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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 Buick Verano
All 4 GM brands show growth in August 2012
By Patrick Rall on
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 GS 2.0 Turbo Engine
2013 Buick Regal offers new engine choices but is that enough
By John Goreham on
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
2013 Buick Encore enters market with outstanding fuel economy
By John Goreham on
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
2013 Buick Verano Turbo priced under $30K, exactly in line with competitors
By John Goreham on
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.
The Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon
GM sees growth slow in July 2012 on rental fleet decline
By Patrick Rall on
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
The 2013 Buick Verano Turbo offers 31mpg
By Patrick Rall on
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.
Peyton Mannin Buick Verano
One More reason Tom Brady is cooler than Peyton Manning
By John Goreham on
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?
The Buick LaCrosse
General Motors grows by 15.5% in June 2012 as Buick charges back
By Patrick Rall on
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
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.
2012 Buick Regal GS
Grandma's car on the race track
By Aaron Turpen on
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.
2013 Buick Verano Turbo
Buick brings a hot new 2013 Verano Turbo
By Denis Flierl on
Buick has announced the 2013 Verano will be packing a new 2.0-liter turbocharged engine with 250 horsepower.
The Cadillac CTS Wagon
GM shows growth in May 2012 while Cadillac falters
By Patrick Rall on
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
A 2012 Buick Regal GS has been tapped going 162 mph on the open road – and it's all perfectly legal.
The 2007 Buick Riviera Concept
GM trademarks "Riviera" - perhaps hinting to a new Buick coupe
By Patrick Rall on
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.
The 2013 Cadillac XTS4
GM suffers from short month in April 2012 sales
By Patrick Rall on
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.
The Chevrolet Volt
GM grows in March 2012 sales but Cadillac, Buick struggle
By Patrick Rall on
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.
2013 Buick Enclave impresses with a new safety breakthrough and excellent connectivity
By John Goreham on
The 2013 Buick Enclave will feature a new type of airbag and has some impressive new features including new connectivity options
commonwealth ad agency
GM and Chevy aim to save $2 billion in global advertising with new Ad agency
By Adam Yamada-Hanff on
General Motors (GM) is hoping to save around $2 billion dollars over the next 5 years. This isn't on manufacturing, labor, materials, or productions costs but on what most automakers see as necessity to sell cars, advertising.
Ecotec 3 millionth engine
GM Ecotec Engine Hits 3 million Mark at Spring Hill Plant
By Keith Griffin on
GM is touting the fact that its General Motor Spring Hill powertrain plant produced its 3-millionth Ecotec engine this week but the bigger story is really the fact that is has produced 1 million of the engines in the last 30 months alone.
The 2013 Buick Encore will be available early next year. Photo courtesy of Buick
The 2013 Buick Encore sets the benchmark for small SUVs
By Don Bain on
The 2013 Buick Encore debuted just this January at NAIAS, and this week visitors to the Denver Auto Show got their first look at the new small SUV the brand hopes will add to the meteoric success of the LaCrosse, Enclave and Regal.
2012 Buick Verano (GM photo)
Buick looks to revamp the image with the Verano and Donald Trump
By Aaron Turpen on
Buick has been going through a sort of identity crisis for years, becoming a car company whose propensity for being the butt of jokes has become legendary. With the Verano, however, Buick hopes to change all that by appealing to a younger, sexier crowd. Like the Donald.
2012 Buick Regal
GM recalls over 3k 2012 Buick Regal models due to lighting problem
By Anthony Faccenda on
A software error has been linked to parking lamp failure in the all-new Regal.
2012 Buick LaCrosee with eAssist
One in four 2012 Buick LaCrosse buyers chose the eAssist model
By Frank Sherosky on
Rising fuel prices are affecting auto choices these days, and the 2012 Buick LaCrosse is showing one in four LaCrosse buyers chose the eAssist model.
The Chevrolet Volt
GM struggles in February 2012 but shows growth
By Patrick Rall on
February 2012 was a tough month for General Motors, with the largest of the American automakers ranking last in terms year over year growth but the good news was that with an improvement of 1.1%, the company still showed a positive growth in what proved to be a fairly bad month.
The first teaser of the 2013 Buick Enclave
GM teases the upcoming 2013 Buick Enclave
By Patrick Rall on
Among the key vehicles from General Motors at April’s 2012 New York Auto Show will be the 2013 Buick Enclave – likely bringing about the first major refresh for the popular sport utility vehicle since it was introduced for the 2008 model year and today GM offered the first teaser image of the new SUV.
The 2012 Buick Verano. Photo courtesy of General Motors
Buick thinks the Verano will put the romance in your Valentine's Day
By Don Bain on
Though we have to take the carmaker's word for it, GM thinks its newest 2012 Buick Verano makes all the right moves for a very special Valentine's day date and the luxurious Verano just might be the right way to start off the night.
The 2013 Buick Regal GS
2013 Buick Regal gets standard eAssist, automatic GS option
By Patrick Rall on
General Motors has just dropped the details on the 2013 Buick Regal lineup and the biggest changes for the next model year include the addition of an automatic transmission option for the high performance Regal GS and a standard eAssist drivetrain for the base model 2013 Regal.
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt
General Motors starts 2012 with a rough January
By Patrick Rall on
January 2012 was a good month for the majority of the automaker groups operating in the United States but unfortunately – General Motors was the one company who struggled in the first month of the New Year with a negative year over year growth of 6.1%.
Cadillac CTS Wagon fastest selling 2012 model
A Station Wagon Like Cadillac CTS Flies Fastest Off Dealer Lots
By Keith Griffin on
The fastest-selling 2012 vehicle, based on days on the lot before they sell, is, of all things, a station wagon, according to a report posted by TrueCar.com on its blog.
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt
GMC, Cadillac, Buick struggle through December 2011
By Patrick Rall on
General Motors finished the year with a December that showed overall growth by the company and the claim of being the top selling automaker in the US even though three of the four existing brands saw negative growth in the last month of 2011.
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