The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Buick reportedly spent 2023 closing a lot of dealerships. While the total sum can vary by hundreds of thousands, based on the size and needs of individual dealerships, the average Buick showroom is estimated to be paying somewhere around $350,000 to make the changes necessary to satisfy General Motors. sales, Aldred said.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Following a successful campaign at Cadillac last year, GM will offer a buyout to Buick dealers who do not want to sell electric cars.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 21, 2022

General Motors is giving its Buick dealers an ultimatum – invest in the company’s future as it transitions to an all-electric future, or take a buyout. However, with the minimum upfront costs ranging from $300,000 to $400,000, some Buick dealers are apparently taking GM up on its buyout offer.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 29, 2024

Cadillac and Buick dealers accepted buyouts in large numbers to avoid making investments to sell EVS, and now the automaker’s dealers are pushing it to develop more hybrids instead of releasing new electric models. The company understands its dealers’ concerns but has not detailed plans to offer such products.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2020

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. connectivity. The GL8 debuted in China in 2000.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This means that about half of Ford dealers have opted to sell just combustion-powered and hybrid cars this coming 2024. Last year, CEO Jim Farley noted that Ford had secured commitments from about two out of three dealers for the company’s “Model e” program. He also noted that some dealers withdrew from the Model e program.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 26, 2023

Just over 20,000 Buick Reattas were made during the model's production run for the 1988 through 1991 model years, and I had documented seven of them in car graveyards prior to today's Junkyard Find. One was the Cadillac Allanté , while the other was the Buick Reatta. This Buick Club of America sticker seems older than the others.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 15, 2024

Photo credit: Standret / Shutterstock.com The auto industry has seen a rebound in customer satisfaction with dealer service experiences this year, marking a positive shift. However, dealers are still facing challenges due to shortages in parts and labor, which have contributed to increased wait times for service appointments.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Buick offers buyouts to its dealers unconvinced of the EV shift. Lucid teases more affordable versions of its Air being made. An ongoing California heat wave serves to emphasize the importance of time-of-use rates and smart EV charging in the future. And are heavy EVs a concern for everyone else?

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Buick is in the middle of “an evolution” as it introduces a new design based on the Wildcat EV concept. Buick unveils Wildcat EV-inspired design language Although Buick has yet to launch its first EV in the US, the automaker is prepping for its next era. Buick’s Electra E5 now starts at $23,600 (169,900 yuan).

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Buick did not say how many of its US dealerships have chosen to take the buyout offer to date.

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InsideEVs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Buick and Cadillac dealers that take buyouts could end up exclusively selling Chevrolet vehicles, Chevy's global VP Scott Bell says.

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InsideEVs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

GM is committed to getting Buick up to speed with everyone else.

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Baua Electric

MAY 12, 2023

“We are super proud to be owners, and we’re thrilled to be Ford dealers in Marion,” he stated. 27 got Farnsworth Chevrolet, Randall Buick-GMC-Cadillac and a crash middle from Randall Farnsworth Auto Workforce, a family-owned industry in Canandaigua, southeast of Rochester. The automobile store on Feb.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2015

GM has launched a “Green Dealer Recognition” program for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealerships across the US. Participating dealers have proven track records in areas such as energy reduction, renewable energy use, water conservation efforts, recycling, on-site nature habitats and community outreach.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Ford has announced that Ford dealers will have an extra month to consider before the deadline to invest in the brand’s EV future. In short, while the company sees the benefits of having such a widespread dealer network, the auto giant also wants to remain price competitive with new direct-to-consumer options.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Meanwhile, Buick showed the least price strength, selling 2% or more below MSRP in November. Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index. US automobile dealer sentiment in the fourth quarter of 2022 dropped to the lowest level since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index (CADSI).

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

President Falotico clarified in her interview that upcoming forced investment into new sales systems and electric vehicles are likely motivating dealers to leave the brand. A similar trend has been seen in General Motors’ competing brands, Buick and Cadillac. Although Ms.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2009

GM has cancelled its recently announced compact Buick crossover, which would have offered the plug-in hybrid system originally targeted for the Saturn VUE. Buick crossover canceled. Earlier post.). We were all struck by the consistency of the criticism of the compact crossover.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 17, 2012

Buick and Opel have long been linked, starting 45 years ago when Buick dealers sold Opels imported from GM's German brand. There will be no more Opel-brand cars sold in the States, but a number of current and future Buicks were developed by Opel and are sold in Europe as Opel models.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 30, 2024

Dealers have likewise expressed the need for more hybrids and fewer battery electric models based on consumer research efforts. However, Buick sales figures have clearly been trending in the wrong direction since roughly 2015. Unless I’m mistaken, the only hybrid it currently offers is the performance focused Corvette E-Ray.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In recent years, General Motors brands Buick and Cadillac have announced that they will give dealers a buyout option if they are unwilling to sell electric vehicles. Cadillac was the first GM brand to offer dealers a buyout option if they were unwilling to invest in sales electrification and its associated investments.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 8, 2022

GM has launched the “Dealer Community Charging Program” ahead of the launches of numerous EVs from its brands. General Motors (GM) dealers aren’t the most popular crowd. The Dealer Community Charging Program is a relatively simple one. And with over 1,000 dealers already participating, that might be possible.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

But perhaps not as expected, the Buick was the cheapest option of the three. Oldsmobile didn’t have the relative affordability of the Buick or the prestige of the Cadillac and was the poorest seller. Because of the Roadmaster Skylark’s success, Buick tried a new take on it in 1954. Brand hierarchy indeed!

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 22, 2024

Compact SUV Coupe with a Head-Turning Design The all-new 2024 Buick Envista makes its North American debut as the fourth Buick crossover SUV, becoming part of the family of—from smallest to largest—Envista, Encore GX, Envision and Enclave. Scheduled to arrive in late 2024, the all-new Envista will complete the all-SUV Buick family.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

Buick Wildcat EV. GM Buick dealers jumping on board The company demands that dealers spend at least ‘$300 to $400K’ each to market new EVs as the brand goes all-electric. Acura’s first EV is undergoing a testing phase before its debut in 2024. Ford truck conversion. GM EV charging network connection.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2020

Buick has strengthened its commitment to electrification in China with the launch of the VELITE 7 electric vehicle and VELITE 6 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The VELITE 7 is the first all-electric SUV in Buick’s new energy vehicle portfolio, offering 500 kilometers (311 miles) of range on a single charge. Buick VELITE 7.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 18, 2023

Joined that year by the Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Fiesta and Buick Roadmaster Skylark, the trio represented GM’s new high-cost, low-volume halo convertible experiment. The platform was mostly used for Cadillac and Buick vehicles, along with the largest Oldsmobiles, and a couple of Pontiac and Chevrolet wagons later in history (1970s).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2018

dealer inventory and bring us another step closer to our vision of a world with zero emissions. In the second quarter, the all-new Buick Enclave and Regal were up 25% and 42% respectively. The Buick Encore had its best second quarter and first half sales ever. —Kurt McNeil, US vice president, Sales Operations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

The Buick Encore, one of the industry’s first small crossovers, saw a 28% sales increase compared with July 2013. GM’s medium-sized Chevrolet, GMC and Buick crossovers, which were redesigned for the 2014 model year, were up 14% compared with last July, led by a 25% increase in Chevrolet Traverse deliveries. Overall, General Motors Co.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 29, 2024

Since then, I discovered this April 1957 edition of The Cadillac Serviceman , GM’s in-house magazine publication for its dealer service centers. The grille had circular bullet type protrusions from the intersections of the grille vanes, and was a more subtle take on Buick’s Fashion-Aire Dynastar grille.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2018

dealer inventory and bring us another step closer to our vision of a world with zero emissions. In the second quarter, the all-new Buick Enclave and Regal were up 25% and 42% respectively. The Buick Encore had its best second quarter and first half sales ever. —Kurt McNeil, US vice president, Sales Operations.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

Shanghai GM’s all-time record sales in December resulted in fewer products available for dealers to sell in January. Our production facilities have been working overtime to help meet demand for popular models such as the Buick Envision, Regal and LaCrosse, and ramping up production of new models such as the Chevrolet Sail 3.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2009

General Motors (GM) has pulled the plug on plans to introduce in the US a new Buick SUV which would have included a plug-in hybrid version following negative feedback during a showcase to employees, potential customers, dealers, media and analysts. Tags: Hybrid cars Buick GM hybrid plans plug-in. Watch this space.’.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2013

With more new models, the expansion of its local manufacturing capability and a growing dealer network, GM expects to increase Cadillac sales from 30,000 units last year to 100,000 units in 2015. GM currently offers five SUVs in China: the Buick Encore and Enclave, Cadillac SRX and Escalade, and Chevrolet Captiva.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2013

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 and 2013 Buick LaCrosse and Regal, and model year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco vehicles equipped with the eAssist light electrification system. For the 2012 model year, eAssist became standard for the larger Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan. Earlier post.) base model. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

APRIL 25, 2023

. “Once again, we delivered strong earnings thanks to healthy customer demand for our vehicles, our intense focus on operational excellence, and great teamwork between GM, our dealers, our suppliers, and our unions,” began Barra.

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