article thumbnail

Global debut of Buick Enspire electric concept SUV in China; GM China sales up 2% in February, Buick up 4%

Green Car Congress

GM’s Buick brand will stage the global debut of the Enspire, its new all-electric concept SUV, at Buick Brand Night on 17 April in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. It will also be on display to the public at Auto China 2018 in Beijing, which begins later this month. Buick Enspire all-electric concept SUV teaser.

Buick 207
article thumbnail

Buick adding new eAssist mild hybrid to 2018 Buick LaCrosse as standard powertrain

Green Car Congress

The Buick LaCrosse is adding eAssist light electrification for the 2018 model. Compared to previous Buick eAssist executions ( earlier post ), this newest iteration is more sophisticated, powerful and compact. It will be the standard powertrain for the 2018 LaCrosse, which goes on sale this fall.

Buick 210
article thumbnail

GM adds 9-speed auto to 2018 Buick Envision for China

Green Car Congress

Buick launched the 2018 Buick Envision in China with a new nine-speed transmission, updated design and enhanced connectivity. The Envision originally went on sale in China in October 2014. The 2018 Envision features Buick’s new-generation eConnect connectivity technology.

Buick 150
article thumbnail

GM reaches 3M sales in China in 2014; planning 60 new or refreshed vehicles through 2018

Green Car Congress

In 2013, GM and its joint ventures hit 3 million sales in a calendar year on 12 December for the first time in GM’s history in its largest market. We plan to continue expanding our lineup of vehicles and services to suit the increasingly diverse market in China; we expect to launch 60 new or refreshed vehicles through 2018.

2014 231
article thumbnail

Buick mild-hybrid, Hyundai Kona, Canadian plug-in sales: Today’s Cars News

Green Car Reports

Today, we highlighted the 2018 Buick LaCrosse’s new mild-hybrid option, learned a few details about a new electric car from Hyundai, and looked at plug-in sales for Canada. Buick’s brought down the price of its LaCrosse by introducing a new mild-hybrid powertrain as the base option. Above it.

Buick 74
article thumbnail

GM delivered 2.9M vehicles in China in 2020 for third straight annual drop; NEV sales up 4x from 2019

Green Car Congress

Sales were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter and started to recover in the second quarter. Deliveries posted a strong rebound in the second half, led by SUVs, MPVs and luxury vehicles, with fourth quarter sales increasing 14.1% million vehicles in 2018, and 4.04 million vehicles in 2018, and 4.04

2020 170
article thumbnail

GM boosting production of Chevrolet Bolt EV more than 20% for Q4 compared to three-quarter average; 1% of US 1H vehicle deliveries

Green Car Congress

US and global demand for the Chevrolet Bolt EV has been very strong in 2018, with global sales estimated to be up more than 35% year over year in the second quarter and up more than 40% in the first half, according to GM. Bolt US deliveries in the first half of 2018 represented 1% of all GM vehicle deliveries during the period.

Chevrolet 199