Buick Envision sales decreased in the United States and in Canada, while increasing in Mexico during the fourth quarter of 2018.
Buick Envision Sales - Q4 2018 - United States
In the United States, Buick Envision deliveries totaled 7,535 units in Q4 2018, a decrease of about 29 percent compared to 10,582 units sold in Q4 2017.During the complete 2018 calendar year, Envision sales decreased about 27 percent to 30,152 units.
| MODEL | Q4 2018 / Q4 2017 | Q4 2018 | Q4 2017 | YTD 2018 / YTD 2017 | YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENVISION | -28.79% | 7,535 | 10,582 | -26.53% | 30,152 | 41,040 |
Buick Envision Sales - Q4 2018 - Canada
In Canada, Buick Envision deliveries totaled 814 units in Q4 2018, a decrease of about 11 percent compared to 911 units sold in Q4 2017.During the complete 2018 calendar year, Envision sales decreased about 20 percent to 2,683 units.
| MODEL | Q4 2018 / Q4 2017 | Q4 2018 | Q4 2017 | YTD 2018 / YTD 2017 | YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENVISION | -10.65% | 814 | 911 | -20.08% | 2,683 | 3,357 |
Buick Envision Sales - Q4 2018 - Mexico
In Mexico, Buick Envision deliveries totaled 167 units in Q4 2018, an increase of about 99 percent compared to 84 units sold in Q4 2017.During the complete 2018 calendar year, Envision sales increased about 3 percent to 532 units.
| MODEL | Q4 2018 / Q4 2017 | Q4 2018 | Q4 2017 | YTD 2018 / YTD 2017 | YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENVISION | +98.81% | 167 | 84 | +2.70% | 532 | 518 |
Buick Envision Sales – Q4 2018 – China
GM China elected not to break out Buick Envision sales for the fourth quarter in its quarterly report (see GM China Q4 2018 sales report). In fact, the automaker did not provide any sales figures or indicators for the vehicle whatsoever.
Competitive Sales Comparison
Buick Envision sales fell significantly during the quarter, slipping 29 percent as the segment saw a 36 percent growth during the same timeframe. The performance moves the Envision into sixth place in its competitive set in terms of cumulative sales volume, behind the Acura RDX in first, Lexus NX in second, Infiniti QX50 in third, Volvo XC60 in fourth, and the new Cadillac XT4 in fifth. The only model that the Envision outsold during the month was the Lincoln MKC, which brought up last place and hasn’t really seen much commercial success outside of a few limited scenarios (see Lincoln MKC sales)
Sales Numbers - Compact FWD-Based Luxury Crossovers - Q4 2018 - United States
| MODEL | Q4 18 / Q4 17 | Q4 18 | Q4 17 | YTD 18 / YTD 17 | YTD 18 | YTD 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDX | +56.68% | 18,982 | 12,115 | +23.95% | 63,580 | 51,295 |
| NX | +6.98% | 18,566 | 17,354 | +4.61% | 62,079 | 59,341 |
| QX50 | +101.48% | 9,498 | 4,714 | +50.61% | 25,389 | 16,857 |
| XC60 | +46.01% | 9,178 | 6,286 | +45.18% | 32,689 | 22,516 |
| XT4 | * | 7,573 | * | * | 7,785 | 0 |
| ENVISION | -28.79% | 7,535 | 10,582 | -26.53% | 30,152 | 41,040 |
| MKC | +4.75% | 6,971 | 6,655 | -2.98% | 26,241 | 27,048 |
| TOTAL | +35.69% | 78,303 | 57,706 | +13.67% | 247,915 | 218,097 |
Notably, the Infiniti QX50 shot up to third place in its segment after the launch of the all-new model in the second and third quarters. Meanwhile, GM’s other entry in the compact luxury crossover space – the Cadillac XT4 – posted rather impressive sales results, especially given that it was only available at the retail level for roughly half of the quarter.
The compact premium crossover segment expanded 36 percent in Q4 2018 and nearly 14 percent during the complete 2018 calendar year.
Below, we display sales numbers for rear-drive-based compact luxury crossovers for informational purposes. Despite being close in size to the Lexus NX, Acura RDX, Buick Envision, Lincoln MKC, and Infiniti QX50 these vehicles have starting prices roughly $5,000-$7,000 higher and therefore are generally purchased by a different subset of customers than those interested in front-drive-based compact crossovers.
For instance, the Buick Envision starts at $34,065 while the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class starts at $40,050, the BMW X3 starts at $42,650, and the Alfa Romeo Stelvio starts at $41,995. As such, FWD-based and RWD-based luxury crossovers are comparable from a size standpoint, but are in different segments in terms of pricing, transactional and demographical standpoint.
Sales Numbers - Compact RWD-Based Luxury Crossovers - Q4 2018 - United States
| MODEL | Q4 18 / Q4 17 | Q4 18 | Q4 17 | YTD 18 / YTD 17 | YTD 18 | YTD 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q5 | +10.16% | 20,284 | 18,414 | +21.41% | 69,978 | 57,640 |
| X3 | +128.00% | 19,526 | 8,564 | +50.77% | 61,351 | 40,691 |
| X4 | -10.74% | 1,521 | 1,704 | -16.83% | 4,323 | 5,198 |
| GLC-CLASS | +21.51% | 19,142 | 15,754 | +43.34% | 69,727 | 48,643 |
| STELVIO | +43.63% | 2,999 | 2,088 | +342.59% | 12,043 | 2,721 |
| TOTAL | +36.43% | 63,472 | 46,524 | +40.37% | 217,422 | 154,893 |
The GM Authority Take
The Envision fills the correct product category at the right time, which makes its declining sales volume during the fourth quarter a rather disappointing turn of events.
We attribute the lackluster Buick Envision sales to the Envision being a less attractive product offering when compared to highly-competitive competitors from rival automakers, especially Lexus. Another factor that is beginning to work against the Envision is internal competition from GM’s own Cadillac brand, as the 2019 Cadillac XT4 compact crossover outsold the Envision despite being available for less than 50 days during the fourth quarter.
About The Numbers
- All percent change figures compared to Buick Envision Q4 2017 sales
- In the United States, there were 77 selling days in Q4 2018 and 76 selling days in Q4 2017
- Jaguar E-Pace sales were not available for the quarter, as Jaguar does not report sales of individual models
About Buick Envision
The Buick Envision is a compact crossover that slots above the subcompact Buick Encore and below the full-size Buick Enclave. The current, first-generation Envision was introduced for the 2016 model year. The vehicle is based on a variant of the GM D2 platform shared with the second-generation GMC Terrain, Chevrolet Cruze, and Chevrolet Volt.
The Envision launched with a relatively steep starting price of $42,995 in 2016, since it was available only in the two highest trim levels and with the most potent turbo 2.0L LTG engine. The 2017 model introduced several lower-end trim levels, enabling the starting price to drop to $34,990. The 2018 model goes unchanged from the 2017 model.
The 2019 Envision received a midcycle refresh that includes a significant amount of changes, including new headlights and front grille, the new GM 9-speed automatic transmission on Premium models, new exterior colors and interior color combinations, reconfiguring the exhaust pipe on non-Premium models to be turned under the vehicle, new taillights, new wheel choices, the replacement of Ice Blue ambient lighting with White, and the addition of three new technologies -  an ionizing air cleaner, Tire Fill Alert, and wireless cell phone charging. There's also the removal of the Buick script from the rear of the vehicle.
The 2020 Envision will receive two new exterior colors, at the expense of two existing ones.
The Buick Envision is built exclusively at the GM Dong Yue factory operated by GM China and SAIC for global markets
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Comments
Keep that crap in China. Enough said.
It really isn’t crap, but I agree that it really is bewildering why the UAW doesn’t play a different game and offer GM a match point on labor cost to allow for an Envision to be built in North America instead of China.. right next to the Equinox.
UAW has destroyed GM. Labor unions do nothing but create a whole new problem that eventually brings down the entire company they’re propping up. People need to take more personal responsibility for their employment, or what happened to GM will just happen everywhere.
I won’t ever buy another GM vehicle. Frankly, I don’t think they really want to sell me one either because I don’t live in China.
Labor unions protect American workers. GM employees enjoy a significant pay premium over Kia workers. In addition it is far harder for GM to do a corporate hump and dump of employees granted with the recent plant shutdowns this is tenuous.
People who don’t need union protection are the first to bash. In today’s version on crony/run away capitalism unions are vital for EVERYONE in that they set the benchmark for national pay rates.
You’re just wrong…
German automakers are unionized in Germany, with even stronger labor unions that have a seat on the board of directors, yet somehow the German auto industry flourishes.
Sounds like you need to take personal responsibility for your political views being so wrong.
If there was no UAW GM wouldn’t be building anything in the US anymore.
As you type that on your Chinese electronic device…
And almost everything in your household being made in the People’s Republic of China bought at multiple big box stores.
Total hypocrisy.
And that is why we need to change it. Buick Envision failure is showing people want change.
Actually, a large number of manufacturers have moved out of China recently and Chinese imports have dropped considerable. Sorry, not everyone is sheep like you and just accepts being bullied.
As I have mentioned previously, the Envision sales results are much more related to the product itself, rather than the country of origin. Those who make buying decisions based on where a car is made are a loud minority, a very small one at that.
Manufacturers moved out of China? Are you referring to automobile companies? If you are, that statement is false.
PS: most people do not want “change”. Most want cheaper things first. A change in the country of origin/manufacture is somewhere down on the priorities list.
But most cheap household items found in box stores don’t cost $35,000 or so. the lesser quality chinese household products cannot be avoided any longer as American alternatives are simply no longer available. But for cars, we still have choices. i would rather buy a toyota or honda made in the US than a higher priced car put out by buick thats made in china. if i were shopping for a car of this type, I think Lincoln is making a strong comeback lately. their new Nautilus looks pretty good and the little more upscale Aviator is even better. And even though the Navigator is too large for most people and the price of about $100,000 relegates it for the super rich, from every article i have read about it, its nothing short of fantastic. Almost all the reviewers just love that vehicle. so once Lincoln phases out the generic named MK’s vehicles and have the Corsair and the models above, they are going to be much more appealing than a chinese made buick. With Lincoln, its refreshing to see an traditional, solid American brand making a comeback versus slowly going down the toilet like GM is doing.
Quality is determined by the manufacturer, not the place of manufacture. There are plenty of high quality products made in China and also lots of junk. Due to the lack of government regulations it’s easier for Chinese companies to get away with unscrupulous business practices, so that explains much of the garbage they produce for sale in China that often finds its way to the US as well.
It’s also kind of weird to accuse China of bad quality products when the subject is GM, a company infamous for it’s poor reliability. They may be a lot better than they used to be but they’ve still got a ways to go before they’re viewed as reliable by non-fanbois.
Oh man, I felt the burn on that one all the way over in Michigan!
Hahaha!
Made in China!
Alex and Sean were trying lecture us how amazing it would sell. They even took to pimping the vehicle on here like any good used car saleswoman.
Notice almost all car sales are DOWN under Miss Mary Barra? She is a complete failure and has no support in the company.
Sadly I predict the newly planned Envoy might also go this route with the Blazer close behind.
At the current moment, the future Buick Envoy isn’t planned for North America. It will be a China-only affair.
That said, these plans could change given the ongoing crossover craze. If it does change, then I would fully expect the Envoy for North America to be made in a NAFTA/USMCA region.
One thing that very few realize about the Envision is that it’s kind of a strange implementation of the D2 platform, so it’s more complex than simply adding a line at a plant that already produces D2-based GM cars.
GM will come up with a competitive offering to replace Envision made probably in Korea to avoid all the negative press and effects of trade war.
No one should blame GM for the importation of a niche offering, multiple production lines are expensive, as Buick belongs to China in terms of sales. I suppose US production is always a possibility provided the CUV craze continues.
As for USMCA, it doesn’t exist, is a White House marketing ploy, and should be referred to as NAFTA.
Just might be before committing a ton of money for this to be built here they wanted to test how it would do at such a high price point.
Lets face it this is a nice vehicle but it is over priced in class.
Yes the UAW should offer to be competitive and that would show em.
It is a really nice car(vehicle). And but, unlike a can opener or even a typical expensive cell phone, it requires a lot of good paying jobs to produce, and costs a few hundred times more, and that’s why I and thousands of others like me won’t buy a vehicle made in China no matter how good it is. Plus, it’s not union made. I’d buy a german union made car before and non-union Asian car.
It’s Marlon Bland-o
The Envision has the personality of a hand towel.
For a bloated price tag, you get an extremely boring car with a “Made in China” tag. No thanks.
We had no clue about this car being made in China, even after a conversation with the salesman about being very adamant about not renting or buying foreign cars. Found out on the window sticker when we gone home. We definitely would not have purchased it. Hate the Engine Stop feature.
Virgina, most every electronic device you touch today was made in Asia. After owning a 2016 Envision and trading it in a Regal TourX, the Envision was a quality vehicle we liked allot!
Norm T wrote the fake “Virginia” post so he could “educate us” on China. Same IP address.
Most things made in China? Exactly why change is needed!
Chinese communists built this car with no metallurgy. It should not be imported.
Proof of this?
If you are going to make such a claim please provide the actual proof for the statement.
Chinese plants are all brand new and produce at a higher quality level than the ones in the US. It helps that the workers aren’t 300lb overweight fat los pigos sucios cerdos.
Go back to Mexico.
My wife wanted one of these and I was willing to buy her one until I started researching them and found out they were Chinese built. GM is commiting corporate suicide by pimping thier brands out for higher profits. I’ve always bought GM but I don’t want a Mexican or Chinese made vehicle and that is all they are wanting to produce any more.
You’re wrong, GM makes many vehicles in the USA. They also make some in foreign countries, as does Ford. Why don’t you make yourself useful and identify the ones made in the USA before you buy? That way they’re rewarded for using US labor. That’s what I’ve always done because I’m from a GM family and like to help may relatives stay employed.
A tree fell on my brand new envision, October 12 2018. The replacement hood just came in last weel being 3/6/2019. I was that long with out my very expensive suv. Bummer for the made in China.
Funny but most GM sites have had this hood in stock.
Who are you?
Salvage yard would have had this hood too.
I’m done with GM. After seeing how they’re ready to ditch Cadillac in the US entirely, I’m just through with it. UAW ruined them and they really shouldn’t have ever been bailed out. Now we’ve propped up a company with our taxes that is catering to and providing jobs to China. My Cadillac CTS is complete junk – numerous problems. My Buick Lacrosse is better, but now they’ve killed it here and it’s just going to lose value. 100% done with GM and will stop even reading these blogs and articles. I think I’d rather have a horse at this point.
“They’re ready to ditch Cadillac in the US entirely”… First I’m hearing about it. No one has EVER spoken of this and this is not part of the strategy. It’s quite the opposite, in fact – GM is investing heavily into Cadillac… and will bring to market 6 new vehicles by 2020/2021… that plan doesn’t end there.
Make no mistake about it: GM derives 90% of its profits from the U.S… and supports way more jobs, economic benefits, etc. in the same.
Alex your site I believe has been taken over by Activist Union members.
With the many new names and many false statements and claims they reek of Unifor or some similar group of people trying to take revenge on GM.
It is not just your site but I have noted others with new name posters with many fake and false claims.
Yeah, not taken over per se… but the presence of “troll-like, politically-minded members” has definitely increased. We’re dealing with it and will have a revamp to the comments in the near-term future.
So if someone doesn’t agree with you and/ or GM they are trolls. You will take them out. You sure sound like a Democrat or totalitarian. Censorship is your way now. I find this distasteful.
No Michael, it has nothing to do with censorship or whatever you’re trying to make this into. It’s not about that… never has been, never will be. It’s about the cars. And this highly distasteful political dialogue is not why 99% of the people are on here.
So leave politics out of it… whether it’s democrat, totalitarian, republican or hippie.
I hope so as this is getting ridicules.
It used to be about the car but not anymore and if the inmates have not taken over yet they soon would if not confronted.
Another site went this way and today they are a shadow of what they once were. I got tired of the politics from both sides and the lack of real car debate. I hate to see that happen here.
I’m from a union family and I can assure you they do not sound like the typical “activist union member.”
Most union members are supportive of both American auto companies and American workers. What I’m seeing here is a whole lotta hate directed not only at GM but at GM employees as well. That includes your slur against union folks.
It significantly worsened after Trump publicly berated Mary Barra. I’ve noticed his followers are easily led to direct venom and hate at anyone who opposes Trump, especially strong women who stand up to Trump like Barra did. It’s very sad to see Americans so easily manipulated but it is what it is.
As a Buick, the Envision needs more of an Enclave styled grill. This new grill just looks too basic.
Other brands continue to give their small to mid sized models more premium styling.
If you going to build outside of the USA, please be prepared to offer mega savings on those vehicles, or don’t expect to sell many. The public is product savvy and won’t except a vehicle built at such a massive savings and have a exuberant price based on the cost to produce and import, the buying public ain’t dumb!
The truth is is that this vehicle has never been fully Competitive. The design was dated when it was first imported, was brought in to fill a portfolio hole, and what is to serve as GM pilot project for importing Chinese made vehicles.
This vehicle represents GMs strategy which is to build everything possible from their FWD platforms, deliver 80% of what everyone else Provide yet charges the same or more, then after five years of poor sales kill it and blame market forces?
GM has universally been criticized for crappy interiors from its new pick up trucks to the new XT6 and everything in between. GM blames consumer research groups, etc… but never do they over deliver. Never does someone truly informed go in and believe they have purchased a superior product at a great value. There isnt a single GM product on my list except for the CTS-V which will die shortly after being introduced and never updated and hardly marketed.
This article says that the XT4 sales were good yet it was beaten by a Volvo, and 4 others and it’s been criticized for its marginal interior and quiet frankly the styling is ehhh.
MB needs to Be fired! Mark Reuss too, he’s not his father!
Damn Strait! Fire them all!
GM interiors are a hell of a lot better now than they were before Barra became CEO. I don’t know how much credit she deserves because the effort to improve interiors began when Lutz was still at GM.
Just compare the Camaro6 interior to the Camaro5’s. The 5’s was a hideous sea of plastic and nasty gauges. The 6 has a very nice interior with one of the best instrument clusters on the market. GM’s infotainment system (not CUE) is widely praised by all who use it. They’re designing very good interiors now but I agree they could still improve to become great.
You are probably correct in the Envision filling a hole as we just traded our 2016 Envision for a Regal TourX. We had a Terrain 2.4l and an Encore 1.4t leased before and wanted more umpf out of the 2.0T. The Active Twin Clutch AWD with torque vectoring was a surprise and I like the quick acting Hyperstrut. Never had a problem with the Envision with all of the electronic saftey nannies available. The paint was good and the fit and finish was good for the segment. Considering we got a loaded Envision discounted to where a Honda CR-V economy SUV tops out we had a much better ride.
The real kicker was trade-in time as the dealership gave us more than we owed on the Envision and another $9,000 off on the TourX for a sweet deal.
The Envision is the perfect example of how some vehicles designed primarily for another market (China) and that are plenty “good enough” there, are also rans here. At this point, the only Buick vehicle that gets strong influence from the NA market is the Enclave. Same story evolving at Cadillac, Escalade is the only model designed specifically for NA.
Tariffs, that started in June, are hurting sales as well. Incentives have been cut and the all-new Enclave is similarly priced all of which impacting sales. Sale were slowing before tariffs were in effect, now they are just making bad situation worse.
If GM is surprised by how the market reacts to their good-enough mentality, then they have a much bigger problem than Buick Envision.
When you build a car with an average styling, an average interior, an average performance and average reliability and still ask the same price what else they expect?
You really need at least one thing that you excel at, other than stupid commercials, to be noticed. All car companies know that, apparently not GM.
Exactly!
I would have to disagree with those sales numbers and say that they don’t accurately reflect the entire United States. I work at a dealer on the front range in Northern Colorado and we don’t keep enough of these on our lot we sell them with a pretty quick turnaround and customers don’t seem to care too much about the origin of words buil I would have to disagree with those sales numbers and say that they don’t accurately reflect the entire United States. I work at a dealer on the front range in northern Colorado and we don’t keep enough of these on our lot as we sell them with a pretty quick and customers don’t seem to care too much about the origin of where it’s built. Compared to the other luxury SUVs in the segment where the Buick envision falls our customer base here feels like they’re getting a great product with great value.
Enjoyed our 2016 Envision. It was well built and reliable with a great ride quality.
Importing the Buick Envision from China a couple of years ago made sense because it was a new model and no one knew how the CUV would be received in the US market; but it’s time for General Motors to bring production of Buick Envision to the United States.. maybe the Lordstown, OH facility.
American cars are to designed-assembled-and sold in NA and all around the continent ,yes I am printing this comment on a China assembled computer if I had the opportunity to purchase one built in America I would have but I do have a choice buying a GM built car from America not CHINA
No American wants a Buick built in China in their driveway.
Most people don’t care