Your Source For Finding Free Articles On All Your Favorite Topics. / en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:46:47 GMT /Article/Buick_Is_Popular_in_China/5690 Mon, 7 Sep 2009 18:08:14 GMT Although General Motors does not have much success with Buick in Europe, the American luxury car is doing great in China. The Asian customers are so ready to buy Buick autos that the number of sold vehicles in China in August is four times as much as in the U.S. GM was expecting good deals in China and delivered 152,365 cars to the Chinese customers; this is 113% from last year. However even in its boldest dreams the American automaker did not expect to sell a record breaking 1,111,401 units in the full... 5f42b969d2de8573729da72e1185df0e /Article/Buick_s_stellar_LaCrosse_is_fit_for_a_king_detnews_com_The_Detroit_News/5600 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:19:49 GMT The 2010 Buick LaCrosse is the best car no one will buy. It's a shame really. The redesigned large sedan is top notch, a car fit for a king, or at least an emperor. People should line up at Buick dealerships in droves to order the new LaCrosse, which arrives this month. It's well-priced, sharp-looking and comes with a stellar interior, perhaps the best inside makeover General Motors Co. has ever completed. But they won't. When Buick tested the new LaCrosse against the competition, vehicles such as the... 8ab96d9a2d318bde5201c01d96f3f7dd /Article/Sneak_peek_Buick_Excelle_detnews_com_The_Detroit_News/5496 Mon, 25 May 2009 05:23:13 GMT Little is known about the all-new version of the Buick Excelle. It will ride on GM's new Delta II platform that underpins the highly anticipated Chevrolet Cruze. Under the hood, powertrain options are expected to mirror that of the Chevy Cruze. In a nod to the green movement, GM could also slot a version of the Chevy Volt's powertrain into the baby Buick. The model could be sold in Europe. Should the new entry-level Buick go into production in Europe, we can expect the Cruze's 2.0-litre diesel engines... c918d62e3673b6a676144ef5a50bc756 /Article/2010_Buick_LaCrosse_sneak_peak_in_New_Buick_history_video/4555 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:20:26 GMT GM has released a new video of its head of design, Ed Welburn, taking us through Buick’s history and giving us a peak at the 2010 Buick LaCrosse. The new LaCrosse was originally supposed to make its debut at the 2008 LA Auto Show but had been moved to the 2009 Detroit Auto Show since GM cancelled its LA press conference at the last minute.From the video and the screenshots we gathered you can see that the 2010 Buck LaCrosse retains most of the styling cues shown on the Buick Invicta concept.[source] 88c80e2e3d809362f374fa7a86a866ac /Article/2010_Buick_LaCrosse_sneak_peak_in_New_Buick_history_video/4500 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:19:49 GMT GM has released a new video of its head of design, Ed Welburn, taking us through Buick’s history and giving us a peak at the 2010 Buick LaCrosse. The new LaCrosse was originally supposed to make its debut at the 2008 LA Auto Show but had been moved to the 2009 Detroit Auto Show since GM cancelled its LA press conference at the last minute.From the video and the screenshots we gathered you can see that the 2010 Buck LaCrosse retains most of the styling cues shown on the Buick Invicta concept.[source] 106dc0d44cc3e260ddf08bdce4d615d5 /Article/2010_Buick_LaCrosse_sneak_peak_in_New_Buick_history_video/4481 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:19:43 GMT GM has released a new video of its head of design, Ed Welburn, taking us through Buick’s history and giving us a peak at the 2010 Buick LaCrosse. The new LaCrosse was originally supposed to make its debut at the 2008 LA Auto Show but had been moved to the 2009 Detroit Auto Show since GM cancelled its LA press conference at the last minute.From the video and the screenshots we gathered you can see that the 2010 Buck LaCrosse retains most of the styling cues shown on the Buick Invicta concept.[source] 21677e4b5ff83d6ba539ed9e21f1894c /Article/Buick_And_Tiger_Woods_Part_Ways_After_9_Years/4103 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:44:20 GMT In what was described as a "mutual and amicable separation," Tiger Woods and General Motors announced Monday that they are ending their high-profile partnership. Woods, the iconic golfer, had been the face of the Buick brand in the United States, Canada and China.It appears to be a stark sign that times have indeed changed at the beleaguered Detroit automaker.[source] 3358afef7d135fd37486d5ee191a01c3 /Article/Sneak_peek_2010_Buick_LaCrosse_The_Detroit_News_detnews_com/3724 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:11:36 GMT The 2010 Buick LaCrosse, originally set to debut this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show, has been delayed until the Detroit Auto Show in January. This second-generation LaCrosse will ride on the new global front-wheel-drive Epsilon II platform, the first car in the United States to use this architecture. Production is expected to start at the Fairfax, Kan., facility in February, reaching dealerships shortly afterwards as a 2010 model. Annual production numbers are expected to be from 65,000 to 75,000... 444985a4b6f8cf6550c932c97ed065d4 /Article/Buick_Invicta_concept/3255 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:54:28 GMT After a long striptease, General Motors has finally unveiled the first renderings and details surrounding its Buick Invicta concept -- a vision of Buick's future and another in-the-sheetmetal manifestation of the growing international synergy between GM's Buick teams in Shanghai, China, and Warren, Michigan. Invicta -- the star of GM's stand at the 2008 AutoChina show in Beijing -- is also widely believed to be what the 2010 Buick LaCrosse that's been spied testing will become when it makes its... 0e9717a716761831e87f028dfeddf1cf /Article/Mom_and_Dad_s_Buick_A_cushy_time_machine/3043 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 08:27:24 GMT You can have your shiny new Bimmer. Your eerily silent hybrids and your Lamborghini. I have the Buick. For reasons I won't go into -- save to say my 16-year-old is fine, the Volvo not so much -- I'm borrowing my parents' 2001 Buick. I get in every morning and there's the scent of my father's cologne, my mother's perfume. I'm 8 years old again, tiptoeing into their bedroom after they've left for the evening, the lamp lighted next to my mother's side of the bed, the fragrance lingering. The LeSabre's... 514cc3f39cd854f7fedddd20ab436cec /Article/Spy_Shots_2010_Buick_LaCrosse/2143 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:15:56 GMT Buick’s next-generation LaCrosse has been spotted testing at GM proving grounds both in the U.S. and Germany and as these latest images reveal the new car sports a similar shape to the Invicta concept unveiled over the weekend. Like the concept, the production version’s styling is being handled by teams in both the U.S. and China and the final styling is expected to be very similar to the concept. Production of the car is expected to start at GM’s Fairfax plant in Kansas in early 2009 and the... f439ca80b49c61ce4dd9704c49d9a8d4 /Article/Buick_Invicta_at_Beijing_Auto_Show/2027 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:41:08 GMT General Motors announced about Buick Invicta resurrection and the new car will be presented at the Beijing Auto Show. Invicta model was designed 45 years ago, but it did not get more development at that time. The new Buick is a result of Chinese and Michigan car makers. It is considered to be a future concept of the brand. It has 250 horsepower and 220 pound-feet torque in a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine. The model is designed with six-speed automatic transmission. The interior of the car... ef102f7935aa0f76b688e1ef1e9137ef /Article/Beijing_2008_Live_reveal_of_the_Buick_Invicta_concept/1997 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:28:30 GMT On the eve of the Beijing Motor Show ,General Motors Chairman Rick Wagoner and Design VP Ed Welburn along with their Chinese colleagues unveiled the Buick Invicta concept. Your regular Autoblog team didn't make the trek to China for this show, but our cohorts at Autoblog Chinese showed up for GM's Premier Night party to check out what will be the replacement for the current LaCrosse. The car was revealed sitting on a pool of water, perhaps implying that it is Buick's messiah, standing by to breathe new... 6eb10123873162b45d74db52d31d9a55 /Article/2008_Beijing_Auto_Show_Buick_Invicta_Concept_breaks_cover/1972 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:59:20 GMT The new four-door midsize sedan Buick Invicta made its debut today at the 2008 Beijing Auto Show. Showing a coupe-like roofline the vehicle is powered by Buick’s first direct injection turbocharged engine, a four-cylinder powerplant that produces 250 horsepower and 298 Nm of torque.[source] faa41824724ab3119912082e4ae21999 /Article/VIDEO_Buick_Invicta_designers_talk_about_their_new_concept/1947 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:59:11 GMT General Motors has just put a video featuring the designers of the new Buick Invicta concept discussing their new creation. The video is part of a series of "Studio Stories" episodes that GM has been producing over the past year. Exterior design lead Justin Thompson and other members of the team talk about the approach they took to create the concept that debuted at the Beijing Motor Show today. Although the Invicta is labeled as a concept this sleek four door is thought to be very close to the LaCrosse... b9623b26077df043e4ac0eb1cf1ccdfd /Article/Beijing_2008_Buick_Invicta_Concept_debuts_say_hello_to_next_LaCrosse/1949 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:59:11 GMT Click above for high-res gallery of the Buick Invicta ConceptBuick has dusted off the Invicta name, which hasn't been used by the brand since 1959, for its newest concept that debuted today at the Beijing Motor Show. The mid-size sedan previews the look of what U.S. customers will get with the next redesign of the LaCrosse sedan, and draws much of its design inspiration from Buick's most recent concepts like the Riviera and Velite. The Invicta features traditional Buick design cues like its waterfall... 12f089244b3586e8c9aac753fef45bc2 /Article/Buick_debuts_flagship_Invicta_in_China/1933 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:59:10 GMT BEIJING, China -- A new look for Buick emerged in Beijing on Saturday with the reveal of the Invicta sedan concept. Building on the design themes of the Riviera concept seen at January's Detroit show, the Invicta is expected to become the new flagship in Buick's U.S. and Chinese model lineup. While the Riviera was designed in GM's Chinese PATAC studio, the Invicta was a combined effort by GM designers in China and Detroit. "We fused the best ideas from both cultures," said Ed Welburn, GM chief designer... 8cc6d48e6453b6a02988474d52ecfd4c /Article/GM_reveals_new_Buick_Invicta_Concept/1917 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:58:45 GMT Buick’s new Invicta Latin for invincible concept brings back a vehicle nameplate not seen on a GM product in more than 45 years and previews a new four-door midsize sedan with a coupe-like roofline destined for sale in the world’s two biggest automotive markets – the United States and China. The Invicta is the latest evolution of previous Buick concepts including the 2004 Velite convertible and 2007 Riviera coupe, and was designed collaboratively by GM centers in Warren, Michigan, and Shanghai... 80d889d67192fb51edc01aa3a6bded91 /Article/2009_Buick_Lucerne_E85_joins_the_flex_fuel_vehicles_range/1897 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:24:12 GMT The 2009 Buick Lucerne sedan will join General Motors’ industry-leading lineup of flex-fuel vehicles that can run on either ordinary gasoline or E85, or any combination of the two, GM Vice President of Environment, Energy and Safety Policy Beth Lowery said Thursday.The Lucerne, the first flex-fuel capable Buick passenger car, will be among more than 15 GM models with flex-fuel capability in 2009, up from 11 offerings this year.[source] 16c816389e6b500ff7ff56d4dd483793 /Article/Sneak_peek_2010_Buick_LaCrosse/1742 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:53:04 GMT The new LaCrosse will have some Enclave-like styling cues -- especially on the rear doors and fenders. The second-generation LaCrosse will be riding on the new global front-wheel-drive platform. It will be the first car in the United States to use this architecture. Production is expected to start at the Fairfax facility in February, reaching dealerships shortly afterward as a 2010 model. [source] d06da57393b611ca5043aa5961794275 /Article/Beijing_08_Buick_Invicta_concept_to_be_4_door_coupe/1709 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:03:55 GMT During a pre-Beijing Motor Show conference call today, Buick provided some more hints about the new Invicta concept that it will reveal this weekend in China. We've had a couple of teases about what to expect and won't actually be seeing any detailed images until Saturday, but what we do know now is that the Invicta from the Latin for 'Invincible' is a four-door coupe following the current trend started by Mercedes with the sleek and sexy CLS. According to Buick designer Dave Lyons, getting a coupe to... 753905301a6648b2f55ba3b104b63b2a /Article/Spy_Shots_2010_Buick_LaCrosse_shows_off_its_insides/1570 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:43:39 GMT The Buick LaCrosse may not be a real player in the midsize car market, but GM is looking to make big-time improvements for the 2010 model year. The next-gen LaCrosse shares its Epsilon II the Malibu is an extended Epsilon, not Epsilon II underpinnings with the critically acclaimed Chevy Malibu, and judging from spy shots from Brenda Priddy & So., the interior will be very similar as well. Close inspection of the pics shows some similar dash characteristics between the two models, though the 'Bu is... e64323268d8d4b5649220c067f722e30 /Article/Update_Buick_releases_second_Invicta_teaser/1399 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 05:44:33 GMT Update: Buick has released a second teaser for its upcoming Invicta sedan concept that’s set to appear at this month’s Beijing Auto Show. The new image doesn’t reveal any significant details except for the shape of the headlights, which appear to have a tapered back look. The new concept was jointly developed by design studios both in China and the U.S. and is said to represent the future look of the Buick brand. Original: Coming April 19th to the Beijing Motor Show, the Buick Invicta purports to... 6720cf2384b30893828dd922c9913c61 /Article/Buick_shows_second_teaser_of_Invicta_sedan/1376 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 20:41:34 GMT Buick has released a second teaser for its upcoming Invicta sedan concept that’s set to appear at this month’s Beijing Auto Show. The new image doesn’t reveal any significant details except for the shape of the headlights, which appear to have a tapered back look. The new concept was jointly developed by design studios both in China and the U.S. and is said to represent the future look of the Buick brand.[source] 490b2f8401c47c9278fe3f8bfa486c8b /Article/Buick_releases_second_Invicta_Concept_teaser/1355 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 20:41:29 GMT General Motors has been enjoying some serious success in China with its range of Buick models, and it hopes to continue that trend with the unveiling of the Invicta concept at the Auto China show in Beijing. We've already seen one teaser shot of the Invicta in profile and this newest image on the right gives a faint hint of the front end. We messed with the image in Photoshop to draw out some of the fascia's details, but the only thing that's really obvious is the swooping, Saab-esque headlamps and the... 470d56d4c5acd393aa5370101761cf54 /Article/Buick_Lucerne_Super_finally_arrives_brings_CXL_Special_Edition_with_it/1358 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 20:41:29 GMT Click above for high-res gallery of the Lucerne CXL Special EditionWho knows what took so long, but the Buick Lucerne Super that was first shown over a year ago at the 2007 New York Auto Show is arriving in dealerships this month, and it's brought a friend in the form of a the new Lucerne CXL Special Edition. To refresh your memory, the Lucerne Super is the super duper counterpart to the LaCrosse Super, which we've already tested in the Autoblog Garage. The Super features the venerable 4.6L Northstar V8... 4e1d212a48edbb3e789e233b4e49ed55 /Article/Update_Buick_releases_second_Invicta_teaser/1347 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 20:40:58 GMT Update: Buick has released a second teaser for its upcoming Invicta sedan concept that’s set to appear at this month’s Beijing Auto Show. The new image doesn’t reveal any significant details except for the shape of the headlights, which appear to have a tapered back look. The new concept was jointly developed by design studios both in China and the U.S. and is said to represent the future look of the Buick brand. Original: Coming April 19th to the Beijing Motor Show, the Buick Invicta purports to... 27e711a34066ad57d09ae884672d118b /Article/Buick_Excelle_in_China/1236 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 05:07:00 GMT General Motors in China decided to show their new luxury car to the media which they are going to present at Beijing Auto Show in about two weeks. The public debut of Buick Excelle sedan will be made on April, 20. The car is designed by GM Daewoo in Korea. Buick Excelle was remodelled this year very much and got close to the style of Park Avenue and LaCrosse. It will have a new front and will be lower because of the wheel trims. The inside design got leather coverage and air-conditioning. Right now... 4569522e602b943ff700dd4d1d773f1f /Article/Buick_Excelle_in_China/1140 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 05:01:19 GMT General Motors in China decided to show their new luxury car to the media which they are going to present at Beijing Auto Show in about two weeks. The public debut of Buick Excelle sedan will be made on April, 20. The car is designed by GM Daewoo in Korea. Buick Excelle was remodelled this year very much and got close to the style of Park Avenue and LaCrosse. It will have a new front and will be lower because of the wheel trims. The inside design got leather coverage and air-conditioning. Right now... 3a3dc3c03b09227ffe414821cc9ebed0 /Article/Buick_Excelle_in_China/1094 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 05:00:52 GMT General Motors in China decided to show their new luxury car to the media which they are going to present at Beijing Auto Show in about two weeks. The public debut of Buick Excelle sedan will be made on April, 20. The car is designed by GM Daewoo in Korea. Buick Excelle was remodelled this year very much and got close to the style of Park Avenue and LaCrosse. It will have a new front and will be lower because of the wheel trims. The inside design got leather coverage and air-conditioning. Right now... 9b84712595377b6af995166f7430f1c0 /Article/Beijing_08_Preview_Buick_unveils_updated_2009_Excelle_for_China/948 Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:51:29 GMT Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Buick ExcelleLong-time readers of Autoblog will recall occasional mentions of the Buick Excelle, a small but luxuriously appointed Buick that's only sold in China. It's what the Cadillac Cimarron never was, and the Chinese love it. The little Buick that could is getting updated for 2009 and will make its debut to the Chinese people at the Beijing Motor Show in a couple of weeks. It features a facelift that brings its visiage more in-line with the flagship... bd50b17bcaa899b31c09e1ca0f5a53eb