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Junkyard Find: 1988 Buick Reatta Coupe

The Truth About Cars

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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Buick dealers in rural areas move toward buyout instead of EV adoption

Teslarati

Buick dealers in rural areas are moving in favor of buyouts from General Motors instead of shifting toward EV adoption, dealerships said. In September , GM said it would offer Buick dealerships in the U.S. The post Buick dealers in rural areas move toward buyout instead of EV adoption appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XVIX)

The Truth About Cars

Now legal in all states, all Cadillacs adopted them immediately. 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. That grille was a ‘58-only design, as Buick introduced the disastrous Limited lineup.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XIII)

The Truth About Cars

As we learned in our last installment , the Cadillac lineup was revised visually for 1957, and would be revised again in 1958 once quad headlamps became legal. General Motors Corporation. Buick opted into X-frame later, and used it on full-size models from 1961 to 1964, and kept it in use on Riviera through 1970.

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GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

Green Car Congress

General Motors Corp. previously announced The New GM will: Focus on four core brands in the US—Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC—with fewer nameplates and a more competitive level of marketing support per brand. An all-new Buick LaCrosse premium midsize sedan. Close: 31 Dec 2009. Jacksonville, Fla. Close: 31 Dec 2009.

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 4: Chinese-Assembled Vehicles Will Not Be Eligible for Tax Credit

EV Adoption

According to SupChina.com , the 10 largest EV producers in China based on domestic sales are: Tesla BYD SAIC Motor SAIC Volkswagen SAIC-GM-Wuling NIO Xpeng Li Auto WM Motor Geely. And while Tesla has emerged as the largest seller of EVs in China, a number of startups and joint ventures with western automakers are growing quickly.

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Investigation Faults Ford Battery Supply Over National Security Issues

The Truth About Cars

& "Beyond legal requirements, Ford suppliers are required to meet our high standards and codes of conducts, including those to protect human rights, and are obligated to extend those requirements to suppliers with whom they might work," a Ford spokesperson stated. "We Image: Ford Motor Co.] was losing manufacturing jobs to Asia.

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