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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.

2013 Buick Verano Turbo
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.
The Cadillac CTS Wagon
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.
The 2007 Buick Riviera Concept
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.
The 2013 Cadillac XTS4
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.
The Chevrolet Volt
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.
2013 Buick Enclave impresses with a new safety breakthrough and excellent connectivity
By John Goreham on April 3, 2012 - 5:52PM
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 March 28, 2012 - 4:47PM
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 March 24, 2012 - 4:47PM
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 March 22, 2012 - 11:39PM
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 March 17, 2012 - 1:08AM
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 March 13, 2012 - 9:52PM
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 March 8, 2012 - 8:33PM
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 March 5, 2012 - 1:24PM
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 March 1, 2012 - 12:12PM
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 February 11, 2012 - 4:22AM
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 February 7, 2012 - 12:43PM
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 February 3, 2012 - 1:03PM
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 January 24, 2012 - 11:22AM
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 January 6, 2012 - 3:24PM
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.
The 2013 Buick Encore with three sections uncovered
Another piece of the Buick Encore teaser unveiled
By Patrick Rall on January 3, 2012 - 6:24PM
We are another week closer to the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and with this new week comes another look at the upcoming 2013 Buick Encore – a small SUV that will make its grand debut next week at Cobo Hall.
The Buick Encore
The upper half of the new Buick Encore teased on Facebook
By Patrick Rall on December 27, 2011 - 1:22PM
Almost two weeks ago, General Motors offered up the first teaser image of the new 2013 Buick Encore followed by a four quadrant image of the new crossover on Facebook with the four sections covered b the Buick logo– the second of which was revealed quietly over the long holiday weekend.
Buick eAssist was chosen by TorqueNews for best of Best Auto Tech for 2011
Best of the Best Production Automotive Technology 2011: Buick eAssist
By Frank Sherosky on December 26, 2011 - 11:42AM
As part of a new end-of -year recognition, and hopefully the start of a TorqueNews tradition, two recognition awards will be given under the automotive technology category based on a set of criteria. The first is the Best of the Best Production Automotive Technology 2011 which goes to the Buick eAssist.
impala
GM helps Canadian auto workers while investing in Chevy Impala and Detroit, too
By Hawke Fracassa on December 18, 2011 - 9:23PM
(TorqueNews) Continuing a growth spurt, General Motors Co. has unveiled plans to spend $68 million on a Canadian manufacturing facility to produce the new Chevrolet Impala. The Chevy Impala will be the fifth new GM product that will be built in Canada since 2009.
The first teaser of the 2013 Buick Encore
General Motors teases the new 2013 Buick Encore CUV
By Patrick Rall on December 15, 2011 - 10:53AM
Teasing new models through social media venues is all the rage this year and General Motors got in on the “striptease” act yesterday when they posted a close up picture of the new 2013 Buick Encore CUV on the official Buick Facebook page – promising to offer more pictures as they near the 2012 Detroit Auto Show debut of the new Buick crossover.
Buick 2.0L Turbo Ecotec wins Wards Auto World 10 Best Engines
Buick Ecotec 2.0L Turbo named among WardsAuto 10 Best Engines
By Frank Sherosky on December 13, 2011 - 10:37AM
The Ecotec 2.0L turbo I-4 engine powers the all-new 2012 Buick Regal GS, and is now one of WardsAuto World’s 2012 “10 Best Engines” for North America.
2012 Mazda3 SkyActiv engine
Ward's Names 10 Best Engines Winners for 2012
By Keith Griffin on December 11, 2011 - 11:06AM
WardsAuto is out with its Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2012 and it's a great list with diverse technology that points the way to how engines are evolving in the American marketplace but it's good to see good old American grunt like that offered in the Ford Mustang Boss 302 isn't overlooked.
GM worker Michael Burrows builds a 6-speed transmission
GM announces $325 million investment in MI transmission plant
By Patrick Rall on October 21, 2011 - 11:24AM
This morning, General Motors announced that they would investment $325 million in their Warren Michigan Transmission plant to retool and further prepare the facility for the production of future electric vehicle components – a move that will create or retain 418 jobs.
UAW President Bob King
UAW optimistic it can seal a deal with Chrysler by Wednesday
By Hawke Fracassa on October 10, 2011 - 3:20AM
Leaders of union locals at Chrysler met with UAW President Bob King and his deputies for less than a half hour this morning at the UAW's Region 1 office in Warren, Mich. King told them his bargaining team hopes to have a four-year deal in place with the Detroit Three's smallest carmaker by Wednesday.
Car sharing network RelayRides teams up with GM
GM Pairs up with Car Sharing Network RelayRides
By Keith Griffin on October 5, 2011 - 11:35AM
If you could make a few bucks renting your car out, would you? GM and RelayRides are betting you will want to become part of peer-to-peer car sharing through an exclusive relationship that was announced in Detroit.
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