Buick News

Announced earlier this week, General Motors will be recalling select 2012 and 2013 model year Buick LaCrosse and Regal vehicles, as well as the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco equipped with eAssist. More than 42,000 vehicles have been affected by the recall. The reason for the recall is that these vehicles may ...    Read more

Buick has been making cars for as long as most can remember, and today it's trying to shake its reputation for being somewhat of a boring car. But for a short time in 1942, that changed as Buick became known for making one of the most badass vehicles to date: ...    Read more

Besides older, established, and affluent, the other key demographic automakers are going after these days--with a vengeance--is young people. Like cigarettes, once you're hooked, automakers believe they have an "in" to move you up the line. So what's General Motors doing to change with the times, be down with the young ...    Read more

China is still an emerging market when it comes to new cars, yet it has become one of the most pivotal when it comes to automakers going out of their way to meet the needs of the buying public. That's because a decade ago, China was selling a few million ...    Read more

In a complete surprise move to most of the automotive industry-following public, General Motors introduced a Buick Riviera concept coupe for the Shanghai Motor Show that follows up on the 2007 concept of the same name. Designed by General Motors in ...    Read more

From its humble beginnings in 1903, through world wars and generation changes, Buick has persevered. For exactly 11 decades, Buick has been crafting automobiles, and to mark the milestone, we're taking a look back at a few of the automaker's highlights. While concept cars draw a lot of ...    Read more

Long having lagged behind the foreign competition in transmission gear count, it was a big deal when General Motors and Ford announced their first partnership to develop a six-speed automatic transmission together in the mid-2000s. Alas, technology rarely stays still, and General Motors and Ford have once again partnered up to ...    Read more

In the grand dance between dealer and customer, incentives often play the role of matchmaker. Automakers use these spiffs as an extra enticement to get buyers into cars, and those buyers will often wait until incentives appear on their selected ride before finally sitting down to negotiate a price. Some ...    Read more

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. and General Motors have issued recalls for their 2013 Outlander Sport and 2013 Buick Encore, respectively. Two recalls have been issued for the Outlander Sport, one for its failure to conform to the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, and the other for ...    Read more

There's a lot of Kim Jong Un-dulating as to whether or not North Korea will back up its tough words and attack either neighboring South Korea or try to send a missile to the U.S. Still, General Motors isn't taking any chances, making a contingency plan to move production in ...    Read more

March is when sales begin their ascent through about September. Automakers are ramping up deliveries of all-new models as auto show season winds down and future cars become today's. It's generally a pretty good bellwether for the rest of the year, which should resonate well with most automakers. Reporting their ...    Read more

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We're in the Big Apple, covering the 2013 New York International Auto Show from the Jacob Javits Center and the outlying venues. This year, General Motors looks to continue its momentum with five new models--the redesigned 2014 Cadillac CTS, refreshed Buick Regal and LaCrosse, the sendoff version of the current-generation ...    Read more

Along with its bigger Buick LaCrosse counterpart, the 2014 Buick Regal gets a thorough workover this year. Along with a few exterior enhancements like LED headlight accents, the 2014 Regal gets an improved interior with fewer buttons and better materials, active cruise control and collision mitigation, and available all-wheel drive ...    Read more

The 2014 Buick LaCrosse makes its debut at the 2013 New York Auto Show, showcasing a host of new features, an upgraded interior with premium trim, and a few exterior styling tweaks all to keep the big Buick apace of its competition. The LaCrosse has been a successful sedan for GM's ...    Read more

General Motors is recalling the 2013 Buick LaCrosse and 2013 Cadillac SRX crossover to fix an electronic glitch that may send the vehicles immediately into Sport mode in their transmission settings. While that doesn't seem like a huge deal, what it does is eliminate engine braking, making it easier for ...    Read more

Buick has introduced its new commercial campaign for the 2013 Buick Encore. The 30 second spot features different dinosaurs and small tidbits about the car itself. While the dinosaurs are of course symbolic--acting as stand-ins for other vehicles--the CGI thunder lizards steal the ...    Read more

The 2013 Buick Enclave has received a five-star overall vehicle score for safety under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's New Car Assessment Program, the highest possible score. The Enclave is also an IIHS 2013 Top Safety Pick. Since the 2011 model year, the NHTSA has used a tougher safety test, ...    Read more

As women influence car-buying decisions in every four out of five purchases, it's important to cater more to their needs. Detroit's automakers still face challenges, mainly due to the fact that many women prefer foreign automakers to domestic automakers. With women's names on the registration of more than 39 percent ...    Read more

The first month of 2013 is already in the books and it's already mimicking what we saw in 2012. Chrysler Group reported a profit of $1.7 billion in 2012, up from $183 million in 2011, and momentum continues to flow in 2013 as two of its brands (Dodge ...    Read more

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"We do not discuss future products." Auto journalists hear that sentence more than any other every year. But sometimes, especially amid the excitement for upcoming new cars making their debuts--and maybe aided by a little "social lubricant"--even the most polished P.R. pros slip up. People say things. Rumors get dispelled, ...    Read more

The yearly sales totals for almost every respected automaker have begun rolling in, and General Motors likes what it sees. For the first time ever, a United States-based automaker has sold more than 1 million vehicles that achieve 30 mpg or better on the highway. "Our investments in advanced powertrains are ...    Read more

Confession time here: When we first saw the 2013 Buick Encore at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit last year, we were underwhelmed. The little crossover didn't wow us the way Buick had surely hoped; instead of looking like a bold ...    Read more

Oops! Leaked last night and quickly pulled down from a General Motors website for dealerships were the regular production order (RPO) codes for the 2014 model year. Of note, there were several new and intriguing engine combinations for cars that will be hotly anticipated when they make it to production. Perhaps the ...    Read more

You're taught in business school that the primary role of a corporation is to make money for your shareholders; former General Motors marketing guru and legend in the industry Bob Lutz would quip back that building a strong product would be the key to a company's success. Shareholders should be ...    Read more

Light-duty vehicles and planes are about to share something in common: data recorders. Airplanes already have a data recorder--colloquially known as a "black box"--that records real-time flight data which is relied upon in the event of an accident. Now, all new light-duty cars and trucks may required to carry a ...    Read more