma
Coupe - Camaro, maybe Holden Monaro and Pontiac G8 CoupeCoupe Premium - Cadillac CTS CoupeMidsize - Pontiac G8 and Holden Monaro, maybe Chevy sedan (not Impala)Midsize Premium - Cadillac CTS SedanLarge - Holden Statesmen/Buick Park Avenue (China), Holden Ute/Pontiac GT ST, maybe Bu...
Saturday, Apr 19
Beijing 2008: Buick Invicta Concept debuts, say hello to next LaCrosse
Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedans/Saloons, China, Buick, Misc. Auto Shows Click above for high-res gallery of the Buick Invicta Concept Gallery: Buick Invicta Concept Source: Buick] Continue reading Beijing 2008: Buick Invicta Concept debuts, say hello to next LaCrosse
Wednesday, Aug 1
By the Numbers: July 2007
COMPANIES BMW Group 25.1% at 28,364 (07/06: 23,611) Chrysler Group -4.6% at 137,728 (07/06: 150,349) Ford Motor Co -15.7% at 195,245 (07/06: 241,339) General Motors -18.5% at 320,935 (07/06: 410,332) Honda America -3.2% at 141,049 (07/06: 151,804)
Monday, Jul 30
Buick lineup to get Chinese-infusion
To begin with, the Excelle, a small sedan, is set to be released sometime in 2008, based off the Alpha platform currently under development in Germany, while the next iteration of the LaCrosse will come in 2009 and will be based off of GM's Epsilon 2 underpinnings. The Lucerne will get a full...
Monday, Jul 16
Ford Flex spied curbside
Anyway, the Flex snagged on the street looks just like what we eyeballed in NY. This one appears to be a model below the "Limited" trim, as it's got regular-looking wheels and a body-color rear gate and roof. The big Ford crossover will do battle with high-capacity people movers like the GMC A...
Thursday, Jul 5
Video in the FastLane II: Lutz on Buick
When answering why Buick's Chinese division is getting better looking luxury cars than the U.S., Lutz simply fires back, "I don't think they are." The consumate diplomat, he says the door is always open for the rear-wheel-drive Zeta-based Park Avenue that will be sold in the Chinese market...
Tuesday, Jul 3
By the Numbers: June 2007
The biggest news coming out of the sales reports for June 2007 is the -24% pummeling taken by General Motors and its brands. Only Saab sold more on average per day than it did in 2006, with every other GM brand, including the recently risign Saturn, dropping by double-digits. There are a numbe...
Tuesday, Jun 26
Leo Burnett gets ad contract for GMC, Buick
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, h...
Friday, Jun 22
In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Saturn Outlook, First Impressions
Filed under: Garage, Crossovers/CUVs, GM, Saturn Click on the photo for a high res gallery of the Saturn Outlook Gallery: Autoblog Garage: Saturn Outlook Continue reading In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Saturn Outlook, First Impressions Permalink | Email this | Comments
Saturday, Jun 2
Autoblog Podcast #67
Filed under: Concept Cars, Podcasts, Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, SUVs, Euro, I.C.E., Japan, Supercars, Acura, Audi, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Dodge, GM, GMC, Jaguar, VolkswagenWe've finally poked our respective heads out of our interweb caves and unleashed episode 6...
Friday, Jun 1
Alpha RWD platform set to invade GM lineup
The Alpha infusion would occur in GM's lineup just as the aged front-wheel-drive W-body platform is phased out and replaced by the Epsilon II platform. The W-based Buick LaCrosse will make way for an Epsilon II successor that revives the Regal name, while the next-gen Malibu and Aura will...
Dodge to sell Caliber, Caravan in China
Just as Chrysler is finalizing plans to bring Chinese-made B-class cars to the States, they're also taking advantage of a growing affinity over there for American-flavored rides. China Car Times is reporting that Dodge will begin selling Calibers and Caravans in China with partner Sou...
Tuesday, May 29
REPORT: Chevy Traverse to join GM's group of Lambda CUVs
Like the Ford Explorer, Chevy Trailblazer sales have been in a tailspin lately, dropping 33 percent in the first four months of 2007. Unfortunately for Chevrolet dealers, there's not a full lineup of crossovers to take up the slack. When General Motors was developing its "Lambda" crossov...
Thursday, May 24
Buick Skylark to land in China by 2009
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, an...
Tuesday, May 15
Podcast: Thus spoke Bob: Lutz's interview on Autoline Detroit
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, China, Buick, Cadillac, GM 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 respons...
Monday, May 14
Revitalization in Action imagines a dream lineup for Saturn
Saturn already stands as GM's fastest growing brand, though that title stems from the fact that this year it's offering more models than it ever has before. Nevertheless, GM requires a successful Saturn to complete its turnaround, and the RIA think they've conjured a new lineup that will...
Friday, May 4
Bob Lutz will address better Buicks in China on Autoline Detroit this weekend
We think it's safe to say that most were impressed with the Zeta-based Buick Park Avenue that was debuted in China at the Shanghai Auto Show last month and a little bit more than disappointed there are no plans to produce such a vehicle for the U.S. market. While the fate of Zeta-based sedans in G...
Sad day: ASC files for Chapter 11
Anyone who knows even a little bit (like I do) about American Specialty Cars is usually fascinated. After all, this is the company behind the Buick GNX, but it's also the company behind the Chevy SSR. Unfortunately, the latter vehicle was the one that did ASC in. According to Automotive News,...
Tuesday, May 1
By the Numbers: April 2007
At General Motors, only GMC (up 16.7%) and Saturn (up 28.5%) had a good April. The rest of the General's brands dragged it down to a loss of 2.2% as a whole for the month. Over at Ford, only Lincoln (up 15.8%) and Land Rover (up 22.1%) improved in April, though neither brand sold enough units to change f...
Sunday, Apr 29
eBay Find of the Day: 1987 Buick GNX #359 - 9.9 miles on the odo
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, most notably to the turbocharger...
Thursday, Apr 26
Fortune writer calls for death of Buick, Pontiac, HUMMER, GMC and Saab
Filed under: Buick, GM, GMC, HUMMER, Pontiac, Saab 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 w...
Friday, Apr 20
Shanghai Motor Show: Buick Park Ave makes its entrance
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, China, Buick, Misc. Auto Shows Click image for 41 press kit photos of the Buick Park Avenue and here for live shots Sources: GM, Autoblog Chinese] Gallery: 2007 Buick Park Avenue - Press Photos Gallery: 2007 Buick Park Avenue - Live Shots
Buick Lucerne comes equipped with new safety tech
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 m...
Tuesday, Apr 17
Buick may get its first hybrid... 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 America, while the front-wheel drive LaCrosse sold there wears a much cl...
Tuesday, Apr 10
Buick reintroduces the Park Avenue...in China
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, China, Buick, Misc. Auto Shows Click image for hi-res gallery Source: GM China] Gallery: 2007 Buick Park Avenue (China) Continue reading Buick reintroduces the Park Avenue...in China Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Apr 9
Domestics cut down the number dealerships
According to Automotive News, the Big 2.5 cut 462 dealerships between them in 2006. So far in 2007, GM has killed off 222 of its own dealerships, compared to this time last year. Much of this effort is the consolidation of franchises that only sold a few of the automaker's brands, to now include...
Tuesday, Apr 3
By the Numbers: March 2007
BMW Group -1.4% at 28980 (3/06: 28,352) Chrysler Group -8% at 206,435 (3/06: 216,412) Ford Motor Co -12.24% at 264,975 (3/06: 291,146) General Motors -7.7% at 349,867 (3/06: 365,375) Honda America 7.3% at 143,392 (3/06: 128,806) Nissan North America 3.9% at 111,119 (3/06: 103,095)
General Motors China sales continue rapid growth, up 25% in 1st quarter
GM's total market share in China now stands at 13.9%, 0.5% more than last year. Buick remains the dominant brand in the Chinese stable with 82,195 cars out the door and Cadillac also jumped 62% in the quarter to 1,797 cars, thanks in part to the new SLS long wheelbase derivative of the STS. The GM p...
GM bringing two new concepts to 2007 Auto Shanghai
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 the Volt itself. The second concept comes...
Wednesday, Mar 28
New York Preview: 2008 Cadillac STS gets a revamp
GM's assault on NYC's Jacob Javits Center continues apace. With HUMMER and Buick already well-represented, the luxury division, Cadillac, gets in on the action as well. The facelifted 2008 STS gets a most welcome makeover outside. The new corporate grille design featured on the '08 CTS fi...
Battle of the Sources: Use of Nomad name on Chevy CUV refuted
Yesterday the website Inside Line reported that sources deep within General Motors revealed that the storied "Nomad" name would be revived for the upcoming Chevy version of the automaker's full-size Lambda-based CUV. According to their sources, the new ute will debut as a 2009 model to...
Tuesday, Mar 27
New York Preview: 2008 Buick Lucerne Super not as super as LaCrosse
Filed under: New York Auto Show, Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, Buick click above image to view eight high-res images of the 2008 Buick Lucerne Super Gallery: 2008 Buick Lucerne Super Continue reading New York Preview: 2008 Buick Lucerne Super not as super as LaCrosse
New York Preview: 2008 Buick LaCrosse gets facelift
Filed under: New York Auto Show, Sedans/Saloons, Buick click above image to view a hi-res gallery of 2008 Buick LaCrosse CXS shots Source: GM] Gallery: 2008 Buick LaCrosse CXS Continue reading New York Preview: 2008 Buick LaCrosse gets facelift Permalink | Email this | Comments
Thursday, Mar 22
Buick dealers clamoring for Enclave before they go on sale
If dealer anticipation is anything to go by, the new Buick Enclave has already exceeded the expectations of General Motors. Buick dealers have put in orders for 6,000 units of the third large CUV to be built on the automaker's Lambda platform, the other two being the Saturn Outlook and GMC A...
Wednesday, Mar 21
Buick reviving 'Super' name on LaCrosse and Lucerne
After 50 years on the shelf, Buick is dusting off the 'Super' name for upcoming variants of the Lucerne and Lacrosse. Due to be unveiled in New York next week, the two vehicles will receive more power and an upgraded chassis, in addition to exclusive content and upgraded trim. A Buick spokesm...
Monday, Mar 19
First Chinese-designed car in U.S. will be the Buick LaCrosse
This interesting article from FastCompany.com follows the story of Joe Qiu, known as "Shanghai Joe" within General Motors where he works at the company's Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) in Shanghai as a car designer. Qiu and a relatively small, inexperienced team of design...
