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The Buick Regal Has Been Discontinued

Buick’s sedan lineup for the North American market was already running thin, but now, it’s completely done for, as GM Authority has learned that the Buick Regal has been discontinued.

An official announcement of the Buick Regal’s demise is still forthcoming, but according to GM Authority sources, production of the Buick Regal Sportback and TourX has now ended.

Confirmation that the Buick Regal would not live past the 2020 model year came late last year, with Buick spokesman Stuart Fowle indicating a drop in North American sales for the model.

Regal sales were down nearly 20 percent year-over-year through the first nine months of 2019.

It’s believed that the primary reason behind the discontinuation of the Buick Regal for the North American market is down to contractural obligations, specifically GM’s agreement with the PSA Groupe. GM sold Opel to the PSA Groupe in 2017, and now, GM’s agreement to purchase the Regal has run its course.

To note, the PSA Groupe previously produced the Regal as a rebadged Opel Insignia at the Opel plant in Russelsheim, Germany.

Meanwhile, the Buick Regal nameplate will continue on for the Chinese market, where it is produced in China as a sedan model that’s unique to the Chinese market.

The demise of the Buick Regal leaves the Buick model lineup without any sedans, as the Regal follows the discontinuation of the Lucerne, Verano, and LaCrosse.

The final North American Buick Regal models will be for the 2020 model year, offered as either the liftback Sportback model, sporty Regal Sportback GS, or the Regal TourX, a ruggedized wagon model.

The final sixth-generation Buick Regal for the North American market was built on GM’s E2 platform, with two engine options on offer – the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LTG, or the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGX, with varying states of tune for the LTG depending on the model selected. Both FWD and AWD were offered.

Are you sad to see the Buick Regal depart the North American market? Let us know by voting in the poll, and make sure to subscribe to GM Authority for more Buick Regal news, Buick news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.

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  1. No surprise.

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    1. Buick STOP DISCONTINUING YOUR CARS OR ELSE IM LEAVING GM AND FOCUSING ON LEXUS YOU JERKS.
      Crossovers aren’t good my grandmother has a buick crossover and I hate it so much I would give it away at low milage. My grandfather’s enclave is ok but I perfer sedans so DISCONTINUE CROSSOVERS INSTEAD

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      1. This post may seem a little harsh, but imperically I have to agree with Chandler. Buick’s loyal market exists mainly because there are a few niche products that people have come back to over and over again. For the retirees it’d mainly been the LeSabres, Centuries and Park Avenues. For the younger crowd and the performance enthusiests, it’s been the Regal and for the last 35 years or so, specifically the blown 3.8 90 degree bank engines like the 3800 L67. It has been 12 years since they quit making that engine and I still have not gotten over it I may start stock piling that engine to last me the rest of my mortal life. Gas may get expensive as electric eventually progresses to the point that it can become mainstreem, but payin for gas for my L67 would be worth it. Yes Buick should recognize their loyal market and continue to listen to us and build products that we have come to love, anticipate, and even expect. Killing products like the Regal does nothing but cut the cord and leave us the formerly loyal Buick consumers feeling disenfranchised.

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        1. Yes, I have been a Regal buyer for years. It has been the perfect car for me. Now, there are no Buicks that interest me. I have no need for an SUV.

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  2. Never really saw that many on the road. Was a nice car, though, especially in the GS trim.

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    1. GM went crazy with that front wheel drive downsizing nonsense in the late 1980’s. This ruined the image of cars like the Buick Electra, Pontiac Grand Prix, and Oldsmobile Toronado. Let’s take the Electra for example. These have always been big and luxurious and around 220 to 230 inches long. Suddenly in 1985 they switched it to front wheel drive and shrunk it down to the size of a Chevy Cavalier. Why did they do this?

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      1. It was smaller, but not the size of a Cavalier.

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        1. However, there was the Buick Skyhawk & Cadillac Cimmeron (sp?) – another rebadged Cavalier. I do believe GM made a mistake in discontinuing Buick’s 3800 V6 pushrod engine, which was almost “bullet proof.”

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          1. Although the Cimmeron was the smallest Cadillac at the time (smallest mid-size car), I believe it rode the E2 frame as the wheelbase measurements were bigger than the Cavalier…

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            1. Not true–it was 95% Cavalier with some interior upgrades.

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              1. Yeah, the Cimarron was a straight-up GM J-Body with no modifications at all other than wheels, front facia, tail lamps, leather coverings for the seats and a Pontiac Grand Prix steering wheel. Under the skin, there was special shock valving and maybe some additional sound deadening insulation but all the dimensions were exactly the same. All the sheet metal, the dash and interior were interchangeable. That’s the reason it was a joke and remains so to this day; it truly was a Chevrolet Cavalier with only a few trim upgrades.

                In my opinion, the Cimarron was the beginning of Cadillac’s long downward spiral that continues to this day.

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                1. Until the escalade came out.

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                2. The dash was “slush molded” to make it look like it was hand stitched but otherwise it was the same. Door trim had some extra Cadillac cues but it was a lame attempt.

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      2. The Toronado was downsized, but it was front-wheel drive from its 1966 model year inception.

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      3. Remember that the Toronado was already front wheel drive.

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      4. The Toranado was ALWAYS front wheel drive…………..

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        1. The Toronado was always front wheel drive as was the Eldorado. However from 1966 for the Toronado and 1967 for the Eldorado until the 1986 redesign, they used a longitudinally-mounted engine. What that meant was that the engine was oriented in the vehicle the same way as it would be with RWD and the cars had the classic long hood, short deck proportions of a RWD vehicle.

          For 1986, GM converted their most expensive prestige cars to a transversely mounted engine and FWD. The engines, for the first time, sat sideways. This was a configuration that had been devised by the original 1959 MINI and by 1986 was used in many compact economy cars up to mid-sized, moderately priced cars. Honda had used the configuration for their Civic which was really their first foray into America and marketed it with the line “The engine sits sideways so you don’t have to”. What GM did in 1985 and 1986 was to use this configuration on luxury cars. That was pioneering. Nobody else considered the layout befitting of prestige cars and although GM steadfastly stuck with it, their European competitors never followed and now they dominate the luxury car market in America that GM once had a lock on. Audi is notable for having FWD but with a longitudinally-mounted engine as the original Toronados did. The other European brands have retained RWD for premium priced cars.

          From 1985 to 1986, Oldsmobile Toronado sales declined by 62 percent. The Buick Riviera saw sales decline from 65,305 in ’85 to 22,138 for ’86, which was over 65 percent. Eldorado also lost over 60 of their buyers in one model year. GM’s 1986 redesign of their E-Body cars, once big profit generators for the company was an unmitigated disaster. They never recovered from it.

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          1. And all in the name of trying to be European, while European brands remained what they have always been and refined what they had and understood well , hence they are thriving all over the world. Today if you remove Buick and Cadillac badges from their front grille you will struggle to identify their brand names

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          2. If Roger Rabbit Smith wasn’t running GM into the ground and somebody with a brain was at the helm they could and should have taken the 79-85 E-body and given it a re-skin with flush aero headlights, revised and modernized the suspension, improved the handling, offered a proper bucket seat and center console with floor shifter, given it the new for 1986 150 HP 3.8 SFI V6 or even a FI version of the Olds 307 to bring the power-train up to date. If the above happened instead of the comical and too small downsized E-body cars I’ll bet sales would have remained strong. The mistakes at GM are numerous and legendary and still flow and ebb strongly to this day!

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            1. R U Sure about that?

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              1. Judging by the massive drop in sales from 1985 to 1986 very much so! Pretty obvious don’t ya think?

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      5. cost

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      6. I agree with all your sentiments, I grew up being transported in Buick Roadmaster. That bond has been with me for all the years. For a number of years I watched with disappointment as the brand mess up suzes, drivetrains and known design cues. So I have been slowly preparing myself for the the death of the maestro. Especially the Electra and GNX. Anyway, maybe Toyota will fill the gap and teach the American giant a lesson in their own territory as they did with the pickup. What happened to the show stopper concept Anvir(stand to be corrected). Will find a home at Jaguar

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  3. Not being built in the USA hurt it, plus dealers didn’t stock it.
    It is a nice car, especially the GS.

    With lower prices on Cadillac CT4 + CT5 for 2020, Regal isn’t needed.

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    1. If more people knew it was built in Germany they would probably sell better

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      1. That’s why I bought my 2018 TourX….because it was made in Germany – its the best car I’ve ever had, quieter, smoother ride – just wonderful!

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        1. I’m looking for a TourX to replace my Silverado when the lease ends. Very hard to find!

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  4. So just to clarify this car was built in Europe? If so I’m on my way to buy the last most durable Buick will ever make

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    1. Yes. Designed and built in Germany using GM’s parts bin. Part of the reason I bought a GS.

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  5. GM just does not want to make a sedan that the sedan customer wants !

    Even the Cadillacs, or should I say the GM Chevrolet interior with the new Cadillac look on the exterior !

    If the Cadillacs had a Cadillac interior like the new EV’s, OK we would have something !

    Lets face it GM just can NOT compete in a sedan market making GM cheap ” good enough ” sedans.

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    1. Lifelong
      Mid-year U.S. sales:
      Honda Civic 127,858 down 24% YOY
      Honda Accord 88,759 down 31%
      Toyota Corolla 109,602 down 29%
      Toyota Camry 125,899 down 27%

      Face it grandpa, Sedan sales are receding faster than your hairline. Why don’t you go over to Lexus. You’ll like Lexus. Their lineup is looking as outdated as Oldsmobile did right before GM killed the brand.

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      1. So we should just shut up, join the crowd, and buy boxy people/stuff movers even if we don’t want them or need them?

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        1. John

          If your opinion can’t stand up against a few facts, then you probably should STFU.

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          1. You must have been one of those kids on the playground who bullied everyone who didn’t conform. You and whose army is going to make everyone buy SUVs? Sieg heil.

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            1. Everyone is already buying SUVs, so they won’t need an army telling them to.

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            2. John

              No one is going to make you buy an SUV. You could buy a Truck, Van, Motorcycle, Bicycle you could even walk. You just won’t be able to buy a new car. Because those are going away.

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              1. Your own figures say fewer sedans, not no sedans. As long as there is a demand, it will be filled. I prefer hatchbacks, which the Sportback is.

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              2. I have no need for an oversized box that can’t fit into tight urban parking spaces–judging from all the scrapes on them.

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      2. PeterG,

        Actually Oldsmobile’s lineup was looking pretty fresh when they killed it. That was the irony; they had the new 2001 Aurora, the fresh Intrigue, and the Alero. All were handsome cars that were better looking than Olds had offered for some time. A stylish new Bravada was also about to launch. And then…..GM killed the brand. They’d invested heavily on new product to turn Oldsmobile around but then never gave it the time or marketing support to generate a return on investment. It didn’t seem to make sense.

        GM said at the time that they’d determined it would take significantly more money to fund the turnaround but the hard stuff, the new products, were already developed and in the marketplace.

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        1. Ci2eye

          Until 1985, Oldsmobile was the 3rd largest autobrand in the U.S. The dealerships were big, and they carried a large amount of inventory. In the last days there were still large number of new: Cutlasses & Eighty-Eights sitting on dealer lots.

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          1. Hey PeterG,

            I don’t see how that could be. The Oldsmobile Eight Eight (FKA Delta 88) ended production with the 1999 model year as did the last product to bear the Cutlass name. Thus, those last Eight Eights and Cutlasses would’ve rolled into dealerships late summer of 1999. Oldsmobile officially shuts down in 2004 so dealers would have to have five-year old cars on the lots for those two old models to still be sitting unsold.

            The Cutlass had been replaced by the much nicer Intrigue in 1998 with a bit of overlap where both products were still produced. The new for 2001 Aurora was a smaller, slightly de-contented car that replaced both the original Aurora and the Eighty Eight. It showed up in February of 2000 as an early ‘01 product to take over for the Eighty Eight and the Gen 1 Aurora.

            When GM announced their plan to kill Oldsmobile in December of 2000, the lineup was very fresh and was the best portfolio of products they’d had in years. The new Bravada which was also much improved had been revealed but production hadn’t yet commenced. It just never made any sense but then GM often doesn’t. If a brand has built bad products for a long time, it takes a while for consumers’ perceptions to catch up to the new reality. GM never gave Oldsmobile that chance.

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            1. Ci2eye
              Even with today’s technology some cars still sit on dealership lots for years. When consolidating inventories from multiple dealerships you will get an oversupply of older slow selling models.

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      3. O WOW Peter G !!
        First of all I am a 52 year old white man with a 14 year old son, not a grandpa yet !

        Second of all, if you are correct that is 452,118 sedans in those 4 you mentioned and you forgot alot !
        Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Ford- Lincoln, Kia, Hyundai, and even more than that !

        As far as killing stuff, I thought GM should kill most Brands long, long ago ! They are all the SAME anyway !!

        And I will bet you millions I have more hair than you do !!! Ha, Ha, Ha !!!!

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        1. LifelongGMowner

          I can’t take your money. Here in Chicago we got this big rainbow coalition building. We’re going to come up to South Dakota. Take your property away, and then give it back to the Native Americans. You’re going to need your money.
          Maybe you could go down to Australia. Screw the aborigines out of their land.

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          1. Peter G
            Ha, Ha, Ha,
            I don’t own much land, I am not a farmer so wrong again !
            Also I am an 8th generation American, my 7th generation back grandparents fought in the revolutionary war, and the civil war on the US government side, and no one in my 8th generation ever owned a slave, or ever stole land from the natives !

            Yet we all have lots of guns and lots of big German Shepherd dogs, and wide open spaces, so that would be fun !

            Did you have anything to add about GM ?

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            1. lifelong

              1. you do nothing but troll on this site. I have no interest in discussing GM and their vehicles with you.
              2. You’re a racist. So if we want your property, all we have to do is buy one of your neighbors houses and move in a black family. You will soon leave and take your guns and dogs with you.

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              1. Man Peter G, you cant catch a break !

                Nope not a racist either, I treat everyone equal ! I have relatives in the peace corps, others collecting goods for poverty, a lot of volunteers helping all kinds. When I worked manufacturing, I befriended all ! Made everyone feel welcome. South Dakota is trying to get people to move here, you should come !!!! Jobs everywhere ! Bring all your friends, no matter what race or religion, I will welcome you with open arms !!
                Just be prepared to work !!! South Dakota is a horrible welfare state !

                You are also correct, well maybe ! If trolling is giving personal opinion on the products I own, than yes, yes I am a troll here ! This is a GM Authority site, people interested in GM products may wind up here to see opinion ! Well that is what I and EVERYONE ELSE here is giving !

                If you want to know how I was treated by GM customer support – HORRIBLE !
                If you want to know why – its because GM themselves has NO customer support, the Customer deals with the dealer, never with GM ! I still feel that MOST buyers of GM products do NOT get that. GM has ZERO control over what a dealer does or how you are treated by a dealer. Franchise laws rule the day !
                As far as products GM, GM has been behind on competitive products since about 1983 ! And just have NOT caught up !
                The truck, yes the truck, GM would not sell trucks either if the ” chicken tax ” wasn’t in place. The foreign competitors would eat their lunch just like sedans AND EVERY OTHER SEGMENT OF US AUTO EXCEPT TRUCKS !!!!!!

                You can try another insult, feel free so far you are zero for 3 or 4, hard to tell !

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                1. RacistTroll

                  Troll- your on this site a lot, and never have anything nice to say. That makes you a troll

                  Racist
                  exhibit a – “I am a 52 year old white male” the only people who care about skin color are racists.
                  exhibits b – ‘8th generation American. With ancestors that fought in the revolutionary war. Civil war and my family has never owned a slave’ Now your just trying to establish that your blood lines are pure.
                  exhibit C – “Come to South Dakota. Just be prepared to work South Dakota is a terrible welfare state” you assume my friends and I are on welfare, just because we are from Chicago.
                  The Verdict – YOUR A RACIST!
                  P.S.- People come to Chicago from all over the world. They bring their: Food, Music, Art & Culture here. Living here we get to experience all of it. Incomes are high. Prices are reasonable. Entertainment options are infinite. I would never move to your god forsaken state.

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                  1. “the only people who care about skin color are racists”

                    Man, by that logic there have been a whole lot of racists in the new lately.

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                  2. Peter G
                    You are just so WRONG !
                    Yes I am on this site a lot, and I do have good things to say !
                    I do NOT have any good things to say about GM customer support though so if you are indeed the Peter I talked to from Cadillac customer service I do have nothing good to say, and for sure not to you !

                    However on the rest of GM products I comment on here about, it is opinion, just like all the rest of the commenters !

                    So if you are the same Peter from Cadillac support, it is the people like YOU that have made the GM product CHEAP JUNK over the last few years !
                    How ? By not giving GM the true feedback from the customer !

                    Now back to your racist problem. You see you are still WRONG !
                    I have blood from so many races from all over the globe, I would be willing to bet once again, I have a more diversified bloodline than you !
                    I am not a homofobe, I have a gay cousin, and a gay nephew, both living with men, and they both get along with me and my family better than their own. Again I have relations all over the states married to all races and they are all welcome at my home !
                    Which brings us to politics. I did NOT nor never will vote for Trump, and I DO vote for the other side ! However I am an independent voter and if you must know, I voted for Bush #1,Clinton, Bush #2, Obama, and Clinton, you see I vote for who I think will do the best job for OUR country !

                    And so that brings me back to GM and now you !

                    You see neither one of you know me as a person, however I know you !
                    You see its the lies and excuses and blame, and just outright disgust I can not tolerate ! And not just you and GM yet others here also, just to try to make things right in their world.
                    I was CHEATED and LIED to by GM, in essence they STOLE from me !
                    Like a common THEIF ! Sold and continue to sell KNOWN FAULTY products !
                    Fraud, in a cense !
                    And the GM lovers, who I once was, on this site, and in the bad dealerships, just let it happen ! Just outright scum, for humans, people, no respect, no regard for the truth, and this is why OUR country is falling apart !

                    Again DO NOT lump me into a group of people ! I am my own person and NOT who you think I am !
                    Yet as you keep commenting you are becoming clearer and clearer !!!

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      4. I love my Buick Regal some people stilll like sedans and there are so few on dealers lots maybe Buick should do more research

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    2. They totally lost it, if I had all the money I would buy the brand and bring back the real American unique cars not copycats of European brands. I am only happy that they have launched the loved 3.5 V8 engine.

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  6. Well yes I’m sad to see it leave but I did buy one and I have one and I haven’t ever seen one exactly like it and I do love it it really rides nice it’s great for a long trips I have The Enclave that’s nice too but sometimes I’ll go around the corner after driving the Regal I who really feel it flow over the Regal really handles and Ice to German engineering is really great

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  7. I’m sure a few octogenarians will be sad.

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    1. It’s doubtful. That, in part, has been Buick’s problem. They threw away their older clientele to chase the youth market exemplified by the “That’s a Buick” ad campaign and products like the Regal and Regal Tour X. The youth market never showed up at Buick stores in sufficient quantities to replace the buyers they lost. Thus, Buick is just a minor, low volume player now selling only the Korean Encore, Chinese Envision, and American Enclave.

      GM closed their Buick City operations in Flint, Michigan some ten years ago and thus effectively transitioned the Buick brand from the US to China where it continues to offer a full line of products. It appears to me that Buick’s days are numbered in the US. GM’s CEO would probably like to have already discontinued Buick but for marketing purposes in China, I would guess they determined they still need at least a minor presence here.

      There’s never any good news for GM anymore.

      Chevrolet: Alive and Well
      Saturn: Dead
      Pontiac: Dead
      Oldsmobile: Dead
      Hummer: Dead
      Saab: Dead
      Buick: Living Abroad
      GMC: Alive and Well
      Cadillac: On Life Support

      Opel: Sold
      Vauxhall: Sold
      Holden: Dead

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      1. Well I must say I really love my Buick Enclave I have an Acadia as well the Acadia has 375,000 miles and now the Enclave has a hundred and eighty thousand miles but the Buick is so much more refined then the Honda Pilot to GMC Acadia it’s the smoother quieter rides nicer and it’s been very trouble-free

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      2. You forgot geo and daewoo, and isuzu and a probably some other crap GM had…

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        1. That’s true, Josh.

          Geo: Dead
          Daewoo: Dead
          Isuzu: Dead

          And the list just keeps growing. Over the last 20 years, the pace of GM’s decline has accelerated and one has to question why exactly is Mary Barra still paid $22 million to run things. I have no issue with highly compensated CEOs that are growing their organizations and knocking off competitors but Ms. Barra does not fall into that category.

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          1. GM has realized having multiple brands is a bad idea. The company has shrunk its brand and model portfolio down to a manageable size and its in the strongest position its been in a long time. Barra has only been CEO for 6 years and it takes that long or longer to develop an all new platform and vehicles. So far she has cut the fat in preparation to see her plan through. “Barra Era GM” begins tonight with the Lyriq. She should be judged based on GM’s performance over the next few years.

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            1. Mary Barra has been with GM 40 years and though the years has held various leadership roles. During that time, GM’s share of the US market has shrunk from a dominating 45 percent to an abysmal 16.8 percent. I don’t consider her responsible for all of the decline at all but it has continued on her watch and she is still selling off and shrinking the company to prop up profits. She is also exiting markets and product categories entirely rather than fighting it out for dominance. Mary isn’t solely responsible but GM desperately needs someone to turn it around and change the direction or there will be nothing left. They cannot continue to retreat and shrink.

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              1. In my culture they say ” If led by a woman you will fall into the ditch,” much as we take it lightly I think here it is real. She must step down she is hurting all the GM die hearts around the world not only Americans. #marymustfallgmmuststsnd.

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          2. Geo was, if I remember well, a north-american only brand issued from the cooperation GM-Suzuki, with GM holding up to 15% of Suzuki’s capital. GM divested in order to get the money. GM and Suzuki even operated a common factory, in Canada I believe.
            Suzuki as such is very far from being dad, it is extremely successful, especially in India in a joint venture with Marati (?).

            Deawoo has simply been renamed to Chevrolet.

            Isuzu also was a one time investment of GM and cooperation. The cooperation is off and on. Currently, GM is marketing Suzuki trucks as “Low Cab Forward” trucks. GM sold off its production facilities in South Africa to Isuzu.

            Besides, Isuzu is successfully operating around the world selling commercial vehicles.

            GM, once the largest automaker on this planet, and is shrinking just as the US Empire is shrinking. Nothing remains as it is, everything is changing. Don’t try to stop history or even to roll it back, but adapt.

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            1. Can’t argue with that. GM also had a Canada-only brand that allowed Geos to be sold at Buick-Pontiac dealers to match Geo at Chevy-Olds dealers. Yes, there was a plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. The mighty have fallen.

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          3. Isuzu still exists. It makes engines and commercial vehicles and is owned by Mitsubishi. No more passenger cars, from what I can tell.

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      3. Hummer will return in 2022 as an electric brand, with two models up to now.

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        1. Not as a brand. The Hummer brand is dead. The name will return as a model within the GMC brand.

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        2. The Regal was a great car. People did not buy enough because GM decided to cancel it and did not support it with advertising etc. Foreign manufacturers can sell sedans successfully but mighty GM, the former main player in the world, cannot. Too many MBAs with no pride in their business seeking instant gratification!

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      4. The youth never showed up with those stupid ads, because all they did was reinforce that Buick is for old people.
        It was the same when I was young and they had the “Not your father’s Oldsmobile” ads.
        How did that work out for Oldsmobile?

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    2. A few septagenarians too!

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      1. That would pretty much cover all of the Buick buying public.

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  8. I own a 2019 Regal TourX and generally I am very impressed. I needed something like a Subaru or Volvo wagon to enable some of my many hobbies, and when I spotted a TourX at a dealership I knew I had to take a closer look. Long story short, I traded my beloved 997 Porsche Carrera S for a Buick. And I’m only 63. And I work for a major high performance aftermarket tuner company. It is a great travel car… Lots of room, very comfortable, decent fuel economy, pretty good performance when you get your foot in it. So YES, I think it is a mistake to let that line go.

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  9. I just bought a 2019 GS and love it. I like it more than my 2017 Lacrosse. Both have the 3.6, but the GS just drives so much better. Almost considering selling the Lacrosse for another GS. The only thing that disappoints me about the GS is that it is manufactured in CHINA.

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    1. Well it wasn’t made in China it’s Bill in Germany it has a w on the serial number they didn’t bring the Regals from China they make them for Chinese people the ones we get are made in Germany

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  10. Correction- it is manufactured in Germany not China.

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  11. I have mixed feelings about this. 1) Yes I am sad to see GM completely drop the Buick Regal. Since 1995, I have owned three Buick Regals and one Buick LeSsbre. All had the 3800 except for the first one which had the 3.1L v6. The last Regal I owned, is one that I still have, a 2000 Regal GSE which I am keeping for as long as I can afford to. 2) To me, the most authentic regals were the ones built on the 3.8v6. Sure there were the earlier V8 powered Regals of the 1970s which my father owned one of the really fast ones of the time, but it was the Grand National that really created the stir and that was when I first caught the Regal fiver. When GM discontinues the 3800, that in a very real was was (to me) the death of the Regal. People drove Regals for thee reasons and hence I have Regal drivers in three demographics. 1) the retiree demographic that liked the smoothness, reliability and low cost to own and maintain. 2) young people that liked the performance and who could hop those cars up on the salery they earned while working at 7/Eleven. 3) Americans that took peide in driving an American icon, something that was born here in America and that came to maturity here. It was a car that would outperform many imports and probably all imports within it’s price range so patriotic Americans often would make the Regal their car of choice. I sort of fit that category. This was true at least until they started rebadging Opels as Regals. Though the 3800 died in 2008, as long as GM continued to offer a Regal, I held out hope that maybe one day the Regal would take a turn back toward it’s American roots with future models. Now, unfortunately though we would not have it this way, we have to say goodbye ti the Regal. Fare well old friend.

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  12. LOS MEJORES BUICK REGAL FUERON LOS G BODY,DESPUES DEL 1987 YA NO VALIAN MUCHO.SIEMPRE ESPERE QUE SALIERA UNA VERSION MODERNA DEL GRAND NATIONAL,MODERNO Y TRACCION TRASERA.

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  13. I’m sad to see the regal discontinued, I was hoping GM would bring back the Grand National.

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  14. I drove the Opel version of the TourX in 2016 when I rented one on a German vacation. It was a diesel version, and it was AWESOME! I wanted to take it home! But the German rental agent assured me they were going to be imported as Buicks in the US for the 2018 model. But the 2018s came out in the fall of 2017, with NO Opel wagon! I called my dealer. I called Detroit. I called everybody I could think of, but nobody knew anything. My dealer FINALLY got one in around March of 2018, and despite it’s ridiculous price, I bought it anyway. But Buick never supported it with any TourX advertising to speak of, and just let it languish. And now, only three years later, they’re discontinuing it. How the heck am I going to replace it??? Opel needs to find someone else to carry their product lines in the US. They build amazing cars. And I’m sorry to say, the original German versions aren’t still years ahead of the models Buick imported and Americanized for this country!

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    1. Opel can’t export the Insignia to the USA on their own because of the competition protection agreement which was part of the sales agreement for the whole thing.

      But Opel is developing a new Insignia using a new PSA platform. I have no idea when this will be ready for production, but it might be announced later this year or early next one. That one, free of any GM intellectual property, can be exported to the USA, If they will do it — I doubt. Originally PSA planned to re-enter the US market with their Peugeot brand, but the merger with FCA to form the Stellantis corporation could change all that. Future will tell.

      Opel has just announced the new Mokka (the old one was a brother of the Buick Encore, and if Opel had not been sold to PSA, it would be a twin of the new Buick Encore GX).

      The new Insignia should be the next model migrated from a GM platform to a PSA one, and after that, a new Astra, the compact car.

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  15. -whow – 25 comments in just 4 hours!

    The Buick Regal has obviously still many friends.

    BTW, Opel had announced recently a further facelift, and would certainly still continue to produced the Buick Regal side by side with the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia in the Rüsselsheim factory.

    The article above is not really clear to me. It could mean that from now there will no more Regal be shipped to customers and dealers, or that is supposed to end production by the end of this year.

    Could this please be clarified?

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    1. PSA is no longer building Buick Regals for sale in the USA. The face lift Opel will continue to be sold in Europe for a few years until a new Insignia is ready based on a PSA platform.

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      1. Do you have a reliable source for that claim, BahamaTodd?

        Neither Opel nor GM say clearly what is going on.

        I see no reason, why the facelifted Opel/Vauxhall Insignia should no longer be exported the USA as Buick Regal, especially in light of the big interest in the car expressed here in this forum.

        Or was there an issue with the 6-cylinder engine? Did Opel change something in the car departing from GM standards?

        A clear explanation from both sides would be helpful.

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        1. My guess: given the merger between FCA and PSA, there is no reason to continue importing Insignias as Regals. If we got it at all, it would probably wear Dodge or Chrysler livery. I don’t imagine that will happen.

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          1. I don’t see a reason why not.

            But I can’t see what the powers that be consider in their decisions in this respect.

            For Opel it would be better if they could keep on producing some Insignias as Buick Regals. The factory in Rüsselsheim is very far from being at saturation point of its capacity.

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        2. Under the sale agreement, PSA cannot export GM designs to markets where GM is operating. The Insignia and Astra contain GM patents and copyrights, which they retain.

          The Insignia was exported to Australia/NZ as a Commodore and sold by GM, but PSA cannot export the Insignia (or Astra) and sell it themselves. GM has not exited the Australian market, they have only stopped selling mainstream models under the Holden brand.

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          1. Derek writes “PSA cannot export GM designs to markets where GM is operating”, but that is not exactly what the sales agreement says. The sales agreement does not name exclusion zones but says that OPel/Vauxhall may continue to sell products containing GM intellectual property rights (for which is granted a free licence to use, since that is already in the sales prices)

            “within a defined geographical area essentially including all countries in which Opel/Vauxhall currently has a presence (Europe, Africa, some Middle East countries, Singapore and Chile)”.

            “currently” is the time of signing the aggreement, i.e. in 2017.

            All the areas named do have a GM presence; in Europe this excludes mass market cars, but allows Cadillac and Chevrolet Camaro and Corvette.

            Nota bene: the Russian Federation is not named. Opel/Vauxhall did not have a presence there in 2017. Opel is now being re-introduced, but excluding cars using GM licenced material.

            The quote above is taken from the Groupe PSA “reference document” for 2016, english version, which can be downloaded from the groupe-psa dot com website.

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    2. Yeah I don’t think they’re really ordering them in and bring them to the States now I doubt you can order one I had to look hard for mine and I bought an illinoise and I live in New Jersey but I wanted to Raj I read and it came with everything Lane keep assist brake assist all that stuff and it was worth it

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  16. If GM stop making people choose between paying for a car and feeding there family they would sale more car’s.The prices are way too high for someone to buy. Now dodge and ford is killing GM .No V8 in 4 door cars all I see is Young people driving Dodge charger rear wheel drive not front wheel drive cars. That’s the problem with GM Cars. You ask anyone with a truck they want a car not a (Cuv a car that looks like a SUV) GM we love rear wheel drive 4 door cars if y’all would put the right name on these cars not just two letters on it (Chevy SS) it would sale.Ask young people what they want in cars and you would sale more stop thinking family cars. GM you going to die off if you don’t fix the problem. I know someone that 23 that owns 3 hell cats. The charger, challenger and a trackhawk Jeep. Younger people wants Big power. Check it out for yourself

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    1. Lee Iacoca figured out 60 years ago, the truth of what you just pointed out. Actually he and John DeLorean both understood this, and it was the reason for the 1960s muscle car era. With the advent of the petrodollar, the value of the dollar has been inflated away little by little over the years, forcing car companies to tighten their belts and cut costs to make the same profit. Who loses as a result? The car loses it’s quality and the consumer loses the potential value of their purchase, and the driving experience that newer cars don’t provide. Why Dodge has been able to meet this customer expectation and GM not, I am not entirely sure. My guess is that GM just didn’t learn to be as adaptable as Dodge. This is ironic considering how close Dodge came to folding in the early 1980s. Too bad Lee Iococa isn’t here to pick up GM and show them direction and give them new life, the way he did for Chrysler/Dodge.

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    2. Not a bad idea. If GM would bring back the Impala as a RWD with optional AWD and an SS package, it would sell. Given how ancient the Charger’s Mercedes-Benz underpinnings are, it’s an opportunity to do it better. Hate fossil fuels? Come up with hybrid and electric versions.

      Yes, I know the SS was doomed, but (1) GM shut down Holden manufacturing in Australia and (2) the General didn’t advertise it.

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  17. Glad I got one of the last ones. Car is a dream. The thing is where do I go for my next GM sedan? Over the last 30 years I have had Oldsmobile Cutlass and 98 Regency Pontiac Grand Prix and Bonneville Cadillac DeVille and CTS and Buick Verano and Regal. Never could see myself in a Chevrolet.

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    1. Unfortunately today’s DeVille=Escalade, Electrica 225= Yukon Denali, Caprice=Tahoe, Olds 98= Sierra Denali, Bonneville=Yukon, etc… with profit unlike the 90’s 00’s sedans and coupes.

      Still hopeful on what VSS-R has in store.

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      1. The bigger vehicles are more profitable, but also more out of reach for most buyers.
        Yes, you can appeal to the more affluent buyers, but you risk allowing the younger buyers to become regulars at other brands.
        Brands they might never leave.

        Why trade in your Rio for a Yukon when the Kia dealer can sell you a Telluride?

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        1. Or they’ll get a Traverse, Acadia, etc.. GM do move more CUVs than anybody, even ‘golden boy’ Ford.

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          1. Don’t be so sure. If you already had good luck in a Rio or a Sonata and suddenly needed more room, why not a Telluride or a Santa Fe? Such owners have no reason to try GM.

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            1. But again more people still try and buy GM because they actually make a good product, I’ll try Korean when I’m at the airport…….

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      2. and 2010’s sedans as well.

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  18. All these post as to why GM should keep the car but only looks like 1 legitimate buyer!

    This is not the last sedan to bite the dust, More are coming to an end sooner than you think. Not all are GM cars.

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  19. I will miss the Buick Regal. It’s really a German Opel Insignia with some Buick badging and a GM 2.0T or 3.6 V6 in the GS version. I own a 2018 Tourx. It’s great lines and performance are pleasing. It’s in a nitch of it’s own.

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  20. That’s why I bought my 2018 TourX….because it was made in Germany – its the best car I’ve ever had, quieter, smoother ride – just wonderful!

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    1. Own the AWD GS and absolutely love it. The hatchback was one of the biggest selling points for me; I chose it over the CTS and it wasn’t even close (better looking car with more utility). Sad to see it discontinued.

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    2. I have a 2019 TourX as well. Love it! Unique and feels upscale. I would love to have a Sportback (GS with v6) to go with my TourX so i could have both!

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  21. Maybe a VSS-R replacement is in the works for Regal as Chinese Regal and Lacrosse must be replaced because once Opel was sold the Regal was history. Also for Holden instead of killing it they should expand in all RHD nations as GMs RHD division, EVs included.

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    1. The Regal is a GM design on a GM platform. This generation will run its course and I’m sure China already has replacements in development based on FWD VSS-F.

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      1. Sure, GM technology, but developed in the ITDC, the Rüsselsheim “International Technical Developement Center”, then the second largest of all GM development centers.

        I see no reason why the latest facelift of the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia should no longer be imported to USA as the Buick Regal, as long as it is still being produced.

        Do you, BahamaTodd? If yes, which is the reason(s)??

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  22. They need to remove the pictures of the Regals from the “Vehicles” listing on Buick’s website, since they are no longer in production. And remove the goofy “Discontinued Vehicles” link toward the bottom of the homepage, which shows the Cascada, LaCrosse, and LaCrosse Avenir.

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  23. Bought my wife a 2018 TourX to replace a Toyota Highlander. One of the best cars we’ve ever owned. GM is out of their mind to discontinue it, they never promoted it so nobody ever knew it existed. When we found the one we wanted online I went to the dealer and had to show the salesman where it was on the lot, he didn’t even know they sold it!

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  24. Lee Iacoca figured out 60 years ago, the truth of what you just pointed out. Actually he and John DeLorean both understood this, and it was the reason for the 1960s muscle car era. With the advent of the petrodollar, the value of the dollar has been inflated away little by little over the years, forcing car companies to tighten their belts and cut costs to make the same profit. Who loses as a result? The car loses it’s quality and the consumer loses the potential value of their purchase, and the driving experience that newer cars don’t provide. Why Dodge has been able to meet this customer expectation and GM not, I am not entirely sure. My guess is that GM just didn’t learn to be as adaptable as Dodge. This is ironic considering how close Dodge came to folding in the early 1980s. Too bad Lee Iococa isn’t here to pick up GM and show them direction and give them new life, the way he did for Chrysler/Dodge.

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  25. I sometimes feel like GM is like Google sometimes.

    Create a product, people get in board, then kill it. Leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

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  26. My brother had a blue 1985 Regal and I had a white (Arctic Blue leather interior) 1995 Regal Limited (“W” body) with every option except the sunroof. It ran with very few problems (water pump, radiator, one bad spark plug, and one bad coil) but that 3.8 L V6 engine was a real smooth and clean workhorse. I put in a K&N air filter and a set of Diamond C3 plugs, and that increased its HP, torque, and MPG from 18 to 22. It could run 65 MPH at only 1600 RPM, and its idle was 600 or less. At one of the annual inspections, the tech told me that the engine had a problem because its idle was too low (he was accustomed to read over 2000 RPM on small import engines).

    After 21 years of excellent service and no rust, leaks, or mechanical problems, I sold it to a friend who at this day is still driving it, making it 25 years old. I liked the look of the Opel-designed model, but I was expecting a hybrid some day. Now I drive a 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid and it is another excellent car. Too bad GM forgot how great full hybrids are (ask Toyota and Ford), and lost the opportunity to make a great Regal again.

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  27. Too bad GM wasn’t smart enough to at least build 547 going away versions for us true Regal Grand National fans! The GNX was spectacular in 87 with the 3800. Can you imagine this Regal AWD with the TT Blackwing!?

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  28. I have a 2016 Regal T 2.0 and really enjoy it. No problems at all. Great luxury sedan at a great price. Smooth, quiet ride and acceleration is second to none. It flies on the highway. Best car I’ve owned by far. Sad to see it discontinued.

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  29. My first car was a 1974 (German) Buick-Opel wagon my dad picked up in Europe while he was on sabbatical, and shipped back to the US. The family ran around France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium and The Netherlands in it. One old guy in France called it “une belle voiture” (a nice car)! We ran the heck out of it for almost 10 years as the only family car and I got it when I was 18 – it had 150+K miles on it, and still ran like a champ. It met it’s demise while parked: it was rear-ended by a 16 year old on her first cruise “around the strip” in a full size Chevy Blazer. I loved my Opel “shaggin-wagon”.

    Fast forward many years. After making fun of the old folks and their Buick Century’s, LaSalle’s, and Park Avenue’s for years, I found the Regal. A real, made in Germany Opel in Buick clothes. Deciding that I could get a cream-puff used 2015 Regal, I went shopping. The next thing I knew, I was the very excited owner of a “pull-me-over-red” 2019 Regal GS. My Father and Grandfather (a Buick man all his life) would be proud of me. I haven’t had so much fun in a Buick since the “shaggin-wagon” or my college roommate’s 1973 Buick Skylark Sun Coupe
    Yes, I will miss the Buick-Opel Regal.

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  30. It was getting in the way of Mary’s triple zero fantasy. And they did everything they could to sabotage it. Making it in Germany by a company that was sold off. Zero advertisement. No dealer support. Dealers didn’t care or stock them so why should consumers care. The only thing keeping the lights on at Buick are sales of discounted Korean built Encores. What a sad end to a once great company. Gm killed most of it’s other long storied brands the same way and will never learn!

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  31. Own the AWD GS and absolutely love it. The hatchback was one of the biggest selling points for me; I chose it over the CTS and it wasn’t even close (better looking car with more utility). Sad to see it discontinued.

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  32. My Mother has a 2018 regal sport back. It’s her third regal. She says it’s the best riding, sporty version made yet. I’d love to get a new 2020 gs, but I can’t find one. It’s also too bad GM reduced the 48 month warranty on the Buick’s to 36 months like gmc and Chevy. It’s a shame…

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  33. Well if GM had designers that could design a car the correct way and would have continued to build the Regal as a RWD and had options like 2dr Grand National and TTypes continuing to build the V6 with Turbo and then the base V6 models plus 4 dr family car with again the option of a turbo charge engine then the Regal would not have lost its customers to Dodge the Regal is a mid size car that hotrod people want GM is going to lose more if they don’t wake up Dodge has built a mid size all around car and is selling very well past this on the GM I have not seen a good Regal since the last one that was made in 1987!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wake up GM

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  34. I have a 2013 Buick Regal which I have really enjoyed. I was very disappointed when the the Regal was restyled after my purchase. I believe that that change was the beginning of the eventual end for the Regal.

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  35. Above comment was to say PAST THIS ONTO GM AS I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM THEM

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  36. A little marketing by GM might have helped! That car had almost as much capacity as theTourx and still looked like a sedan. A car like the Regal has great utility and negates the
    necessity for an SUV at close to a sedan price. PLUS, it’s very quick and handles well. I am a
    loyal GM retiree and grateful for my benefits but l sometimes wonder what they are thinking.
    I do, though, applaud their decision to go full electric rather than the hybrid half step. I’m
    looking forward to my first electric Buick. Go get ‘em people!

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  37. Hotrod MUSCLE cars help advertise for free look how fast the Dodge Challenger Charger are and how many people have gravitated towards these cars THIS IS YOUR ADVERTISEMENT these Muscle cars show up at the local track all over the internet FREE advertising and when customers show up at the dealership they buy them it helps seek the other vehicles why doesn’t GM see this well maybe there to interested in the global China market AMERICA IS where GM should go back to if they make a good product they won’t need global sales to stay in business

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    1. Rocky They don’t come for free. The development cost often cost large amounts of money and in the case of Chrysler while it helped image it does not help the bottom line. FCA has had to merge with PSA to survive yet GM is in pretty good financial shape considering the cost of the EV program and the fact sales are down everywhere with the virus.

      The best things in life are not free and performance cars are not like they used to be. At one time you just dropped a big engine into an economy car and you made a hit. Today it takes time and lots of money to build a car right and then it only sells at 10 percent of production or less there is no money made. Often more lost.

      Like I or not today MFGs are supported by boring, affordable CUV models That is how Toyota is as big as they are. It is how Hyundai has grown. Neither did it with 1,000 HP they did it with 200 HP FWD CUV models

      The real world works much different and it is ever changing as what worked 50 yeas ago no longer applies.

      People today want reliable, affordable and usable vehicles. There is no real love for cars anymore as a whole. It declines more every day.

      I work in the performance industry and I see the clients get older and older with fewer young people coming in outside of trucks and Jeeps.

      This post has many emotional comments that I feel are honestly spoken but most of the comments here are not rooted in reality with the use of all the factors facing MFG’s today.

      The bottom line is companies no longer can just make money they have to get the most return on investment as possible. Unfortunately that is not in the performance segment anymore. No cheap rides there anymore and little money to be made outside higher end sports cars.

      I know many don’t like to hear this but lying about it changes nothing just as being delusional about it.

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  38. I bought a 2018 Buick Regal Sportback Essence. Best car I’ve ever had. I think they are making a mistake by not making sedans anymore. The cars just need to be marketed better.

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    1. Mike I agree it was a great car but I knew it was in trouble the first time I saw one.

      I was at one of the larger auto shows in America and spotted a Regal I made my way over and got in to become familiar with it.

      But then I notices I was in the car for a good while and no body came us to check it out. I literally could have sat there and ate my lunch in the car and not been bothered. That was troubling.

      Yet near by a refreshed Enclave was there and had a long line of people waiting to just sit in it for 1-2 min,

      That is very telling of where the market is today.

      Automakers would make more cars if there was more money in them but there is not. To make more money the price gets higher like at Benz and BMW. They live because they cost more and make money. The Accord and Camry are in decline and if they continue to drop their lives may be shorten too at some point. If not for global a sales both may be at risk now.

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  39. After reading the post from this article I must be the anti-car guy. I thought I liked cars as much as the next guy but I do not want any car that snakes along the ground, has a trunk, and does not deliver good gas mileage. I fully understand the logic of extending the roof line of any vehicle all the way to the rear & then adding a full length door for accessibility. You can have your sedan & cargo carrier in one package! Who doesn’t want that? The second must feature is ground clearance so you can get out of your driveway or that intersection right down the way that’s always flooded. Who doesn’t want that? And as far big engines where do you stop? The bigger the engine the more it cost per year. Who doesn’t want to save money?
    Well apparently a lot of you do want “that” along with those ugly huge tires to compliment your “Black Out Edition”??
    Yours truly- the anti car guy.

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  40. I am an old Buick fan, but without sedans it is time to shutter Buick in the US. It can remain in China. There is absolutely no reason for a 4th division to have redundant SUV/CUV models. GMC can move slightly upmarket to be the premium level division.

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  41. GM surrendered market share for the illusion of a EV market expansion. Low volumes of electric vehicles will be two decades in the making before a sustainable volume exists! Will GM even exist by then? If trucks and SUVs are their primary market focus, they had better step it up in a hurry! Ram is devouring the market and Jeep is pulling out the stops. Fords new Bronco is set to take it’s share of the pie! The newcomers to the EV market seem to be focusing on trucks, GM had better focus more resources on best in class, not being just good enough to satisfy the existing customers. Survival of the company depends on providing products that people are willing to pay a premium, but still affordable. Like the C8 Corvette! High volume vehicles must be a big part of the equation, to sustain profitability. With less spending on sedans, they must pour more assets into SUVs and trucks in order to survive! If they lose more share they have nothing else to shift production to!

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  42. I have loved the Buick Regal TourX from the first time I saw one. It is one of if not the the best looking wagon I can remember. In February I bit the bullet and bought a fully loaded 2020 TourX in Ebony Twilight. I love everything about it….except for its orphan status. GM kills off yet another fine car.

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  43. The Toranado was ALWAYS front wheel drive…………..

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  44. I didn’t see not even one of these on the road.

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  45. I’m sad because it’s truly a great car. I’m glad I bought my TourX when i did

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  46. GM doesn’t advertise and market cars to attract new customers or keep the ones they have. They appear to be more focused on EVs (ok- I get it, but I’m not there yet) and building cars in China (Envision – no thanks).

    I too almost purchased a tourx, but limited inventory, some reservations about stop and go (not a fan), and GM’s decision to sell off Opel had me looking elsewhere. I don’t want to be looking for discontinued parts in 5 years. I really like the looks and functionality of the tourx too. I ended up switching brands.

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  47. I bought a GS about a year and a half ago. It is one of the last of its type: NA V6 sedan (“sportback”) with Buick comfort. My only gripes are the ProContact tires as they are too thin and the seats. AGR certification means nothing when they are impossible to adjust comfortably. As a young(ish) Buick buyer for the last few cars I suppose I am an anomaly as well… sad to see GM not produce any cars. Where will I look next with no Ford cars either? SUV? Foreign brand? Can’t bring myself to own a Jap car as they did terrible things to my Grandad in the War. Rising Sun not my flavor!

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  48. I Will miss the buick regal as nice, a pretty nice car and a legend.

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  49. It’s a shame to see it go however, Buick should have gotten the ax a long time ago and not Pontiac GM still seems to struggle to keep their model line up interesting and competitive, but they don’t give people what they want they give you what they want and this is the way general motors is run now. This started with Roger Smith and this arrogant attitude continues on. when general motors was king they gave the people what they want this is why they are where they are. I just least a 20/20 GMC Terrain Denali, and I’m disappointed you would figure the Denali should be fully loaded but it’s not, watch what Buick does with their SUVs now and watch the price go through the ceiling.

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  50. So sad to see the Regal. I’ve owned a couple of them and they were great cars.

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  51. I own two Encores they are good solid cars. But GM marketing really is confusing. They want to sell SUVs and electric cars. What is buying public going to buy electric cars or SUV? Electric cars won’t be viable for at least 10 years before there are enough quick charge stations. Buick keeps putting anemic engines into their SUVs.Now they using CVTs. I got rid of a Nissan because of suspect CVT and bought the Encore. The Regal became a beautiful car and they got rid of it. Buick is now a Chinese company. GM should.sell Buick to Chinese. GM might not be around in ten years. GM doesn’t know who it what’s to be. GM got rid of.Pontiac. Saturn. And Olds and I owned every one of those brands. I will at some point abandon GM.

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  52. GM in general and Buick in particular are so foolish. The mistakes made are stunning. Buick killed the LeSabre almost a year before the Lucerne was introduced! A year without a top selling, beloved model! People were forced into the Rendezvous as a last resort. When the Lucerne shows up is in a plaine Jane, not even vanilla but ice milk, Geezer Mobile with no heads up display and crap styling. In the mean time GM was killing Pontiac. Enter the Pontiac Solstice. A wonderful car whos introduction was an anticlimax since it took soooooo long to come to market. When it showed up there was no automatic available! WTF! How stupid do you have to be to do that. This car should have been positioned against the BMW Z and it would have killed. them on price alone. And the Saturn Sky? The best of the two roadsters…I could cry.

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  53. GM is discontinued in the US. As a life long Chevy guy I see the products from Ford and wonder who the hell is running GM…oh yeah, we all know.

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  54. Another screw up by GM.

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  55. Being from Canada and my step dad being a GM retiree my wife and I have tried to stay loyal to GM. I have to say that I don’t understand their strategy. We have to many dealers and so many products that just seem redundant. Chevy should be the only brand, period.

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  56. Saw this coming from it was brought back. GM doing GM things.

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  57. No GM sedans mean no GM vehicle for me. I have owned 12 GM sedans in my 70 years and have no desire for a SUV look alike box on wheels. Japan Korera Germany and Chrysler all make sedans so that is where my next car will be from

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  58. It is a thing of the past, and the world doesn’t care if it is here or not

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  59. Actually, does anybody care?

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    1. Well judging by the well over 100 posts I would say so!

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  60. GM this is a mistake to get ride of all sedan. I own a regal. I love this car. Please reconsider.

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  61. BTW if you have a Regal spend $200 and get the Range Technologies start stop disabler. Plugs right into the OBD port and makes a great car much better. Seriously, that feature SUCKS.

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  62. No the feature does not suck at least not for everybody- Yes I like sitting at a light with the engine off saving gas – finally a feature that has some meaning!. But no need to pay anyone to disable – just put your vehicle in neutral before taking the foot off the brake – hey folks it’s that simple if you want to disengage. For those of you who have driven a manual it will be second nature. Do the same for Reverse.
    Yes, a fun to drive step rather than full speed ahead toward autonomous driving.

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    1. “Yes I like sitting at a light with the engine off saving gas”
      I prefer to not sit at lights at all.

      It sucks, but they could resolve this by having a physical on/off switch so you don’t have to disable it every time you start the car. For the handful of people that don’t hate it, they could leave it on.
      Of course, they’d never do this, because the entire reason it exists is for EPA and emissions numbers.

      In our Wrangler the engine shuts off and in about 5 seconds in this weather I’m wishing it would come back on. The AC turns off with it and you can tell. Big time.
      So now when I get in the car, I hit the start button, and then the disable stop-start button right away. Every time.

      It’s ok when it isn’t summer time.

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  63. Love my Reval. This is sad news for Buick lovers.

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  64. I just was introduced to this model, damn this sucks

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  65. I owned an 83 Century. I bought it used when it was four years old. I loved the car it was like driving a mini Rolls-Royce. But the cars electronics were a nightmare. The air conditioner never seem to work correctly. And the car was prone to stalling fits sometimes when I was turning the car would stall and I would have to ship the car in the neutral to restart it to get back my power brakes and power steering. That body style Century What’s a Mega seller for General Motors . I miss the conventional car coupe, sedan, station wagon,. I understand the reasons why people buy the crossovers and SUVs they’re tall and they’re easy to get in and out of. Just like sedans were before World War II. My grandparents had a 1940 Buick roadmaster when my father was a child and of course it had runningboards because it was so tall but like today’s crossovers and SUVs you could get in and out of it easily.The car companies begin to lower the cars in the 1950s because it made them look better and perform better. I think we could have sedans back again if Detroit would go back to building the cars the way they did in the 30s and 40s.

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  66. I owned a 1983 Century. This body style was a mega seller for General Motors. Mine I got used when it was four years old. The car drove like a miniature Rolls Royce. But it was prone to all of the problems of GM cars of that era. The electrical system was a nightmare with his computers chips malfunctioning and so on. The air conditioner never would cool the car And no mechanic I took it to not even the Buick dealer. Derby be working Sarasota Florida. Couldn’t figure out why the air conditioner wasn’t working. The car was also prone to stalling fits especially when I took my foot off the gas pedal. If I was turning the car with stall and I would quickly have to ship the car into neutral to start it again to get my power steering and power brakes back. Very dangerous in hindsight. This to no mechanic not even the Buick dealer could figure out what was causing it that it was likely a computer related issueThat would cost more to fix than the car was worth the time. I personally miss the old fashion conventional car. Sedan, coupe, station wagon. I understand the reasons why people want SUVs and crossovers they are tall and easy to get in and out of and you have a commanding view of the road when you drive. Sedan’s were built this way before World War II hence all of the cars of that era of That error came with runningboards because you had to step up to get inside your sedan or coupe. The car companies began to lower the car is in the 1950s because it made them look sportier, they would perform better, and generally made them look better. If the car companies today started producing cars like they did in the 1930s and 40s tall you would see them come back.

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  67. I agree there wasn’t much support for the Regal little marketing and no lease deals but also no support for other sedans
    within the Buick and Chevy line. I did test drive a Envision and was not impressed with the interior or noise of the 2.5
    did get a price a Equinox but did not like stop start tech. I decided to purchase my 2017 Regal lease the car had low miles
    and is well maintained and no stop start . This will be my last Buick over the years I owned 2002 Century and leased a
    2013 and 2015 Regal. I realize that sedans are going by the way side but I always had something to look at in the
    Buick line. It doesn’t help that the warranty has been cut from 48000 to 36000. Lost Buick customer.

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  68. I agree that Buick didn’t market the Regal but there also no competitive lease deals on the Regal . I was going to turn
    in my lease car a 2017 Regal but no lease deals on any car offered by Buick of Chevy. I did test drive a Buick Envision
    but was not pleased with ride or comfort and not a big fan of stop start on Chevy or the new Regal. I did look at
    Ford and Jeep but decided to keep my 2017 Regal. One of the best cars I have driven. This will be last Buick they just don’t
    have the products that interest me. Plus cut the warranty down to 36000 and you have a Chevy. I leased three Regals
    2013′ 2015 and 2017 which I purchased . Lost GM customer.

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  69. I agree they did not market well, and imho, the new design is not very attractive. I leased a 2014 GS AWD and a 2017 GS FWD. As noted here no incentives to keep me on board. Sad as I have been loyal through the years with Intrigue, GTP Grand Prix, LaCrosse, and GTO. RIP Buick automobiles.

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  70. I love my 2016 Buick Regal. I drove a dozen high-end vehicles before buying mine, and the Regal outclassed them all. I’m going to be driving it for a long time.

    It’s handling is superb, and it’s interior is ergonomically perfect, everything you need to touch like the armrests, cup holder or steering wheel is in the right place and made of high quality materials. The steering wheel controls are raised a bit so they’re easier to find by touch, better than any other car I drove. The sliding cover over the cup holders is the perfect spot to keep my phone. Likewise the cabin controls are organized and easy to find, noticeably better executed than other Euro or Japanese luxury brands. All the electronics and infotainment system operate logically as you would expect. And it has real, high quality analog gauges for the speedo and tach!

    The pickup of the 2.0 Turbo gives me a lot of confidence, and its smooth power gives a great quiet highway ride. It’s ride is responsive like a European car but without being stiff or harsh. GM designed an excellent engine, with no noticeable turbo lag and sodium-cooled valves, derived from Corvette race engineering and made in upstate New York. It’s one of the few 2.0 Liter turbos that will run on regular gas, and it does so and still has plenty of power. For a mid-size car with 259 hp, more hp than Volvo or Audi, it gets great gas mileage (32 hwy). The transmission is so smooth you can hardly notice the shifts. With a real gear shift, you can take control of the car and have a little fun as if it were a clutchless manual. The Michelin tires that came with the car are among the best-performing grand touring tires you can buy. And as a bonus, it’s American/Canadian made. My sticker says 65% U.S. content.

    Yes, I will miss the Regal. But I feel most sorry for the people who potentially would have discovered the Buick brand who will now never have the opportunity to own or drive one of the world’s top sedans. It’s the epitome of what can be done to make an affordable, performant luxury car.

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  71. I love my 2016 Buick Regal. I drove a dozen high-end vehicles before buying it, and the Regal outclassed them all. I’m going to be driving mine for a long time.

    It’s handling is superb, and it’s interior is ergonomically perfect, everything you need to touch like the armrests, cup holder or steering wheel is in the right place and made of high quality materials. The steering wheel controls are raised a bit so they’re easier to find by touch, better than any other car I drove. The sliding cover over the cup holders is the perfect spot to keep my phone. Likewise the cabin controls are organized and easy to find, noticely better executed than other Euro or Japanese luxury brands. All the electronics and infotainment system operate logically as you would expect. And it has real analog gauges for the speedo and tach! The pickup of the 2.0 Turbo gives me a lot of confidence, and its smooth power gives a great quiet highway ride. It’s ride is responsive like a European car but without being stiff or harsh. GM designed an excellent engine, with no noticeable turbo lag and sodium-cooled valves, derived from Corvette race engineering and made in upstate New York. It’s one of the few 2.0 Liter turbos that will run on regular gas, and it does so and still has plenty of power. For a mid-size car with 259 hp, more hp than Volvo or Audi, it gets great gas mileage (32 hwy). The transmission is so smooth you can hardly notice the shifts. With a real gear shift, you can take control of the car and have a little fun as if it were a clutchless manual. The Michelin tires that came with the car are among the best-performing grand touring tires you can buy. And as a bonus, it’s American/Canadian made. My sticker says 65% U.S. content.

    Yes, I will miss the Regal. But I feel most sorry for the people who potentially would have discovered the Buick brand who will now never have the opportunity to own or drive one of the world’s top sedans. It’s the epitome of what can be done to make an affordable, performant luxury car.

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