As Buick discontinues the Cascada convertible and LaCrosse premium full-size sedan after the 2019 model year, it’s gearing up to introduce several new crossovers. According to GM Authority research, Buick is working on a major crossover offensive that involves introducing five new crossover models by the year 2020. Some of these new Buick crossovers will be next-generation iterations of current models, while others will be all-new entries. Similarly, some will be available in both China and North America, while others will be China-only or U.S.-only products.
| Model | Expected Launch Year | Expected Model Year | Platform | Project Code | Production | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Encore Model | 2019 | 2020 | GEM | JBUB | GM Norsom (Phase III) | China only |
| Encore | 2019 | 2020 | VSS-F | 9BUB | GM Bupyeong, GM Dong Yue | North America, China |
| Enspire | 2020 | 2021 | E2 | E2UB | GM Shanghai South | North America, China |
| Envoy | 2020 | 2021 | C1 | C1UB | Cadillac Jinqiao | North America, China |
| Envision | 2020 | 2021 | VSS-F | 9CUB | GM Dong Yue | China, North America undecided |
| Enclave | 2024 | 2025 | VSS-F | 9EYB | GM Lansing Delta Township | North America only |
A few notes before we go forward:
- The information presented herein is the result of painstaking research, fact-finding and analysis performed by GM Authority. None of this information has been officially announced or confirmed by Buick or General Motors, which do not comment on future product plans.
- The production info and plans can change: while we are certain of the Chinese plants where these models will be produced, some of these vehicles could also be made at GM plants in North America.
- More information and complete coverage is available on our future Buick vehicles page.
1. Second-Gen Encore
Expected in 2019 as a 2020 model year vehicle, the second-gen Buick Encore is being developed on the GM VSS-F platform and is assigned project code 9BUB, which disambiguates into:
- 9 – GM VSS-F platform code
- B – B-segment model
- U – crossover utility vehicle body style
- B – Buick brand
Availability will remain China and North America. The second-gen Encore will continue being built at the GM Bupyeong plant in South Korea and the GM Dong Yue plant in China. The new Buick Encore is expected to become more premium compared to the first-generation model, helping set it apart from the mechanically-related Chevy Trax.
The subcompact crossover has been a raging success in North America. In fact, Buick Encore sales have climbed ever single year since its launch in both the United States and Canada. In 2018, 93,073 units were delivered in the U.S., and over 10,000 units were sold in Canada. Both figures represent record sales volumes for the model in both markets.
See more on the future Buick Encore.
2. Second-Gen Envision
Expected in 2020 as a 2021 model year vehicle, the second-gen Buick Envision is being developed on the GM VSS-F platform and is assigned project code 9CUB, which disambiguates into:
- 9 – GM VSS-F platform code
- C – C-segment model
- U – crossover utility vehicle body style
- B – Buick brand
It’s currently unclear, but the second-gen model might be a China only affair as the Buick Enspire (see below) will come to the Americas to replace the Envision. The GM Dong Yue plant in China will be tasked with building the model.
The current, first-generation Envision has proven to be highly popular in China, but not so much in the United States – mostly as a result of the product being less competitive than direct rivals from Lexus, Acura, and Lincoln. Buick Envision sales totaled 41,040 units in 2017 – its first full year on sale in the U.S., but the dropped to 30,152 in 2018. A key focus of the second-gen model is to change that by making the model more premium.
See more on the future Buick Envision.
3. B-Segment Entry-Level Model
As GM Authority reported exclusively last December, GM will introduce a new Buick CUV to slot under the Encore in China. The yet-to-be-named model will be roughly the same size as the second-gen Encore, but will be positioned as a less premium offering – much like the Buick Verano and Buick Excelle are positioned in that market currently.
The vehicle will ride on the new GM GEM platform for Global Emerging Markets. The program is assigned code JBUB, which translates to the following:
- J – GEM platform code
- B – B-segment model
- U – crossover utility vehicle body style
- B – Buick brand
We’ve previously captured the new crossover undergoing testing as per the spy shot above, and the vehicle is set to launch in 2019. This new Buick CUV will be made at the GM Norsom (Phase III) plant.
4. Buick Enspire
As we reported last November, the 2018 Buick Enspire concept is coming to production as the Buick Enspire. But while Buick debuted the concept as an electric offering, the production model will feature an internal combustion engine.
GM moved to trademark the Enspire name with the USPTO in December 2018, and development of the vehicle is well underway. The project is assigned code E2UB, for:
- E2 – E2 platform
- U – crossover utility vehicle body style
- B – Buick brand
The Buick Enspire will be mechanically similar to the Cadillac XT4, as both crossovers will ride on the same E2 platform. However, one will be hard-pressed to see the similarity between both platform mates from the outside or inside, as the design of the Enspire will be vastly different from that of the XT4. The new Buick crossover is expected to come to market in the 2020 calendar year as a 2021 model year vehicle available in China and North America. Production will take place at the GM Shanghai South plant in China. Production at a North American plant is not out of the question.
Those paying particular attention may notice that the Enspire will also be a C-segment model, much like the Buick Envision. We’re told that Buick will differentiate both models in much the same way it plans on setting apart the upcoming, yet-to-be-named B-segment entry-level CUV and the next Buick Encore: by positioning the Enspire as a more premium offering and the Envision as a less premium product.
See more on the future Buick Enspire.
5. Buick Envoy
Last September, we showed you spy shots of a GM crossover prototype that we believed to be the three-row Chevy Blazer. But various elements of the prototype didn’t match Chevrolet exterior and interior design characteristics. Instead, they seemed more at home in a Buick. So we sleuthed around and finally got it: the model in question is a future Buick crossover of “midsize plus” proportions. At the time, we called it the Baby Enclave, but we now have reason to believe that it will be called Buick Envoy instead.
Regardless of the name it will wear, the model carries GM program code C1UB, which disambiguates to:
- C1 – GM C1 platform
- U – crossover utility vehicle body style
- B – Buick brand
As such, the new Buick Envoy will be a “midsize plus” crossover roughly the size of the new Cadillac XT6 and offer three rows of seating.
China, where the full-size Enclave is simply too large, is most definitely getting this new Buick Envoy. But whether it will come to the Unites States or any market in North America, for that matter, remains unknown. Insider whispers tell us not to expect the new Envoy Stateside. The model is expected to go on sale in early to mid 2020.
See more on the future Buick Envoy.
Third-Gen Enclave
The Buick Enclave was overhauled (redesigned and re-engineered) for the 2018 model year, and remains very competitive to this day. The next-generation Enclave is still several years away, and is therefore not part of Buick’s 2019-2020 crossover offensive. Even so, we’ll tell you about the future Enclave anyway.
Set to ride on the GM VSS-F architecture, development of the third-gen Buick Enclave is currently in its nascent stages. The vehicle is assigned GM project code 9EYB, which disambiguates to:
- 9 – GM VSS-F platform code
- E – E segment model
- Y – extended-length crossover utility vehicle body style
- B – Buick brand
It is expected to launch in 2024 as a 2025 model and be produced at the GM Lansing Delta Township plant in Michigan. Availability will remain limited to North America, as the Enclave is too large for the Chinese market.
Before we get a next-gen Enclave, the current model should see a refresh, probably for the 2021 model year.
See more on the future Buick Enclave.
The GM Authority Take
Introducing five new crossovers in the span of (roughly) 24 months is a big deal, one that demonstrates that Buick is serious about capitalizing on ongoing changes in consumer behavior in the automotive sector, as customers buy less sedans and more CUVs.
We believe that Buick’s crossover push will position the brand to take on the new wave of crossover customers in North America and in China, thereby enabling it to earn new customers, grow sales volume, market share, and – ultimately – profits.
Stay tuned to GM Authority for ongoing Buick news coverage and future Buick product information.
Comments
Why not build the Envoy at Spring Hill with its platform mates?
The Envision is right at the hottest market segment now, and it’s a sales disappointment because it’s bland and built in China.
Why saddle the Envoy with the same disappointment of the lame Envision?
The reasons the Envision isn’t as successful as it should be are product based, and have nothing to do with country of assembly. Specifically, those product-based issues are…
1. Bland design in a sea of non-bland rivals, and
2. Lack of value, with little alignment with Buick’s core brand values of offering a premium vehicle at a value-laden price
As for the Envoy, we state very clearly in the article that it might not come to the states AT ALL. If it does come stateside, then it will negate much of the reasons to buy the Enclave.
I’m sorry, maybe I’m in the minority but odds are good an Envision would be in our driveway right now if were made anywhere other than the People’s Republic.
My wife liked her 2 Buicks but it won’t be a Buick this time because the Encore is too small and the Enclave is too big.
Yeah, you’re in the overwhelming minority. Most consumers do not know the origin of assembly of their vehicle, nor care about it.
Alex, you sound like GM management. People do care where their cars are made. Buick can keep their made in China and made in Korea vehicles. I wouldn’t buy either one!
Hoffa, not at all. You should have seen the interest in the Envision at last years autoshow.
I sound like someone who has the numbers and the data and knows what he’s taking about. If that sounds like GM management, then it’s probably because they know something you (and the rest of those who keep beating this dead horse) do not know. We did this research when I worked for a large automaker who shall not be named. The data is there.
So allow me to correct you: those who represent a significant monitory of the car buying public care or know where the car they’re driving or are about to buy is made. We’re talking a number so low, that it becomes a rounding error.
Put another way, the importance of this data point circled #100, give or take. To give you a better idea yet: powertrain warranty is roughly #50 on the priorities list. Bumper to imperial warranty is #9-10.
You only have to look at GM’s market share drop since 1980 to see how well their data and research has performed.
To blame GM’s failures on alleged bad data and/or research (that you probably have never even seen) rather than on a myriad of other factors (like bad decision making despite the availability of good data or the misrepresentation of good data) is a gross misrepresentation and oversimplification of reality. But hey, there’s plenty of that going around.
I can’t share any data with you for various reasons, like confidentiality of sources. But I would invite you to spend a few years at a dealership and see how many people ask or care about country of origin. It is few and far between, totaling a rounding error in the grand scheme of things. That can be a decent way to educate yourself on the matter.
I don’t disagree with that assertion generally but I do think there are exceptions and, at least for now, Chinese-made cars are an exception.
I would posit that buyers don’t care that their prospective Nissan comes from Tennessee, their Volvo from South Carolina, their Buick from Germany but China is different. Nobody’s ever driven a Chinese made car and all of us have had bad experiences with cheaply made Chinese goods and a car is a big expenditure so when they learn that the Buick Envision comes from that big communist country way across the ocean, that does send up the proverbial red flag. And we so much competition and so many options in the mid-sized CUV niche, that’s enough to shut-down the sale for Buick.
Agree. They don’t know, at all. It’s overpriced and boring looking and doesn’t have quite the brand draw of Cadillac or Audi etc.
Too bad as the Envision is one of the best quality products from GM today. We just traded a 2016 Envision 2.0T and the dealerahip paid off our loan and then some. Plus we got over $9,000 off on a 2018 Regal TourX 2.0T.
Judging from the comments on here and the up/ down votes, we can tell who really is in the minority on this subject.
Looks like you never took statistics, nor understand even the most basic stats.
If you had, you’d understand that the up/down vote “data” that you’re referencing is not representative of reality, since it comes from a limited amount of people who have an axe to grind on the subject matter at hand.
In stats, that is called a non-representative sample – and whatever conclusions you derive from the data get disqualified.
Case in point: if you expand this thread to the country at large and make them vote, it would result in 1:99 ratio, with the 99 not caring about the automobile’s country of origin.
Lastly: I’m simply stating facts here, rather than trying to push an agenda. We can blame lackluster Envision sales on whatever… but the blame needs to be placed correctly.
Buick motto is attainable luxury. And at the discounted price of $33K for an Envision Prem l, it bests Lexus NX300T by $10,000 along with every luxury named compact SUV with 2.0T and it rivals top spec CR-V and RAV4 as they encroach on $40K.
You are so right,I first saw the suv and loved it,that is until not so “fine China” popped out on the build plaque.Near slave labor,cheaper than cheap parts,fabrics,materials that will show their poor quality in less time than it takes to pay for them will certainly disappoint anyone who is duped by showroom shine.
Wasn’t Enclave 8DYB?
Perhaps initially, yes. But I believe 8DYB was reassigned to something else (potential second-gen Buick Envoy).
Buick must move further upmarket both in the US and China. GM using GEM for Buick China is bad strategy; Encore is Buick’s welcoming first-time-buyer vehicle and, furthermore, value is this is the domain of Chevy and Boagun.
GM will end up with two luxury brands if Buick moves upmarket. Six premium Buick crossovers sitting beside premium GMC often located within walking distance of a Cadillac dealership creates a problematic branding situation unless GMC moves more in the direction of Land Rover or even higher trim Jeeps.
Nonetheless, Buick pushing upmarket allows for better Chevrolet interiors which is good by me.
They can’t.
As I commented on a previous article, Cadillac’s CUV portfolio continues to be the ceiling for the rest of GM.
If Buick were to move further upmarket with their CUVs, they’d be stepping entirely on Cadillac. This problem doesn’t exist with the sedans.
Since the sedans are disappearing, much of what will be left is GM’s CUV portfolio, where there’s serious overlap in product execution.
It’s starting to look like the early 90’s again.
Good luck. I’m done with Buick. They can’t make any sedans for their loyal customers. I’ve had five Buick sedans. No more, onto an ES350. I’m very angry about this.
The reason why sales have dropped in the past few years for the Lacrosse and Regal was because Buick priced the vehicles out of their market. Buick customers won’t pay $600-700/m to lease a Lacrosse and that’s what they were going for.
GM’s pricing is completely out of whack. Another reason for Lacrosse and Regal slow sales…..next to nothing in the way of clever marketing. its a shame….both are fine cars.
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. Good luck even trying to buy a car from Buick. Buick isn’t selling many cars because Buick dealers refuse to stock them. Do an inventory search of your local dealer on their website and see for yourself – mine has no LaCrosses for sale, and one Regal. A sea of Enclaves and GMC trucks for sale, but no cars. I don’t fault the dealer for wanting to stock the more profitable vehicles, but if GM thinks there is no market for these cars based on lack of sales, it is misreading the situation.
They aren’t stocking them because no one is buying them. There was an article in USA Today or some other publication like that, I can’t remember. That said Buick dealerships sedans average days on the lot was in the 200s, which is terrible. Where I live they can’t give Buick’s away. No one wants them.
Dealing with a GM dealer is one of the most horrible experiences in life. I have a CTS and a Lacrosse and dread even trying to get the oil changed on either. I’ve been to 3 area dealerships and they’re all like going to Guatemala. I’ll drive these until they fall apart then I’m going for something Japanese.
We have almost a dozen Buick dealerships to choose from. I’ll buy out of town for the best price and get free oil changes locally. The Cadillac dealership is also a Buick dealership I try to avoid taking the Vsport too.
Otherwise the Buicks never have to go back to the dealership.l, which is nice.
Thank you for sharing with us the scoop about Buick’s future! Great research, fact-finding, and analysis – as always! With these new crossovers coming, can you tell yet whether there will be a next-generation Buick Regal (of any body style)?
I have owned 2 Enclaves, decided to go smaller in 2013 and got a Terrain because Buick had only the Encore which is way too small for me. The Terrain was clunky, noisy not a Buick. Got the Envision in 2017. have been pleased with it definitely an improvement over the Terrain. IMO….Buick should replace the Envision in the U.S. with the Envoy. Although I like mine it is a tarnished vehicle. Replace it with a North American produced Envoy or whatever they name it. I actually would prefer a little larger vehicle than Envision…..3rd row is not necessary but OK. I don’t believe it would hurt Enclave sales that much…..differentiate the 2 in various ways. just my 2 cents.
Buick Crossover Offensive – 2019-2020
Model Expected Launch Year Expected Model Year Platform Project Code Production Availability
Sub-Encore Model 2019 2020 GEM JBUB GM Norsom (Phase III) China only
Encore 2019 2020 VSS-F 9BUB GM Bupyeong, GM Dong Yue North America, China
Enspire 2019 2021 E2 E2UB GM Shanghai South North America, China
Envoy 2019 2021 C1 C1UB Cadillac Jinqiao North America, China
Envision 2020 2021 VSS-F 9CUB GM Dong Yue China, North America undecided
Enclave 2024 2025 VSS-F 9EYB GM Lansing Delta Township North America only
Ok I see the five vehicle that are listed to launched in 2019 and 2020. What is confusing is two of those vehicles that launch in 2019 is listed as 2021 models. If they launch in 2019 shouldn’t the be listed as 2020 models?
Read more: http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/02/buick-seems-to-be-planning-major-crossover-offensive-exclusive/#ixzz5grNJL0id
The model year is one year forward of calendar year. We are talking about calendar years, so it is the 2019-2020 calendar time frame.
I understand that the model year is one year forward of the calendar year. The two vehicles I was referring to say launch year 2019 and model year 2021. that would it 2 years. Even if it launched on December 31 2019 that should still make it a 2020 model not a 2021 model.
Edit: it was difficult to understand what you were saying since you quoted the entire table, but I see what you’re saying now. The words have the correct info. We updated the table to reflect the details of the article.
What will be interesting is whether any of these 5 new Buick crossovers will have an eye for the future meaning will any feature a hybrid or electric drivetrain or will all of these vehicles essentially use the same engines and transmissions found in the crossovers of today which means the 5 Buick crossovers are refreshed models and not new from the ground up which could be a problem because it’s what General Motors did with cars in the 1960s and 70s while foreign car brands designed and developed totally new vehicles from the ground up which gave them an advantage in performance and fuel efficiency over GM products.
Looks like GM is on its way from being the leader of American style, inovation and quality to “CM”. Communist Motors, and I’m speaking from a 3rd generation UAW autoworkers position who has been loyal to support GM #1 VIN code products.
BEV 3 Chassis Cadillac first, ( buick/ Chevrolet/GMC).
Bring back the Grand National and do it RIGHT.
Ir Buick will only have suvs in its portfolio, make them different, give RWD to the more expensive and hybrid propulsion, not the same 2.0 and V6 3.6.
Boats for Grandmas made some think
Buick is an old person brand with designs that stink
We need to change our image, leadership said
Before this great brand ends up dead
Let’s build some Chevys. People bring those home,
But make them more bulbous and use more chrome
Then sales continued to be sub par
Except in China where they became a star
A new plan was drafted to end the car
These CUVs sell more by far
5 new crossovers in just a few years
bring classy car lovers to salty tears
Why doesnt Buick Add Air Suspension at least as a option for some people that love the smooth ride. Buicks still ride pretty nice.. well some of them do but GM keep doing what you are doing… Messing up every chance you get. Make them in china import them here, then wonder why they arent selling well. So damn DELUSIONAL!!!
Who even cares about Buick anymore. They are a Chinese company as far as I am concerned and the Buick of my youth is gone forever. I would never buy a Chinese Buick and furthermore, what GM has done, and are apparently determined to continue to do, makes me much less likely to ever buy any GM product again.
The US taxpayers bailed out GM and lost $11 billion dollars on the company. The way they’ve thanked us for that is to pretty much transfer Buick in whole to China. First it was the Envision, or the Envasion as many call it, and then the CT6 Hybrid. Both of them have failed in the US marketplace so one would think GM had learned their lesson. I thought perhaps they had. Based on this reporting, apparently not.
As for the refrain that people don’t know where the cars they buy are built, that is largely true except in the case of the Envasion. Consider how many articles written on the product make reference to its point of origin. For instance, while the website Consumer Guide, a popular car research site, doesn’t state where most vehicles are built, in their review of the mid-sized Buick CUV, they do state “Envision is Buick’s built-in-China, premium-compact-crossover SUV.” Further, never underestimate the salesperson at a Honda dealer or Kia store or any competitor’s dealership. When a customer walks in and says they’ve been shopping for CUVs and have looked at the Buick Envision, the first thing out of the salesperson’s mouth will be “You know those are Made in China, don’t you?”. In the case of the Envision, I think it is safe to say that people do know where they are built. It is hard not to know if people do any internet research at at. Is it 100 percent? No, but I am certain the percentage of perspective buyers knowing, or learning about, Envision’s Communist China sourcing is significantly higher than knowledge for other vehicles’ production location.
I used to be GM’s biggest fan. I loved all things GM and could not understand the hate from so many people for this company. As time goes on, I increasingly am joining the haters. I am becoming the proverbial woman scorned. There’s still a part of me that can’t let go of my childhood love and can’t let go of the passion I had for this once-great company. I still long for them to get their act together and get Cadillac’s act together especially and be great again but it gets harder every day to hold on to that love and to continue to care.
I swear the people running GM seem to be determined to make everybody in America utterly hate this company, even people like me that had so much residual love for them. It took a lot to deplete my reservoir of good will for GM but the tank is now almost empty.
You obviously have not driven a late model Buick, nor have you priced them.
The ride quality and handling is best for the buck!
If I were shopping for an Envision and reading internet reviews, I’d come across the following:
-Motor Trend
Although the Buick Envision was engineered and developed in the U.S. for the Chinese market, GM later decided to import the Chinese-built crossover to the U.S.
-Car and Driver
When Buick announced the Envision for the U.S. market for the 2016 model year, it marked a milestone for the American auto industry. Buick needed a crossover between the small Encore and the large Enclave and found production capacity for the new Envision in China.
-Consumer Reports
Buick’s luxury compact SUV sits between the tiny Encore and large Enclave. The Chinese-built Envision uses a smooth and quiet 252-hp, 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder originally mated to a six-speed automatic transmission
-TheCarConnection
Forget about its Chinese roots; the Envision is a comfortable, well-appointed crossover.
-Cars.com
What’s interesting is that the Envision is built in China, making it the first China-built car from an American brand sold in the U.S.
-Autoweek
Whether the delay is due to election-year politics or a soft-launch for quality-control purposes, the built-in-China Envision remains a gamble for General Motors, and its under-the-radar rollout reflects that sensitivity.
-MotorWeek
Addressing the “Made in China” elephant in the room, we saw nothing to give consumers concern.
-Motor1.com
2017 Buick Envision Review: From China, with love
And if you care about this sort of thing, it happens to be one of the first vehicles sold in the U.S. that’s manufactured in China.
-CNet
General Motors debuted the Envision in China, where it’s sold like gangbusters since 2014. Now, it’s here in the US, because it smartly fills the gap between Buick’s subcompact Encore and the full-size Enclave.
-AutoGuide
All Envisions arrive from China, which is a new strategy for General Motors.
-Autobytel
Though it was designed and engineered in Michigan, assembly takes place in Yantai, China, a little east of Shanghai. That gives Envision the distinction—some might say dubious—of being the first American brand to be imported from China.
-Automobile
The first line on the Monroney window sticker for the 2017 Buick Envision FWD Essence is “design and engineering led by Buick in the United States of America,” a clear indicator that Buick’s marketing folks understand that the crossover’s “Made in China” status is liable to raise objections with some potential customers before they so much as take it for a test drive.
How could consumers doing even a modicum of research not know about the Envision being built in China? While it’s true that most people buying a Tahoe don’t know, or care, that it comes from Arlington, Texas and they are not aware that their ‘Japanese’ Honda is actually built in Alabama, it is pretty hard to escape the fact that all Envisions are built in China.
Whether people know that the Envision is made in China is one question. I maintain that the amount of people who know is significantly low.
Whether people care that it’s made in China is another question. I maintain that the amount of people who KNOW and ALSO CARE is lower still.
Buick has become a Chinese company over 20 years ago, now that they brought the ‘Invasion’ to the US & fooled the buyers that don’t bother to look at the window broadcast to where these cars are made. I have asked people if the realized where their vehicles are made and most think they are buying something made in the USA
My wife has a 2012 Enclave we purchased new and she loves it still. It really is a nice cub but she would like something smaller. We looked at the Envision and it was only ok but assembled in China is a no go for us. GM lifelong fans but disappointed in where the company is going for many years. Bad management making bad decisions for decades and no end in sight!
So far every single person I have spoken with is well aware the Envision is made in China. It’s that thing called the internet and Social Media that these types of huge things tend to get out like wildfire. I don’t find the Envision’s styling any more bland than most other CUV’s, the interior is actually a bit better and for what these actually sell for don’t seem like a bad value at all until you get into the absolute costliest fully loaded versions which are still less money than a fully loaded Blazer. The costliest Envision I saw was a loaded Premium II that stickered for under 52K. In comparison a AWD Blazer RS was over 54K! Yes the Blazer is a little bigger and has a V6 but it is a Chevy not a Buick and the Chevy’s interior felt cheaper. So I’m not really seeing a value issue either. No the single largest factor that I won’t ever buy an Envision is where it’s made. Period!
I am in the market for a new car and I was surprised how few there are to see, especially the Buick Regals. The dealer near me had only one regal to view. Terrible!!! And now I read an article by Consumer Reports that showed GM had 5 vehicles on the list of the 10 least reliable vehicles, and 3 of the 5 were Cadilllac’s. No wonder GM is doing so poorly on their car sales. I have always bought cars made by the big 3 and now I am getting my first Mercedes A-Class because it is a great new car for the price.
Everyone of these “Buicks” save the $50,000+ Enclave are made in China and Korea! No thanks GM.
If I want an import I’ll get mine for Europe of Japan!
if you and the bean counters at GM don’t think country of origin matters why do you think Ram is moving their heavy duty truck assembly to the USA ? the simple answer is they want more of the truck market I couldn’t tell you how many people I know wont buy a ram heavy duty truck because its built in Mexico. maybe the bean counters should do their polls in fly over country instead of the east and west coastal area’s
I spent several months doing research and driving mid-size crossovers before replacing my 2010 Equinox. I wanted something more upscale than Chevrolet, so I looked at GMC and the Terrain Denali was to small, the Acadia was too big and drove to big, besides the price of the Denali even when heavily discounted was at least 50k. Buick had nothing that I would consider, I refuse to buy a vehicle built and engineered in China and the Enclave was too big and expensive. I waited for the Cadillac XT4 and it was to small, the XT5 had to little head room in the rear seat, I am 6’4″ and didn’t fit, and it was to expensive. I have bought almost exclusively GM vehicles all my life, and with my guidance so have my daughters. I looked at all other brands as well and decided on a fully loaded Acura RDX, it is superior to anything offered by GM and it is engineered, designed and built in the US! It is exactly the right size, it drives amazingly thanks to the different drive modes, and the price is reasonable. I will be replacing my GMC Sierra in a couple of years and I am sure it will be a new GMC as long as it is built in the US, or Canada.
I hope you are following the quality saga on Acurazine and only leased.