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  • Buick Regal drag racer snaps seat on launch

    Drag racing is a hard thing to do on a budget; it's a sport measured in cubic dollars. But many people manage to bend that immutable rule by doing a lot of work themselves. Sometimes that goes wrong. In this case, it could have gone horribly wrong, but, as this video dug up by Autoblog shows, sometimes a quick reaction to an unexpected equipment failure can keep a bad day from becoming a horrible one. So what went wrong? This very hot, nitrous-fed, home-brewed Buick Regal launched so hard it broke the seat and threw the driver's feet up against the ceiling of the car. Despite finding himself...

  • GM’s front center airbag in action
    GM First With Front Center Airbag

    GM has announced plans to launch the industry’s first front center airbag, designed to help protect drivers and front passengers in far-side impact crashes where the affected occupant is on the opposite, non-struck side of the vehicle. The tubular airbag is also designed to provide restraint...

  • 2012 Buick Verano
    2012 Buick Verano Pricing Announced

    GM has announced pricing for the 2012 Buick Verano

  • 2012 Buick Verano
    2012 Buick Verano Coming With Stellar Sound Deadening

    The upcoming 2012 Buick Verano may be based on the same platform underpinning the humble Chevrolet Cruze, but its maker boasts the car will offer one of the quietest cabins on the market when it hits showrooms towards the end of the year. That’s certainly a plus in the luxury sedan segment...

  • 2012 Buick Regal GS
    2012 Buick Regal GS: First Drive

    Buick has been transformed, and in automotive terms, it's a towering achievement. It took Toyota three generations to get its full-size trucks right. It took three decades for Mercedes to realize its cruise-control stalks were ergonomic gotchas. Buick's taken just four years to get from the days of...

  • 2012 Buick Regal GS
    2012 Buick Regal GS Priced From $35,310

    The 2012 Buick Regal GS goes on sale this fall priced from $35,310.

  • 2012 Buick Regal with eAssist

    The 2012 Buick Regal eAssist will go on sale this fall priced from $29,530.

  • 2003 Opel Insignia Concept
    Opel Working On New Flagship: Report

    The 2003 Opel Insignia Concept, which eventually went on to spawn a sedan and wagon, is possibly the best example of a station wagon with crossover elements that Opel is considering for its new flagship.

  • 2012 Buick LaCrosse
    2012 Buick LaCrosse Gets Upgraded 303-HP LFX V-6: Video

    GM continues to push its revised LFX V-6 engine throughout its brand portfolio. The latest addition is the 2012 Buick LaCrosse, which gains 23 horsepower while maintaining the same fuel economy as last year's model.

  • Buick Regal GS concept car
    Buick Regal GS Gets 270 HP, Video

    The Regal GS is Buick's answer to a performance luxury sedan, but does it have what it takes to make it against fierce competition?

  • 2011 Buick Regal CXL in New York City's Soho district
    GM Changing Name And Features Of Certified Pre-Owned Program

    Certified pre-owned programs often provide shoppers with a higher-value alternative to new cars, with a warranty that's nearly as good. Now GM is making some changes to its program in order to make it even more attractive. The program once known as the GM Certified Used Vehicles Program will be...

  • 2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist Live Shots
    2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist Hybrid Luxury Sedan Priced From $30,820

    We’ve known about the 2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist mild-hybrid luxury sedan since late 2010 but GM only released the all-important pricing details for the car this week, with its sticker coming in at $29,960 before an $860 destination charge. Interestingly, GM has made the advanced eAssist...

  • 2012 Buick Verano teaser

    We’ve consistently reported about some of Opel’s hotter models being imported to the United States and sold as Buicks, and we’ve already seen the top-selling Insignia sedan arrive as a Regal as well as the soon-to-be released Verano, which is essentially a reskinned Opel Astra and Chevrolet Cruze. However, it’s not often that we hear about some of Buick’s top models making their way over to Europe. Of course, there are the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera twins, but according to a new report there could be a couple of Buick models being sold in Europe as Opels in...

  • 2007 Opel GTC Concept
    Leaked Document Confirms Insignia Based Coupe, Buick Flagship Possible: Report

    A new Buick coupe has been reported on for more than a year but the first tangible evidence that the car might be coming has only recently surfaced. A leaked document reportedly outlining GM Europe’s future plans claims that a new coupe based on the Insignia sedan and its Epsilon II platform...

  • Opel Astra GTC three-door hatchback
    Sporty Opel Astra GTC Hatchback Heading To U.S. As A Buick? Convertible Too?

    General Motors Company's [NYSE:GM] European division Opel is scheduled to debut its new Astra GTC at this September’s 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, but one day we could see the sporty three-door hatchback on sale in the U.S. wearing Buick badges. This isn’t your average Astra like the one...

  • 2011 Buick LaCrosse
    2011 Buick LaCrosse Gets Five-Star NHTSA Safety Rating

    The 2011 Buick LaCrosse has been on sale for a while now but the big sedan has only now earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's five-star rating in the agency's latest round of testing. The latest results include top scores for both the driver and passenger in front and side...

  • Li Chao, Executive Deputy General Manager of Shanghai OnStar Telematics
    OnStar Is China's First Automotive App

    General Motors has made huge inroads in China, and now, those inroads have grown a bit wider: yesterday at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, GM launched its smartphone app for China's OnStar subscribers. The OnStar app for Chinese drivers is nearly identical to the one that subscribers in North America...

  • IntelliLink wireless vehicle connectivity
    Buick And GMC Brands Get New IntelliLink Vehicle Connectivity Feature

    GM is introducing a new connectivity feature dubbed IntelliLink in its Buick and GMC line of cars for 2012, which is essentially designed to connect to a driver’s smartphone or other portable device and then control it using the vehicle’s touchscreen display or in some cases through...

  • Buick Envision Concept

    As the U.S. preps for the 2011 New York Auto Show, the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show is already getting underway. One of the first concepts revealed at the show: the Buick Envision plug-in hybrid crossover concept. Though the press-release doesn't explicitly say the Envision is running on Volt technology, it does say it "incorporates GM's world-leading PHEV plug-in hybrid system," possibly an oblique reference to the system and possibly a cue as to what to expect from the recent Crossvolt trademark registration. Curiously, however, the Envision is also all-wheel drive, with a 2.0-liter...

  • Buick Envision Concept leaked images
    Buick Envision Plug-In Hybrid SUV Concept: Shanghai Auto Show Preview

    Turning heads and changing minds has not been Buick's strong suit until recently, but with cars like the LaCrosse and Regal on the road, credibility as a legitimate option for those not yet part of the golf-and-managed-care-facility set is growing. The newest concept from the company may push Buick...

  • 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Black Diamond Edition
    GM: Buick To Compete With Asian Luxury Autos, Cadillac To Rival The Germans

    General Motors is being clear about positioning of its upmarket Buick and Cadillac brands, explaining that Buick is designed more for drivers who want understated luxury whereas Cadillac is more about dynamic performance and style. Speaking with Automotive News, GM marketing chief Chris Perry...

  • Opel Ampera
    Report: Buick To Get Own Version Of Opel Ampera

    Buick is reportedly the next recipient of Chevrolet’s ‘Voltec’ range-extended electric car platform, with news surfacing this week that GM’s mid-level luxury brand will get its own version of the Opel Ampera. Buick, you may recall, is already selling a rebadged Opel in the...

  • Guilty Pleasure Buick Reatta
    Guilty Pleasure: Buick Reatta

    Welcome back to the Guilty Pleasures series, a weekly journey into the land of cars we shouldn't, yet do want. The ideal Guilty Pleasure car sold for a bundle when new, failed miserably in the showrooms, and only gets discussed later— if it is remembered at all— in semi-mocking tones...

  • 2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist Live Shots
    Report: Buick Dropping Model Designations For LaCrosse

    Step into a Lexus dealership and read the ES 350 brochure, and you won't see separate models. There's no ES 350 EX, or an ES 350 LSi or anything like that. Nope, just the ES 350, with various options packages attached. However, the Buick LaCrosse, a car which benchmarked the Lexus during its...

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