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Buick

The Buick brand serves as a sort of midlevel brand that offers much of the luxury feel that you get from Cadillac but with a lower price. Thanks to the addition of the eAssist mild hybrid system to several vehicles in the lineup, Buick offers both power and fuel efficient models with a long list of standard amenities from base model to the top of the range.

The front seats of the 2013 Buick Verano

By Patrick Rall on January 30, 2013 - 9:31PM

The back end of the 2013 Buick Verano

By Patrick Rall on January 30, 2013 - 9:30PM

The side profile of the 2013 Buick Verano

By Patrick Rall on January 30, 2013 - 9:30PM

A 2013 Chevrolet Malibu coming off of the Fairfax line

GM invests $600 million in Kansas to build Chevy Malibu, Buick LaCrosse

By Patrick Rall on January 28, 2013 - 3:32PM

General Motors announced today that they will invest $600 million in their Fairfax Assembly and Stamping Plant where the popular Buick LaCrosse and Chevrolet Malibu are built – bringing the total moneys invested in the Kansas facility since 2003 up into the range of $2.5 billion dollars.

GM ends 2012 with an upswing in December, claims 2012 sales title

By Patrick Rall on January 10, 2013 - 12:33PM

General Motors ended 2012 in a positive note with overall growth by the company as well as with 3 of the 4 brands but more importantly, as 2012 drew to a close General Motors was able to one again claim the title of being America’s bestselling automaker – selling more cars in the US than any other automaker.

Cadillac, Buick lead GM in November 2012 sales growth

By Patrick Rall on December 11, 2012 - 12:33PM

While General Motors was one of the less successful automakers in the US auto industry in terms of year over year growth – GM still showed positive growth last month and in the long run, that is what the company is the most concerned with reporting.

Buick has magic magnets for AWD and isn't afraid to use them

By Aaron Turpen on November 20, 2012 - 6:06PM

Buick's new drivetrain technology for all-wheel-drive vehicles includes "magic magnets" to anticipate slippage before it happens, giving greater responsiveness to the all-new Encore crossover.

GM recalls 2012 Buick Verano, Chevy Sonic and Cruze vehicles over airbag defect

By Anthony Faccenda on November 14, 2012 - 6:48PM

According to GM, the recall was issued due to a driver side frontal airbag problem, which may result in airbag deployment failure.

All four GM brands show growth in October 2012

By Patrick Rall on November 8, 2012 - 6:38PM

October 2012 proved to be a good month for the folks at General Motors, with all four of their current brands showing positive growth while the company as a whole led the US market in sales volume with 195,674 vehicles sold last month.

GM posts a minor gain in September 2012 as Cadillac, GMC stumble

By Patrick Rall on October 8, 2012 - 11:25PM

General Motors was one of the weakest auto companies in the US market in September 2012 with a year over year growth of just 1.5% but that slight increase allowed them to beat cross-town rival Ford Motor Company en route to once again being the bestselling automaker in the US by a pretty comfortable margin.

Costco offering major discounts on all-new Chevy, Buick and GMC models

By Anthony Faccenda on October 4, 2012 - 12:18PM

Costco Auto Program members are now eligible for discounts on 12 different GM models including the Chevy Cruze, Buick Verano and GMC Acadia.

2013 Buick Enclave puts spotlight on lighting

By John Goreham on October 3, 2012 - 11:39AM

Newest Buick is a good example of modern lighting technology and its benefits.

2013 Buick Encore priced from $24,950

By Patrick Rall on September 24, 2012 - 12:55PM

General Motors recently announced the pricing for the 2013 Buick Encore with the price for the luxurious entry level, front wheel drive trimline starting at just $24,950 (including destination of $750) and option packages bringing the price of the fully loaded Encore into the low $30s.

A look at the upcoming and current Buick and GMC lineup

GM teases new Buick Regal, LaCrosse, GMC Sierra, Yukon coming within 12 months

By Patrick Rall on September 21, 2012 - 12:38PM

General Motors announced last night that the Buick and GMC brands would be receiving nine new models in their lineup over the next 12 months with some of the most popular vehicles in those two brands getting a refresh – including the Buick Regal, the Buick LaCrosse, the GMC Sierra and the GMC Yukon.

All 4 GM brands show growth in August 2012

By Patrick Rall on September 6, 2012 - 1:13PM

The sales results are in for August 2012 and for the folks at General Motors, it was a good month with all four of their existing brands showing positive growth – helping the largest of the Detroit Big 3 to beat out Nissan and BMW in terms of year over year growth.

2013 Buick Regal offers new engine choices but is that enough

By John Goreham on August 29, 2012 - 6:47PM

Consistent with the Buick tradition of offering forced induction engines, the 2013 has three new four cylinder engine choices for buyers looking at a Regal, but they seem pretty common these days.

2013 Buick Encore enters market with outstanding fuel economy

By John Goreham on August 28, 2012 - 11:54AM

Buicks cute ‘ute joins the low 30s highway mileage club, but will buyers expect more performance from a compct premium vehicle?

2013 Buick Verano Turbo priced under $30K, exactly in line with competitors

By John Goreham on August 8, 2012 - 9:42PM

That price will help the Buick get noticed in a very tough market segment as it tries to win customers from luxury makes Lexus, Acura and Infiniti, but the mainstream brands seem to be the Verano's real competition.

GM sees growth slow in July 2012 on rental fleet decline

By Patrick Rall on August 3, 2012 - 1:37PM

General Motors reported a year over year decline in sales of 6.4% but the company points out that the decline is due in large to the decline in sales to rental car companies and other large fleets while retail sales only declined by about 3% in July 2012.

The 2013 Buick Verano Turbo offers 31mpg

By Patrick Rall on August 1, 2012 - 2:04PM

The EPA has released their official fuel economy figures for the new 2013 Buick Verano Turbo, with the performance minded compact luxury sedan offering 20 mpg around town, 31 on the highway and a combined figure of 24 miles per gallon when fitted with the 6-speed manual transmission.

One More reason Tom Brady is cooler than Peyton Manning

By John Goreham on July 11, 2012 - 9:33AM

Why does the fotball champion for Indianapolis, and now hero in Denver drive a Buick Verano? Is he not aware of the Cadillac CTS-V?

General Motors grows by 15.5% in June 2012 as Buick charges back

By Patrick Rall on July 3, 2012 - 9:25PM

June 2012 was good for the folks at General Motors as all four of their brands showed positive growth compared to the same month in 2011 but June was best for Buick – which posted an increase of almost 27%.

Chevy Trailblazer door fire investigation upgraded, over 341,000 vehicles now included

By Patrick Rall on June 18, 2012 - 8:28PM

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that they have upgraded their preliminary investigation of the 2006 and 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer to an engineering analysis while also adding the GMC, Buick, Saab and Isuzu, a move which could lead to a recall of 341,786 vehicles in the US.

Grandma's car on the race track

By Aaron Turpen on June 15, 2012 - 3:11PM

Buick is working hard to shed the geriatric associations with its name and taking the Regal GS on the race track proved that they are serious about the effort.

Buick brings a hot new 2013 Verano Turbo

By Denis Flierl on June 12, 2012 - 7:36AM

Buick has announced the 2013 Verano will be packing a new 2.0-liter turbocharged engine with 250 horsepower.

GM shows growth in May 2012 while Cadillac falters

By Patrick Rall on June 4, 2012 - 5:31PM

General Motors bounced back from a shaky April to post an 11% gain in May 2012 compared to the year before but things weren’t all upsides for GM as Cadillac continued to struggle.

Buick Regal GS hits 162 mph on public roads

Buick Regal Clocked Doing 162 MPH in Nevada

By Keith Griffin on May 22, 2012 - 7:01AM

A 2012 Buick Regal GS has been tapped going 162 mph on the open road – and it's all perfectly legal.

GM trademarks "Riviera" - perhaps hinting to a new Buick coupe

By Patrick Rall on May 11, 2012 - 12:09PM

General Motors has applied for a trademark through the US government for the name Riviera for use on automobiles, perhaps hinting at a future return of the Buick Riviera – bolstering the rumors that we could soon see a sporty new 2-door Buick.

GM suffers from short month in April 2012 sales

By Patrick Rall on May 8, 2012 - 12:45PM

There were only 24 selling days for American dealerships in April 2012 compared to 27 days in April 2011 – a difference that caused a noticeable drop in sales figures for General Motors but when you look at the daily sales rate, GM was actually on a better pace in April 2012 than they were one year ago.

GM grows in March 2012 sales but Cadillac, Buick struggle

By Patrick Rall on April 9, 2012 - 6:24PM

For the folks at General Motors, sales were pretty strong in March 2012 with an increase of 11.8% but with Cadillac and Buick both showing significant year over year declines in growth – things aren’t going as smoothly as CEO Dan Akerson would prefer as the first quarter of 2012 comes to an end.

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