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Buick reveals Electra E5 midsize electric SUV for Chinese market

Electric Cars Report

Buick will soon introduce the all-electric Electra E5, the brand’s first production vehicle developed on the Ultium platform in China. The large five-seat midsize electric SUV was developed based on the insights of mainstream Chinese consumers and their preferences for premium, high-quality electric mobility.

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News: Buick Unveils EV Concept

Clean Fleet Report

Last GM Brand Pledges All-Electric Future. Buick has become the last of GM’s four brands has finally laid out some of its electrification plans , showing off a concept car, a new logo and pledging to be all-electric by the end of the decade. A peek into Buick’s electric future. Coming—But Not Too Soon.

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Road Test: 2021 Buick Envision Avenir FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Buick isn’t messing around with the Envision. First introduced as a 2016 model, this Chinese-built compact crossover had a facelift in 2019 (when we last tested it ), and two short years later, is all-new for 2021. Clean Fleet Report drove the 2021 Buick Envision Avenir FWD. All-New Sleek Design with Premium Touches.

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China’s largest carmaker to cut thousands of jobs at its joint ventures with GM and Volkswagen

Baua Electric

3 electric car (Source: SAIC-VW) Amid an intense price war and lost market share to BYD and Tesla, China’s state-owned automaker SAIC Motor is reportedly making drastic job cuts this year at its joint ventures with General Motors and Volkswagen and at its EV unit – with mass layoffs a rare move for a China-owned company. SAIC-VW ID.3

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Chevrolet Volt to be sold in 8 cities in China

Green Car Congress

The Chevrolet Volt electric car will go on sale at 13 Shanghai GM Chevrolet dealerships in eight Chinese cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Foshan. It will be priced at RMB 498,000 (about $78,000). China will be among the first global markets to offer the Volt.

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Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand

EV Central

British-Chinese sports car specialists Lotus is confident it will win the race to become the first mainstream sports car manufacturer to offer an all-electric product range. As worthy as all that is, it’s the plans for the electric cars that are the really interesting bit for us. 2027: Alfa Romeo, Buick.

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Chinese car company focuses on hybrids

Green Cars News

The largest car manufacturer in China, SAIC Motor, has announced plans to launch a series of hybrid and electric cars by 2012. The project will roll into action from 2010 with the introduction of a hybrid Roewe 750 with fuel efficiency that has been improved by 20 per cent compared to the existing non-green car model.

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