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Fender's colourful ties with GM and America
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
As you may know, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation teamed up with Volkswagen for its premium 9-speaker sound system. However, you could trace Fender's ties with the auto industry all the way back to more than a half-century ago.
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Driving Buick Regal's eAssist System
Monday, April 09, 2012
Après avoir fait l'essai de la Buick Regal CXL l'automne dernier, votre humble serviteur s'est trouvé fort impressionné par différents aspects, notamment celui de l'économie mesurée en carburant.
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Buick unveils 2013 Enclave
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Buick introduced its 2013 Enclave SUV to press at the New York Auto Show this week in advance of its public debut on April 6.
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Buick Verano and QuietTuning
Friday, March 23, 2012
When a manufacturer flaunts some sort of engineering technique, gives it a name and pushes this name as a branding, I rarely pay attention.
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2013 Buick Enclave Teased Ahead of New York Reveal
Thursday, March 01, 2012
The redesigned 2013 Buick Enclave will debut at the New York Auto Show on April 4, 2012. A rendering of the new luxury crossover's new cabin released today previews the changes to come, which include industry-exclusive safety technology and modern design updates. Full information will follow in the coming weeks.
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2013 Buick Encore Preview
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Suddenly we have another crossover catfight. The 2012 Detroit auto show is where Buick unveiled its new contender in a burgeoning segment: the compact, premium crossover.
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2012 Buick Enclave CXL AWD Review
Friday, December 30, 2011
This is a tough crowd. The crossover segment as a whole is not only in constant expansion but it is evolving at a practically alarming rate. What were once crude station wagons, SUVs and other types of dedicated people and cargo movers, save for minivans, are now all found under the crossover moniker.
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2006-2011 Buick Lucerne Pre-Owned
Saturday, December 24, 2011
The Lucerne topped the Buick model range as an affordable luxury sedan that offered a whisper-quiet ride, front-wheel drive confidence and available V8 power. In the used market, the Lucerne amounts to a cost-effective way to access the taste of the motoring high life - American style.
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The essence of Buick luxury at the L.A. show
Friday, November 11, 2011
At this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, GM will be serving up the LaCrosse GL concept, a vehicle that captures the "essence of Buick luxury" and may well influence future GM products.
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2012 Buick Verano First Impressions
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
If you know what spalled concrete is, you're already one up on me. For those who don't, well, let me be the first to enlighten you. Over time, improperly applied concrete can break down when carbon dioxide in the air reacts with the alkalis in the concrete in a process called carbonation. The steel bars within the concrete corrode, causing the surface to buckle and crack. The things you learn on new car launches.
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2012 Buick Verano starts at $22,595
Friday, October 21, 2011
We now know the Canadian prices of the 2012 Buick Verano, a car that will quickly become a great alternative for drivers after an affordable luxury sedan.
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2012 Buick Regal GS First Impressions
Monday, August 29, 2011
Years ago, I used to cover weekly cruise nights for the local newspaper. It was an enjoyable gig consisting of hours spent listening to endless stories from friendly old guys who owned Studebakers, Edsels and '57 Chevys.
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Stick handling
Thursday, September 01, 2011
It didn't register until after I'd read the invitation to drive the new Buick Regal GS and closed the email, that the fine print at the bottom of the message read "the cars for this event are only available with MANUAL transmissions".
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GM Canada announces pricing for Buick Regal GS and eAssist
Thursday, August 25, 2011
This fall, the Buick Regal family will expand with the arrival of the powerful GS and the more fuel-efficient eAssist. Before the first units make their way into showrooms, General Motors of Canada today released pricing and additional details for both new models.
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GM to Take eAssist to Buick and Beyond
Thursday, July 07, 2011
PALO ALTO, California - The 2012 Buick LaCrosse is GM's first vehicle equipped with its new eAssist system, but it certainly won't be its last.
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2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist First Impressions
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
PALO ALTO, California--"Call me anything you want," said this certain new Buick equipped with a small electric motor and a regular gasoline IC engine, "but just not hybrid".
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2012 Buick LaCrosse gets more-powerful V6 engine
Thursday, June 23, 2011
In addition to the new 4-cylinder eAssist powertrain, which we'll be reviewing next week, the 2012 LaCrosse sedan will also benefit from improvements to its optional 3.6-litre V6.
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GM's large crossovers won't change much until 2016
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
If you plan to buy a GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave or Chevrolet Traverse in the next few years and hope that General Motors takes a page from the Equinox and Terrain to update its large crossovers, this report will disappoint you.
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2011 Buick Regal CXL Turbo Review
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
When GM was in the midst of restructuring, a lot of people (including me, admittedly) thought Buick should have gotten the boot at the same time as Pontiac, Saturn and Hummer. Then again, the brand is big in China, now one of the biggest car markets on earth, so logically, Buick had to stay.
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2012 Buick Verano Preview
Friday, May 27, 2011
Buick's quest to attract an increasingly younger customer base continues with
an entry-level, compact sedan based on the same Delta II platform underpinning the Chevrolet Cruze.
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Is the Opel Astra GTC coming to North America as a Buick?
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Continuing its efforts to launch new models that will attract younger customers, Buick is said to be planning the introduction of a rebadged Opel Astra GTC, whose predecessor was sold in North America as the Saturn Astra hatchback. A droptop variant is reportedly considered as well.
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GMC and Buick launch IntelliLink infotainment
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
General Motors has announced that the 2012 GMC Terrain and Buick Verano, Regal and LaCrosse will be the first to inherit the IntelliLink infotainment system. Though the moniker sounds new, it's in fact a renamed version of MyLink that will be used in the 2012 Chevrolet Volt and Equinox.
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2011 Buick Enclave CXL Review
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Here is the vehicle that replaced the traditional full-size sedan for a number of Buick customers... and relegated the Roadmaster and Park Avenue to the history books. Oh, how the times can change!
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2005-2009 Buick Allure/LaCrosse Pre-owned
Saturday, April 02, 2011
History/Description: Buick's volume-selling luxury model was called the Allure in Canada when it replaced the Regal and Century for the 2005 model year. Elsewhere, it was known as the LaCrosse--a word which many French Canadians know as an unfavourable slang with various meanings.
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2012 Buick Regal to feature eAssist
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
General Motors has announced that the new 2012 Buick Regal will feature the eAssist system, reducing fuel consumption by 25% compared to the 2011 version powered by the four-cylinder mill coupled with the six-speed transmission.
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Detroit 2011: All-new 2012 Verano breaks new ground for Buick
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Detroit, Michigan - Buick is sailing! Following the complete, three-year overhaul of their model portfolio, brand executives seized the opportunity to launch the first-ever premium compact sedan from Buick at the 2011 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.
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Detroit 2011: All-new Buick Verano set for debut
Thursday, January 06, 2011
General Motors announced that the all-new 2012 Buick Verano premium compact sedan will be unveiled at next week's North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
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2011 Buick Regal CXL Review
Sunday, January 16, 2011
As a kid I remember that Buicks were for successful, if somewhat stodgy members of society. My doctor drove one and I don't think it went over 80 kph in all the years he drove it. That has been my image of Buicks, until now.
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2011 Buick Regal CXL Review (video)
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
A Buick recently entertained me--and not because I was watching a 106-year-old trying to park one by touch or climb it over parking lot island they didn't notice.I'm a performance car nut and child of the 80's--and not long ago, the 2011 Buick Regal's performance managed to bring a genuine grin to my face.
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2011 Buick Regal CXL Review
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
I've been test driving cars for nearly 12 years now, have been a car-tard all my life and something has always been fairly obvious to myself and many others that are called upon to evaluate the auto business in North America: the Europeans know what they are doing.
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GM to Hire 700 Employees in Oshawa
Monday, November 29, 2010
General Motors announced today the hiring of 700 employees to support a second shift in preparation for the 2011 launch of the Chevrolet Camaro Convertible and the all-new Buick Regal at their Oshawa plant.
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2010 LA Auto Show: 2012 Buick Regal GS and LaCrosse eAssist
Thursday, November 18, 2010
The 2012 Buick Regal GS borrows some exterior styling cues off its European counterpart, the Opel Insignia OPC, integrating the front air intakes and oversized exhaust outlets. Unlike what was announced last January, all-wheel drive will not be available in North-American models.
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eAssist will be standard on new 2012 Buick Lacrosse
Monday, November 15, 2010
LOS ANGELES, CA - Buick unveils the 2012 LaCrosse with eAssist,(tm) a new fuel-saving technology that increases fuel economy by 25 percent compared to the four-cylinder/six-speed powertrain in the 2011 LaCrosse. The eAssist technology provides class-leading highway fuel economy of 37 mpg, while maintaining the luxury, performance and value expected from Buick's flagship sedan.
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Buick Reveals Production Version of the 2012 Regal GS
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Buick reveals the production version of the 2012 Regal GS, an even sportier expression of the Regal sport sedan that went on sale earlier this year and has attracted new buyers to the Buick family. Powered by a high-output, exclusive Ecotec 2.0L turbocharged engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission, the GS delivers an estimated 255 horsepower and 295 lb.-ft. of torque for a 0-60 mph performance of less than seven seconds.
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1997-2004 Buick Regal Pre-Owned
Saturday, October 30, 2010
The new Buick Regal is on sale now-- and it's doing almost exactly what the last Buick Regal did for years: attracting a new and theoretically more youthful shopper to the brand's showrooms. Regal's long been the sporty model in Buick's lineup, and the last-generation model packed much of the styling and hardware to back that up.
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2010 Buick Enclave CXL 1SC AWD Review
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Buick's renaissance, or rejuvenation, arguably started with the introduction of the Enclave mid-size crossover. Don't call it an SUV, because it isn't one--the term SUV is now socially regarded as clumsy and for fuel-hungry mammoths whose popularity has dwindled almost as badly as Mel Gibson's.
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Buick and Cadillac to Offer Leasing for Canadian Customers
Monday, October 04, 2010
Oshawa, Ontario -- In order to better serve their customers, Buick and Cadillac announced today they will begin offering competitive lease options to customers, effective Monday, October 4, 2010. Both brands have undergone a major renaissance, launching award-winning models that are strongly resonating with customers.
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Chevrolet-Buick-GMC-Cadillac to Offer "Smart Purchase" Finance Option
Friday, September 24, 2010
Oshawa, Ontario -- In order to better serve its customers, GM of Canada announced today an industry-first national vehicle financing option called Smart Purchase. Through a flexible approach that combines benefits from the spectrum of financing options available to customers, Smart Purchase will offer low monthly rates and the option to return the vehicle after 48 or 60 months.
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2010 Buick LaCrosse CXS Review
Sunday, August 01, 2010
One could arguably say that Buick survived GM's slash-and-burn restructure process because the brand is living large in China. Over there, it's considered a top-tier luxury brand and enjoys breezy sales, which has enticed GM to capitalize on their newfound reputation.
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OnStar Hits The iPhone With New App
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Detroit - Owners of most new 2011 Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC vehicles will soon be able to control key vehicle functions from their smart phones, thanks to the power of OnStar.
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2011 Buick Regal First Impressions
Friday, July 09, 2010
At first glance, with only three models in the lineup, I allowed myself a moment to doubt the wisdom of keeping the Buick banner within the GM family. But the executives had to honour their promises, one of which was to bring back the Regal, vanished as of 2004. But why reintroduce a nameplate whose glorious past was tarnished by its recent, rather insipid history?
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Summer at Auto123.com
Monday, June 21, 2010
For many, summer, which started this week, is a time to relax, soak in the sun's warm rays and forget about our troubles. At Auto123.com, it's full-steam-ahead!!
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Buick Regal GS Gets Green Light
Thursday, May 20, 2010
According to The Detroit News, GM has decided to build the high-performance version of its upcoming Buick Regal sedan.
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Matt's Mystery List of Cars
Monday, May 03, 2010
For episode #24 of The Auto123 Show and given that Donna was off, he got to run the whole of The Pit Stop all by himself. He thought he would quiz you guys to test your car knowledge.
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Side Blind Zone Alert in Buick LaCrosse
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
It has happened to every driver at one time or another; another vehicle hiding in your blind spot when you are trying to change lanes. Even when no crash results, your heart pounds from the adrenaline rush of the close call.
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2011 Buick LaCrosse will be offered with 2.4L four-cylinder and 3.6L V-6 engines
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
A fuel-efficient, direct injected Ecotec 2.4L four-cylinder engine is now the standard engine in the 2010 Buick LaCrosse CX luxury sedan. Backed by a fuel-saving six-speed automatic transmission, this powertrain combination delivers an EPA-rated 30 mpg on the highway and 19 mpg in the city - making LaCrosse one of the most fuel-efficient cars in its segment.
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Detroit Autoshow 2010: Buick Regal GS - The new beast
Monday, January 11, 2010
If there's one brand that continues to fly under the radar, it's Buick. While it enjoys immense success over in Japan and China, North Americans keep getting sedate, comfort-oriented automobiles.
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Buick Unveils Regal GS Show Car At NAIAS
Thursday, January 07, 2010
DETROIT - With an estimated 255 turbocharged horsepower (190 kW), a six-speed manual transmission and an advanced, adaptive all-wheel-drive system, the Buick Regal GS show car is a high-tech, high-performance version of the brand's newest sport sedan. It was introduced at the 2010 North American International Auto Show.
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Buick And The Future
Monday, December 28, 2009
During the course of the latest Los Angeles Auto Show, I and other Canadian journalists attended a dinner organized by General Motors with a few high-ranking officials from Buick. Among those present were Craig Bierely, Jim Federico and Mike Simcoe, essentially the Heads-of-State for the Buick brand.
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2011 Buick Regal to be built in Ontario
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Oshawa, ON, -- North American production of the all-new 2011 Buick Regal was today confirmed for the Oshawa Car Assembly plant beginning in Q1 2011. The new 2011 Regal is a midsize sport sedan based on the award-winning Opel Insignia - the 2009 "European Car of the Year" - and it brings all of Insignia's award-winning design, technology and European-inspired performance capabilities to the North American market.
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Buick Will Reveal The 2011 Regal To Customers In The L.A.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
LOS ANGELES - On Thursday Buick will reveal the 2011 Regal sport sedan to customers in the L.A. area. Armed with turbocharged horsepower, a driver-selectable suspension system and a firm, European-tuned chassis, it delivers a driving experience that rivals the best import sport sedans in the segment.
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The Buick Regal Is Returning!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
As part of Buick GMC's strategy to engage and listen to its dealers, more than 1,000 dealers this week will be the first to learn the name of Buick's next mid-size sport sedan will be the Buick Regal. The announcement was made at the Buick GMC dealer business meeting.
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2009 Buick Enclave CX Review
Monday, October 12, 2009
Driving the Buick Enclave is not like riding first class, at least in CX trim. However, it's not like coach class, either. So think of it as the business class. The Enclave is a crossover utility vehicle that transpires quality, comfort and a knack for luxury. Aesthetically speaking, it's a very attractive machine with a keen sense of style.
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2010 Buick LaCrosse First Impressions
Friday, September 18, 2009
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec - Introducing a new, refined luxury sedan that will quickly see the Buick Allure it's replacing fade into distant memory. Dubbed LaCrosse, it's the first "global" Buick.
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2010 Buick Allure adds a 4-cylinder engine to its powertrain lineup
Monday, June 22, 2009
A fuel-efficient, direct injected Ecotec 2.4L four-cylinder engine will be the third engine offered in the 2010 Buick Allure luxury sedan. Backed by a fuel-saving six-speed automatic transmission, the new powertrain combination is expected to deliver fuel economy of 7.8 L/100 km highway and 11.8 L/100 km city (U.S. estimated figures)-making Allure one of the most fuel-efficient cars in its segment.
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All-new 2010 Allure joins Buick's line of quality-leading vehicles
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
General Motors today announced pricing for the all-new 2010 Buick Allure luxury sedan, which startsat an MSRP of $32,745 and arrives in showrooms this summer. Available in frontand all-wheel-drive, the Allure is powered by a choice of two fuel-savingdirect injection V-6 engines paired with six-speed transmissions and delivers precisesuspension tuning for driving control and comfort unlike any Buick before it.
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Buick Business Concept Vehicle Unveiled in Shanghai
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Buick Business Concept, a new concept vehicle designed to showcase Buick's future vision of "business class on the road," made its global debut today at Auto Shanghai 2009 in China.
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2010 Buick Allure, 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and 2010 Saab 9-3X at NYIAS
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
The future of GM was on full display at this year's New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). In line with the automaker's plans to reduce fuel consumption and emissions across their model lineups, new gas-saving technologies and hybrids were the name of the game at GM's expansive exhibit.
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2004-2007 Buick Rainier Pre-Owned
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Holy badge-engineering, Batman! The Buick Rainier, introduced for 2004, was one of 5 SUV's morphed from GM's mid-sized SUV platform before it was ultimately dropped from production last year. This was a platform of many faces- wearing Envoy, TrailBlazer, Bravada and even 9-7x badges from GMC, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Saab, respectively.
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2010 Buick Allure Preview
Sunday, March 08, 2009
It might be a tad too early to make assumptions, but it looks like the next-generation Allure isn't exactly going to be your fathers Buick. Photos and info of the revised model are now on GM's American media site- though it's called the 'LaCrosse' south of the border. Looks like Buick's entry-level car has become meaner, more sculpted, less geriatric and even, dare we say, exciting to look at.
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