A few years ago, things were much simpler. Take your pick: a Minivan or an SUV. As car companies began to introduce the Crossover, decisions became that much more difficult. By combining the desirable traits of both minivans and sport utility vehicles, crossovers have become very attractive to those in the market for a family car. When it comes to the decision making process, we can’t cure that headache of yours, but we help ease it by taking a look at what each product has to offer.
A favorite genre of many auto fiends is the “sleeper” - a car that looks like grandma’s Mercury but goes like stink. In this day and age of flashy, showy performance - with all the standard body kits, huge spoilers and obnoxious red badging automakers seem to believe belong on performance cars, the sleeper is a dying breed.
According to an interview with Automotive News, Troy Clarke, GM’s North American president, General Motors will keep its promise to Congress to drastically cut costs AND brands. Clarke said that GM will now focus its “product and marketing resources” on Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC.
GM’s family of new mid-size SUVs includes the very upscale and elegant Enclave, with third row seating sufficiently spacious to accommodate three adults.
GM has finally pulled the wraps off the upcoming 2010 Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan, which shares its Epsilon II architecture with the 2009 Opel Insignia, 2010 Saab 9-5 and the 2011 Saturn Aura.
Hybrid technology will likely play an important role for GM in the near future, particularly as the Chevrolet Volt is still a ways off. Unfortunately, with the demise of its Saturn brand, GM will lose over a quarter of its hybrid models.
The new seven-passenger crossover from Buick gets the automaker's signature QuietTuning, and I have to say this is the best inception of the sound muting system I've seen thus far.
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Buick has just released details and images for the all-new 2010 Buick LaCrosse. Buick has also released video for the new LaCrosse, showing off its fresh redesigned from the ground up styling.
Buick's new "entry-premium" sedan tries to win consumers' hearts competing against such well established players as Korean Azera and Sonata, German Passat and Czech Skoda Superb. Will the American rolling iron stand its ground? Well, you know the answer.
By now, it is common knowledge that the Big Three is now the Big Two. Chrysler, ever the more anemic of the three beasts, has filed for bankruptcy, and only two are left. Ford seems to be doing okay, in fact, they sold more cars in April than Toyota did. So now it’s GM that’s close to hearing that death knell. But fear not, for here is my ten-point plan to pin the medals back on the mighty General.
There were a lot of rumors about new Buick LaCrosse Super, partially based on the well-received 2004 Buick Velite convertible concept vehicle. As Inside Line reported in March, the new LaCrosse Super could be the first sedan in the LaCrosse line, equipped with a V8 engine featuring about 300 hp. Now it seems that the rumors begin to find some ground.
Shanghai General Motors have started production of the Buick Park Avenue for the Chinese market. The Chinese Park Avenue runs on a mighty but frugal V-6 engine that powers the flagship from standstill to 62mph in a respectable 7.8 seconds.
Amid General Motors’ continued struggles, they’ve had to delay plans for several products, while rushing plans for several others. Among the top priorities for GM are the Chevrolet Cruze and the Chevy Volt. Production for the Chevy Cruze isn’t due to begin until April 2010, when it will replace the existing Chevy Cobalt. The Volt plug-in electric vehicle won’t be available until November of the same year.
Chinese may believe in communism but they believe in Buick as well. Fulfilling their need for luxurious premium sedans, Shanghai General Motors has introduced to the local market its new Buick Park Avenue luxury car.
Like a dad descending the basement steps and asking in on a round of Halo 2 with his son and his buddies, Buick will be showing up at SEMA this year with no less than 11 customized Lucernes. It will be the first time in the event's 43-year history that General Motors' elder-brand will appear on the show floor. Just to give this some perspective, the median age of a Buick buyer is 65, which happens to be a decade shy of the life expectancy for males in this country.
General Motors' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner and golf superstar Tiger Woods to do the World introduction of the all-new 2008 Buick Enclave luxury crossover sport utility vehicle (SUV) in LA.
Earlier today, we reported that GM CEO Rick Wagoner said the automaker plans to keep all of its brands, contrary to rumors that it might kill off 1-2 of them. Now, Automotive News is reporting that GM will indeed keep all of its vehicle brands, but will reduce the number of products each one sells.
The gullwing Riviera concept coupe was developed with global design input by the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) in China, a design and engineering joint venture between General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation
A Buick that can really move is always welcome, especially if it can move plenty of passengers and a boxcar load of cargo in all sorts of weather and driving conditions.
Based on the Velite convertible concept, the new vehicle from GM will be launched in the next few years. Edmunds is expecting it to be powered by a 300 hp V8 engine.
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