Buick GL8 Avenir Concept Luxury MPV Teased Prior To Debut
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SAIC-GM, General Motors’ primary joint venture in China responsible for the Chevrolet, Buick and Cadillac brands, announced that it will make some interesting debuts in the near future. The brand will host a themed event called “Buick Day 2019” at the Shanghai World Expo Center on April 15th, the eve of the 2019 Shanghai International Auto Show. There, it will show four future Buick models. Three of these four we already know about, and include the all-new Buick Encore, Buick Encore GX, and the Velite 6 EV. The fourth vehicle is one we haven’t heard of yet. It’s the intriguing Buick GL8 Avenir Concept.
The company states that the Buick GL8 Avenir Concept will combine Buick’s vast amounts of experience in the luxury MPV market, coupled with future demands of automotive travel. The concept will integrate “technology, art and honor” of high levels to increase the standards of the Buick Avenir range in order to show the direction of the brand’s future luxury MPV.
A teaser image of the four Buick models to debut during the 2019 Shanghai International Auto Show
Buick says that attendees of both the Buick Day event and the Shanghai Auto Show event will be able to experience the new mobility solutions presented by the GL8 concept. The brand also says that the Buick GL8 Avenir concept car is the closest to mass production of concepts that it has presented over the years.
This concept is likely a significant mid-cycle update of the latest-generation Buick GL8, which was launched in 2016. The full-size MPV was the first Buick model to gain a range-topping Avenir variant.
In addition to the Buick GL8 Avenir Concept and the other three model introductions, the Tri-Shield brand will also showcase the latest innovations in the areas of brand services and experience during the 2019 Buick Day event.
Currently, Buick is focused on creating bold formulas in its vehicles and the overall purchase and ownership experience to improve competitiveness in the coming years in China. For this, the SAIC-GM Pan Asia Automotive Technology Center (PATAC) has been tasked with the mission to “think, create and lead the future” with the development of future Buick models, so that vehicles are true leaders in the trend of vehicle electrification, networking, and smart mobility.
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what about the Envoy or Envista? maybe a U.S. debut?
Nothing on those models yet. The Envoy is a bit further out in the pipeline… currently unsure about Envista.
They should bring it here as business alternative
Being an owner of a 2018 Buick Encore, I’d love to see Buick bring out an Encore Avenir for our US market. My car continues to impress me even after a full year of owning it and I’d like to stay within the Encore line (providing they don’t put a CVT in the new one) next year when it’s time to trade. However, it would be super nice to be able to move up to an Avenir.
I’ve been holding out hope that Buick will bring the Riviera back.
LOL. I just don’t get it. It’s not that I really give a rats a* * about a thumbs up/down, but what I don’t understand is why would anyone give a thumbs down on your comment? To the negative nellie who just loves giving people a thumbs down, can I ask you why on this comment? Do you have an issue with someone expressing a desire for a great name and a great car like the Riviera to come back? Just curious.
Dan, I’ve often wondered the same thing here. Someone, and it’s happened to me a number of times, will make a comment giving only opinion (which I always try to say something positive), and still I get a thumbs down. Or I’ll give some unchallengable facts that I think add to the conversation and someone gives them a thumbs down. Oh well…
Biggest question is whether the GL8 Avenir be a future 400 horsepower EV luxury sedan or will Buick be like Cadillac with the GL8 be inspiration for future Buick products.
I FEEL LIKE GM IS KILLING OFF BUICK AND CADILLAC IN THE UNITED STATES IN FAVOR OF CHINA. LEAVE THE US MARKET TO JUST CHEVY .
@ Keving Schubert:
Although I personally prefer American brands made in America, the truth is that we now live in a global market. The internet, cell phones and other tech has made the world a smaller place. The reality is that China is why Buick is still here. I was working for a Buick, Cadillac, GMC and Honda dealer when GM cut Olds/Pontiac, etc from the lineup. I clearly remember GM stating that Buick was saved because it was the best selling brand in China. Personally, I don’t have a huge issue with some cars being built/assembled in (China, South Korea, Mexico) other countries as long as they balance it out with more products being built/assembled in the USA. For example, if GM decided the continue selling the (redone) 2020 Buick LaCrosse in the USA and bring it from China instead of just killing it off, I’d be ok with that. Kind of the lesser of two evils to me. But my preference would be to bring the redone 2020 LaCrosse out and keep building it here.
Bottom line to me has always been where the profits go once a product is sold. Maybe that Honda is built in Kentucky, but the profits go to Japan. I’d rather buy a car like my Encore (built in South Korea) and have the profits stay here rather than the Honda and send that money overseas. Just my opinion.
Buick is now a niche brand. If we want LaCrosse and Regal they must come off Chinese lines because GM cannot turn a profit off sedans made in America.
Buick USA is loosing steam which is a pity given the amazing concepts, Avista, and the fantastic Avenir trim level.
Buick needs a new, upmarket advert campaign. Also, Envision needs a total make over due to it’s overall bland design.
There is no reason for GM not to have two luxury brands with Buick focused on FWD and AWD.
I agree with you. They need to be more than a nicer version of Chevy. They need to be special. They need one halo car. Why can’t they have a Envista on the same platform as CT5, CT4 and Camaro and ship them to China. They need to offer Buick in more countries to spread the cost.
How many times have we been “teased” with a gorgeous concept, like Avista, to never be delivered/produced?? Not biting at this nonsense anymore.
Makes me sick to have to read about a Chinese Buick.
That is one ugly looking minivan.
It seems reasonable to speculate that Buick Envista is the name they will give the GL8 Avenir Concept if they show it in the US.
Looks like they tried to make the greenhouse as ugly as humanly possible.