News By Topic: Buick

Aspiring Designers Sculpt Buicks of 2030

Jun 1, 2014

Buick is continuing to build on its more than 110 years of innovation and design by encouraging young and aspiring designers to challenge the boundaries of convention in automotive design. Buick partnered with BASF to sponsor a competition for students at Detroit’s College for Creative Studies, who were given a bl ... Continue reading

KBB's 10 Most Affordable SUV's - Compare Your Favorite

May 28, 2014

May 28, 2014 Photos(1) CLOSE IRVINE, Calif., May 28, 2014 -- Whether car shoppers are looking for an all-new family hauler, a means of navigating through inclement weather, or cargo space not found in smaller vehicles, an SUV is often the answer. And no matter what shoppers seek, chances are they also are in search of ... Continue reading

GM Recalls 2.42 Million Vehicles in Four U.S. Recalls

May 21, 2014

In a continuing effort to quickly address emerging safety issues, General Motors announced today it is recalling about 2.42 million vehicles in four separate U.S. recalls. The recalls are for: 1,339,355 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia medium crossovers from the 2009-2014 model years and Saturn Outlooks fr ... Continue reading

Rearview Camera Standard on All 2015 Buick Models

May 13, 2014

Safety and technology top the lists of important considerations for Buick customers. That’s why every 2015 Buick model will come standard with a rearview camera. In the fall of 2013 the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute conducted a study which found that vehicles with rear backup came ... Continue reading

WAJ, Jeep, BMW, Kia, VW, and Buick In This Month's Letter From Europe

May 8, 2014

From Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel Life has been somewhat hectic of late. The WAJ (Western Auto Journalists) test days in Monterey are always huge fun and lots of driving as you would expect. Star of the show for me was KIA’s K900. You could call it Grand Theft Auto because it really is a co ... Continue reading

GM Testing Shows Single Key Safe in Recalled Small Cars +VIDEO

May 8, 2014

DETROIT May 8, 2014; General Motors conducted more than 80 different tests over extremely challenging road conditions on vehicles subject to the ignition switch recall and found the vehicles are safe to drive with only a single key on the key ring and the key fob removed. In this video, Vice President of GM Global Vehi ... Continue reading

Own a GM Recalled Vehicle?

May 5, 2014

USA reported that General Motors is offering employee pricing on a new GM vehicle to owners of 2.6 million small cars under recall for faulty ignition switches. Some 2.2 million of those recalls — a slew of 2000s-era Saturns, Chevrolets and Pontiacs — are in the U.S., with repair work currently underway. The ... Continue reading

Curbing Motion Sickness in the Buick Enclave

Apr 25, 2014

DETROIT – You probably won’t recall the number of the road trips when one of your passengers didn’t get car sick while watching the rear DVD entertainment system, like the one in the Buick Enclave. Some credit for that goes to General Motors’ Human Factors group for properly placing the screen outsi ... Continue reading

New Buick LaCrosse Ultra Luxury Interior Drives Fashion Forward

Apr 25, 2014

Design statements with staying power are key in the automotive landscape, and Buick’s global network of designers make them by continuously monitoring and interpreting trends in high-end fashion, furnishings, architecture and product design. An example is the 2014 LaCrosse and its unique Ultra Luxury Interior Pack ... Continue reading

Redesigned Buick Enclave Begins Export to China

Apr 14, 2014

Continuing Buick’s global growth, the brand will begin exporting the latest edition of its award-winning Enclave luxury crossover to China. “Last year we set the brand’s global sales record, topping 1 million units,” said Duncan Aldred, U.S. vice president of Buick and GMC. “We want to continue ... Continue reading

Cadillac, Buick Lead J.D. Power Customer Service Index Study

Apr 10, 2014

When it comes to dealer service satisfaction, GM’s Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac brands rank in the top five of all automotive brands in the U.S. Cadillac earns the highest rank among 12 award-eligible luxury brands and Buick ranks highest among 19 mass-market brands in the J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Customer Servi ... Continue reading

GM ANNOUNCES BIG INVESTMENT IN MICHIGAN FACILITIES AT APA MEETING

Apr 8, 2014

Detroit-Hamtramck and Brownstown Get Major Upgrades Detroit April 8, 2014; At an APA meeting held Detroit Athletic Club this morning, General Motors VP of North American Manufacturing, Gerald Johnson, took the stage before the Automotive Press Association with Michigan governor, Rick Snyder, and Detroit’s new mayo ... Continue reading

IIHS Mid-size SUV Small Overlap Front Crash Test-Only Two of Nine Earn Good Rating - GM Leads The Way +VIDEO

Apr 8, 2014

The Chevrolet Equinox and its twin, the GMC Terrain, are the only midsize SUVs out of nine evaluated to earn a good rating in the IIHS small overlap front crash test, which continues to challenge manufacturers more than a year and a half after its introduction.The Equinox and the Terrain qualify for the Institute's hig ... Continue reading

Buick Encore's Rainsense Automatic Wipers Know When it is Raining

Apr 3, 2014

We’ve all experienced that startling moment when a passing vehicle splashes a flood of water onto your windshield and suddenly, your visibility is seriously compromised. Instinctively, you start to reach for the windshield wiper stalk, but the wipers have already begun to swoop. Relieved, you wonder, ‘How doe ... Continue reading

Safety Regulators Sleeping on Job? GM Problems Missed

Mar 31, 2014

A report released Sunday by a House panel investigating the timeliness of GM’s recall suggests this was one of several warning signs missed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). According to The Detroit News, records reviewed by the panel show the safety agency again opted not to investiga ... Continue reading