In today's News Brake: As part of an exclusive interview with AutoWeek, GM CEO Fritz Henderson talks about an opening for a small car in the Cadillac or Buick lineup; demand for the Camaro prompts GM to add to the work schedule at the...
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Shanghai GM, one of China's leading manufacturers of passenger cars, recorded a domestic sales increase in April of 34.7 percent year on year to 55,245 vehicles. Demand for its Buick lineup rose 63.6 percent to 38,071 vehicles. Sales of the Excelle lower-medium sedan increased by more than 120 percent to 22,078 units, while sales of the new Regal upper-medium sedan - which was introduced at the end of last year - totaled 6,368 units.
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General Motors today announced pricing for the all-new 2010 Buick Allure luxury sedan, which startsat an MSRP of $32,745 and arrives in showrooms this summer. Available in frontand all-wheel-drive, the Allure is powered by a choice of two fuel-savingdirect injection V-6 engines paired with six-speed transmissions and delivers precisesuspension tuning for driving control and comfort unlike any Buick before it.
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General Motors on Monday confirmed it would axe Pontiac and focus on just four core brands in the US - Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC - with fewer models and "a more competitive level of marketing support per brand".
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General Motors' profitable Chinese unit, and the Buick brand it relies on, would be protected if the automaker files for bankruptcy, a senior executive says.
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The 13th Shanghai Motor Show, which alternates with the Beijing Auto show, provides a glimpse into the Chinese car industry. Developing faster than any other market, China's varied brands and multiple new models take center stage at the event, but numerous European automakers (and the joint-venture companies they've spawned) are also unveiling a flurry of new models, making this one of the most important auto shows of the year. To see what Bertone, Porsche, GAC, Buick and Roewe unveiled read our highlights from the show press days below. We'll soon be publishing more highlights and an extensive photo gallery of all the cars from Shanghai Auto 2009 so watch this space.
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The Buick Business Concept, a new concept vehicle designed to showcase Buick's future vision of "business class on the road," made its global debut today at Auto Shanghai 2009 in China.
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General Motors sales chief Mark LaNeve is mounting a stout defense of the company's Buick-Pontiac-GMC brand strategy, but that may not offer much consolation to dealers.
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General Motors is recalling nearly 1.5 million Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Pontiac mid-sized cars equipped with a 3.8-liter engine because an oil leak could start an engine fire.
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General Motors is recalling nearly 1.5 million Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Pontiac mid-sized cars equipped with a 3.8-liter engine because an oil leak could start an engine fire.
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The future of GM was on full display at this year's New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). In line with the automaker's plans to reduce fuel consumption and emissions across their model lineups, new gas-saving technologies and hybrids were the name of the game at GM's expansive exhibit.
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This small Buick sedan, based on General Motors' re-engineered front-drive Delta architecture, is heading for China -- and might appear on U.S. roads in 2011.
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Buick and Jaguar shared first place for brands with the most-dependable vehicles in a study released Thursday, ending Lexuss 14-year reign.
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Buick and Jaguar shared first place for brands with the most-dependable vehicles in a study released today, ending Lexus's 14-year reign. Buick climbed from sixth place last year in market research firm J.D.
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Buick and Jaguar shared first place for brands with the most-dependable vehicles in a study released today, ending Lexus's 14-year reign. Buick climbed from sixth place last year in market research firm J.D.
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., - Buick and Jaguar each rank highest in vehicle dependability in a tie, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study(SM) (VDS) released today. Buick improves from a sixth-place ranking in 2008, while Jaguar improves from 10th place. Following in the top five rankings this year are Lexus, Toyota and Mercury.
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Holy badge-engineering, Batman! The Buick Rainier, introduced for 2004, was one of 5 SUV's morphed from GM's mid-sized SUV platform before it was ultimately dropped from production last year. This was a platform of many faces- wearing Envoy, TrailBlazer, Bravada and even 9-7x badges from GMC, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Saab, respectively.
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Holy badge-engineering, Batman! The Buick Rainier, introduced for 2004, was one of 5 SUV's morphed from GM's mid-sized SUV platform before it was ultimately dropped from production last year. This was a platform of many faces- wearing Envoy, TrailBlazer, Bravada and even 9-7x badges from GMC, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Saab, respectively.
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