Buick News

Is the Buick Regal America's best-kept secret?  Buick certainly thinks so, and a growing number of consumers are finding out, thanks to Regal's host of worthy amenities, performance, and fuel economy. Fortunately, the 2013 Buick Regal, which will be released later this year, is better than ever. For 2013, the big ...    Read more

Sorry, but your Aunt Ethel's LeSabre didn't make the cut of Buick's 10 most collectible cars. However, she might recognize the Regal nameplate: is the 2012 Buick Regal GS a future classic? Based on its rarity and its even rarer inclusion of a third pedal, yes—and now’s a good time ...    Read more

Intellichoice has released its annual list of cars it considers a Best Value of the Year. Analyzing every new car for the 2012 model year, Intellichoice applies cost analysis to determine cars that have low total ownership  costs as well as lower than expected costs over time. Looking beyond the initial ...    Read more

General Motors will be opening up a new component stamping facility at its Arlington manufacturing complex in Texas. The new $200 million facility should be operational in 2013, and will create another 180 jobs. However, the new Arlington complex will save the Detroit based auto maker $40 million a year ...    Read more

The La Nina this winter has been cold and dry, says the American Agriculturist , but for the domestic auto manufacturers, January sizzled. Overall, Chrysler Group LLC was up 44 percent compared to January 2011, with double digit gains at Jeep, Ram Truck, Dodge, and Chrysler, respectively. The Ford ...    Read more

Michigan-based Hagerty Insurance specializes in providing classic car coverage, but the company also does something we especially like— every year it releases a "hot list" of new models that it believe will be future classics. Hagerty asks its team of "valuation experts" to pick ten cars among the countless that ...    Read more

How smart is your smartphone? If you asked it how to hypermile or get better fuel economy, you might be out of luck. We tried to ask Apple's Siri, and all we got from her was a bunch of snark. Fortunately, Buick sees the need for this information, so it has ...    Read more

Its been a busy week here at Automotive.com, and there's a good chance you missed some of it. So to help out, we've compiled our top five stories, one from each day, to help you stay on top of what's going on in the automotive world. Monday, January 23 ...    Read more

They're the soberest demographic, the most likely to be buckled-in while driving, and...the deadliest. It turns out grandma and grandpa—who are likely not checking their status feeds and replying to texts, who have five decades of experience not five months—may soon be the biggest threat on the road. According to a ...    Read more

To us in the private sector, the word "strike" evokes images of picket signs and chanting union members while grim-faced company spokespersons again reiterate they have laid down the "best" proposal on the table but union members are being stubborn ignoring a great deal. The reality is that ...    Read more

The Buick Enclave and its platform mate, the GMC Acadia, have been on sale since 2007 without much of a refresh. It appears that’s about to change. Spotted out in the wild for the first time, it appears the 2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia are making way for extensive upgrades. ...    Read more

Following General Motors’ 2008 bankruptcy, it’s been a guessing game trying to figure out how much of “New GM” is actually new versus an idiosyncratic carryover from the bad ol’ days. It’s also been tough sorting out the good apples among that bushel of company leadership. But if his list of ...    Read more

By 2015, General Motors estimates 78 percent of cell phone users will have smartphones. Why should that statistic matter to you? Because GM is designing its in-car software to work seamlessly with the next generation of wireless technology. Speaking about Cue, the new Cadillac infotainment system that will first be available ...    Read more

The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show opened on Sunday night with a General Motors' OnStar unit introducing its latest evolution: allowing third-party companies to create apps for it a la open source software for smartphones. Giving software companies kits to integrate software, OnStar used part of its press time to introduce Shelby ...    Read more

Buick has been peeling back the covers from its 2013 Encore crossover one quartile at a time for almost a month now on its Facebook page. With the latest look at it after the premium automaker unveiled its front ...    Read more

It comes as no surprise anymore that automakers slowly leak out photos of their next big thing. In this case it's the 2013 Buick Encore's turn as a third teaser photo has been released. We've already seen a close-up of the front-right head light and part of the grille, and ...    Read more

It is rapidly becoming a tradition among automakers. Rather than actually show off a vehicle for the first time at an auto show, it is instead slowly revealed through "teasers" over the course of a few days or weeks before the show. It "generates buzz," the automakers say, and the ...    Read more

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety announced 115 recipients of its Top Safety Pick award. With 18 new vehicles joining the list for 2012, it’s especially surprising that 10 of them happen to be Honda models that have all been on sale for years now, showing the brand’s willingness to ...    Read more

Buick has decided to tease the 2013 Encore before its scheduled unveil at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month. What we do know is that the Encore will "offer contemporary Buick styling, signature QuietTuning technology, and segment-leading content and space." As for what lies under the ...    Read more

Scarcely a day has passed since we first posted General Motors' plans to debut four new vehicles at next month's Detroit Auto Show. Now comes word that Buick and Chevrolet are filling three of those slots, joining the Cadillac ATS which is already confirmed for the show. According to the ...    Read more

Is the economy really that sour? Judging from sales of domestic makes, it isn’t. Each of the American Big Three—Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors—reported strong gains in November. Ford and Chrysler even reported sales to be close to their pre-economic meltdown levels for the first time in years. Unlike years ...    Read more

Remember when you got your driver's license and the freedom it represented? Now imagine, if you're not there already, when you had to surrender it. For many U.S. senior citizens, that is the harsh reality. As people age, their physical and cognitive abilities fade to the point to make driving ...    Read more

The 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show was a madhouse this year at Automotive.com, with more than 30 debuts to cover over a scant two days period. Thankfully, we were prepared and covered such big reveals like the 2012 Cadillac XTS, 2013 Ford Escape, and the 2012 Hyundai Azera—just before ...    Read more

Opening in just 2006, General Motors’ Lansing, Mich. plant has wasted little time in reaching its million-vehicle milestone, a 2012 GMC Acadia. As the sole manufacturer of GM’s full-size “Lambda” platform crossovers, the factory serves as an employer of approximately 3700 workers and is GM’s newest assembly line in North ...    Read more

We don't know if there's a bingo hall anywhere near our offices, but if we were to meander our way to one, chances are the parking lot would be littered with Buicks and Lincolns. For whatever reason, these brands attract experienced buyers. It may be the nod to old Americana ...    Read more