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Buick launches GL8 MPV Family in China with elevated intelligent driving technology

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In China, Buick launched the 2021 GL8 Avenir family featuring industry-leading vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology and the 2021 GL8 ES with advanced driver assist technology. Both multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) are available at Buick dealers across China. The GL8 debuted in China in 2000. connectivity.

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Buick offering 2.0L direct-injection turbo option for 2013 Verano

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For the 2013 model year, the Buick Verano (introduced in 2011), is offering buyers an Ecotec 2.0L turbocharged engine with direct injection and continuously variable valve timing that produces an SAE-certified 250 horsepower (187 kW) at 5300 rpm and 260 lb-ft (353 Nm) of torque at 2000 rpm. Acceleration from 0-60 mph is an estimated 6.2

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Another Massive Airbag Recall Peers Over the Horizon

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The latest one was earlier this year, when it recalled nearly one million Chevrolet and Buick SUVs, after a Michigan woman was injured in a crash in March. Other brands will find themselves in a similarly difficult situation, as the ARC inflators started being manufactured in 2000 and continued through 2018.

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Experian Automotive: total number of light vehicles on US roads at highest level since 2008

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In Q2 2013, more than half (50.9%) of VIO were between model years 2000 and 2008. In Q2 2013, Buick and Volvo were the top brands with the longest average length of ownership at 98 and 92 months, respectively. Toyota had the highest new vehicle market share in the West region (18.2%). of the VIO market in Q2 2013.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Buick, Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Tesla are among the brands that tumbled in Consumer Reports’ (CR) latest Annual Auto Reliability Survey, which collected data from its members about their experiences with more than half a million vehicles. Ford ranks the highest at 18, down three spots from the previous year.

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SwRI develops D-EGR demonstrator highlighting fuel-efficient, cost-effective engine; 10% and above fuel economy improvements

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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has built a demonstrator vehicle, based on a 2012 Buick Regal GS, incorporating the latest D-EGR (dedicated EGR) technology ( earlier post ), an outgrowth of SwRI’s HEDGE (High Efficiency Dilute Gasoline Engine) consortium projects ( earlier post ).

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52% of GM facilities worldwide are landfill-free

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Examples include: Cardboard shipping materials from the GM Marion Stamping and Fort Wayne Assembly plants are recycled into sound-absorber material in the Buick Lacrosse’s headliner. The company has reduced total non-recycled waste 75% between 2000 and 2010 at manufacturing sites around the world.

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