Following the introduction of the 2022 Buick Regal GS variant last July, General Motors has just officially launched the updated 2022 Buick Regal and Regal GS in China. The automaker has streamlined Buick‘s midsize sedan lineup with new equipment and technology, while simplifying the number of options by offering only the most popular versions of the Regal in the Chinese market.
The SAIC-GM joint venture launched a slimmed-down lineup of the 2022 Buick Regal in China, with two trim levels of the regular Regal along with a single configuration of the range-topping GS sport trim. This represents a notable reduction compared to the six versions of the Buick Regal that were previously available in the Asian country, the only market in the world where the vehicle is sold.
For now, the updated 2022 Buick Regal range consists of two configurations of the volume Luxury trim level, and the sporty Regal GS. They all receive additional standard equipment to enhance comfort, convenience and technology to customers. According to local sources, SAIC-GM plans to add additional variants of the 2022 Regal with a mild hybrid powertrain later this year.
Specifically, the changes introduced to the 2022 Buick Regal include a power trunk open and close feature, the latest evolution of Buick’s infotainment system with a new generation of OnStar’s full-time online assistant, wireless charging in the center console and HD Rear Camera Mirror.
Mechanically, the Chinese-market 2022 Buick Regal maintains the turbocharged 1.5L LFV I-4 engine with 166 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque in the Luxury trim. Meanwhile, the uplevel Luxury and GS are equipped with the turbocharged 2.0L LSY I-4 with 233 horsepower and 258-pound-feet of torque. Both units are mated to GM’s nine-speed automatic transmission.
The 2022 Buick Regal and Regal GS are now available for sale at Buick’s extensive dealer network in China, the brand’s largest volume market. The midsize sedan stands out from its competition for its good combination of comfort and dynamic handling, which is elevated in the Regal GS that includes a more capable chassis and FlexRide adaptive driving system. Here are the prices for the 2022 Regal in China:
- Regal Luxury 1.5T: 196,800 CNY (about $31,100 USD at the current exchange rate)
- Regal Luxury 2.0T: 210,800 CNY ($33,300 USD)
- Regal GS: 249,800 CNY ($39,500 USD)
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In China!
Sorry, I’m just sort of tired of that.
Here is the cold hard truth. Sedans and Coupes in America are on the decline. Even the most popular models are on decline.
The the credit of GM and Mary they tried to sell the Lacrosse and Regal. Hell they even gave you a wagon like a handful on the web begged for but yet they sat on the front line of dealer lots till they were discounted and discontinued due to lack of sales.
I sat at the auto show in Cleveland and ate my lunch in the driver seat of a GS and watched a long line of people wait to get into a Buick CUV and SUV models. No one even stopped at the Regal to look at it.
It is a shame as these were great cars but when no one buys them in a declining market it is not GM or Mary’s fault.
It is ok to not be in sync with the market but don’t get mad at the public just because you march to a different drummer. It is good to be different but it is not always easy and this is a case where it is not easy as companies will sell what ever it if has a good return on investment. Business is about making money not just making small groups happy. Well you can make small groups happy in low volume till they see the price.
Actually with the EV platforms saving cost there may be a chance they can do smaller volumes of sedans and coupes at a reasonable price to make more happy.
But then some will still complain.
C8.R: Well said. The only thing I would add is that it’s hard to sell something that isn’t promoted/advertised or even stocked. The only place I would fault them (GM and/or Mary) would be that they just allowed them to all wither on the vine and then said it made no sense to keep them because people didn’t buy them.
Well if you have a specific budget for advertising do you put it on a class in decline or a class of vehicles that is growing and very competitive?
The other thing is Magazine advertising is dead. TV is dying web is up as this is where people go to shop. That is where GZm has invested like most others.
People like to strike out at those who make the changes but someone needs to be the adult.
GM for decades made models that should have died. They did nothing to grow Saturn etc. They made many bad decisions that still hurt them today.
Why can Hyundai sell cheap small cars. Many are imported many are made in non union plants in the south and most have staff that is very young and have no legacy cost. The GM legacy cost are still there today and will not go away if ever.
You remove those cost and it makes a great impact
I just find it a shame after several decades of crap FWD cars they finally get it right and still no one buys.
Late to the party.
At least with the EV cars they will be one of the first to arrive and arrive in force.
C8.R: Again, totally agree. The one thing I often think about and have actually had this conversation with the dealership GM and owner in the past (at the Buick store years ago) is where is the advertising money best spent? As you so well point out, do you put those budgeted dollars into slow selling models or the hotter selling growing vehicles? My opinion (just that, an opinion) is that you place the advertising money on what is not selling well. Take for example Ford. What need to they have to advertise the heck out of the F series trucks? Don’t they sell themselves? On the flip side, what would have happened if Ford spent half the truck adv. money on the Fusion? But again, that’s just my thought and I’m certainly not the advertising pro in the room.
I smell a Chinese simp
I own a 2018 Buick Regal GS and my son owns a 2019 Buick Regal GS here in Canada and we don’t see many of them around. I am sure that GM would have tried to keep the vehicle around or even update the Chevrolet Mailbu if people would still be buying sedans and or sportbacks like our vehicles are. We both get lots of looks from people who drive Audi A5’s and A7’s and they cost alot more then our cars did.
We have the 2019 Regal sport back GS. It is one of the best cars I have ever had! I am so disgusted with GM brainwashing north Americans on SUVs and pickup trucks! If I buy another GM it will be because there is only one GM dealer in our town and I will not drive to a corrupt Caddy dealer in the city and the fact my brother-in-law gets us a family discount! But there are so many good-looking foreign car brands that Generous Motors is losing business to and they just do not give a good Gdam!
There are plenty of North Americans who still buy sedans, just look at the constant sales of Toyota and Honda. Toyota is the best selling manufacturer in the US after all.
Yeah, but GM turned Buick into an old folks car. Nobody wants them unless they are of retirement age.
I remember back when I was in high school, and a Regal was actually considered cool. Imagine that.
I certainly see a ton of Dodge Chargers in various trim levels scooting around Tampa Bay as well.
If GM brought the Regal GS sedan (not the hatch that the US got But the sedan China gets which I think is better looking) back I would happily go to my local Buick dealer this summer and trade in my 17 Regal Sport Touring. Unfortunately it looks like I’ll be going to my local Dodge dealer and ordering a Charger to my liking instead. First you took away my ability to buy new Pontiacs and now you’ve taken away my ability to buy a reasonably priced sporty touring sedan. After decades of buying new GM it looks like they’ve passed me by.
Charger will be gone by 2025/26. Grab one quick while you still can!
Folks taking out their imaginations again….
What’s wrong with the Malibu? Way better than a 13 yee we at old Dodge.
I don’t care for the 4 door fastback styling. I don’t think it is any better than a 13 year old Charger.
Stunning that Queen MaryB and the clueless elitist morons occupying those hideous ivory towers in Detroit have decided NOT to produce this gorgeous euro-style sport SEDAN in this country. It’s the ONLY vehicle in the entire Buick line I’d be interested in. I have purchased & driven & continue to drive the awesome 2011 version. I don’t want an overpriced Cadillac sedan with sketchy quality OR a low end Chevy sedan with zero upgrades. Buick line falls perfectly in the middle where millions of us middle class car buyers want to shop. Collosall FAIL gm!!!
I’m fascinated by the downvotes. Must be one troll that does it for fun
Why would either of you not consider a Caddy CT4/5 in lieu of something deficient in euro-sportiness? And it’s not as though those things are legitimate modern gen5 motor G-bodies. Regardless, Buick’s best future in the US should become filling niches at Caddy dealers. That could mean a Verano, if CT4 goes. I can’t see that Regal here being a good idea.
Some people just don’t want a CADILLAC. I don’t like the boxy design or the PRICE POINT. Got it????
I drive too many miles to drop the kind of money on a Caddy with the options I want to make it worth it. CT4 IS too small for my needs and I’m not in love with the 4 door fastback styling of the CT5.
I’m fascinated that down votes bother you. This is America we can downvote what ever we want.
The Buick Regal has basically been declining in sales from 2014. Why would they waste money on the production of a car that didn’t sell and perform well in its class.
I’d love if they kept the Regal on the market too but let’s be real.
It didn’t help that it wasn’t advertised. GM has neglected all of its non-SUVs, trucks, crossovers, or sports cars for years in its marketing.
Agreed that GM has neglected non-SUVs however the Regal when compared still wasn’t up to par with its Asian premium rivals in my opinion (except Infiniti. But that’s also because I have a hatred of Infinitis)
The GS could benefit as a Grand National by borrowing a few Cadillac Blackwing goodies as well. I look at Buick and see absolutely no special offerings like what Cadillac is doing right now.
I’d advocate GM should re-introduce a Buick sedan in the States, launch Buick into Europe and RHD nations.
I liked my 2017 – yes it was an OPEL but it was a great solid car and well built. I test drove the Malibu + the Impala and they just did not have the same feel. I do miss that car – I never did get a chance to drive the replacement Holden version of the Regal but I’m sure I would have been just as happy from what I have heard.
They did not do a great job marketing the Regal in the US – probably not as much of a money maker as their other vehicles but that is what really killed the support to even try to keep it around. Sad that China will get them now.
So only the Chinese want cars and minivans and Americans only want SUVs and pickups. Really, Mary?
2019 Buick Regal TourX owner. Car has been as excellent as three previous Lexus sedans I owned the previous 20 years. The dealership experience still leaves a lot to be desired, but the product itself is still impressive for the money.
I have a TourX as well. I would have leaned more to a GS sportback at the time, due to the v6 and hatch body style. But the Sportback did not have power hatch and the moonroof panel was pretty small. So despite the cladding, the TourX is what i went with. The Opel versions of the wagon without the cladding are hot looking and i would have enjoyed that choice of body and a choice of v6.
I noticed the TourX had better rear headroom. That alone would be worth it for tall passengers.
Would love a Pontiac sedan with decent power – like the Bonneville. Best car I ever had. I’d be first in line for one of those. I can dream, can’t I?
I had a TourX as well and it was a great handling and powerful car but GM lost me with my other car 21 Chevrolet Bolt as they have mangled the recall/buyback wanting me to pay lots of money to terminate the lease for a problem they knew about before the lease. GM literally left me stranded and took the Bolt on 9/3/21 and I’m still paying for it. Incompetence, lack of empowerment and general disdain for its loyal customers all are very present while GM market share sinks to new lows. Get a clue GM! It’s about the customer! After 40 years I’m back to the imports.
I am a devoted Buick lover. I currently own a 2019 Regal GS and a 1983 Riviera convertible. The GS has a couple of items that needed to be added, such as a sliding visor, a remote for the hatch,, and move the seat controls to the door, however it’s a wonderful drivers vehicle with the V6, AWD and the premium high tech driving aids.
In addition, I’ve owned many over 5 decades and purchased and recently traded in 3 new Buick LaCrosse premium editions, a 2011, 2014, and a 2016.
The LaCrosses were fabulous vehicles, and the GS is as well. I’d buy an upgrade in the next year or so, if it was available for sale in USA.
I am disgusted by GM forcing SUVs down our throat and worse, making them in China and South Korea. I’m pissed that my Regal GS was made in Germany as the quality control was nil on the paint finish. Not so on all my other American made LaCrosse sedans.
Some say sedan sales were slow. Well DUH, how about advertising them! I never saw one add specifically for any Regal.
I bought Buick sedans because they’re just as good as Cadillacs (IMHO), but on average $10K better value.
Mary Barra, look at the comments here, and start making advertising and selling Buick sedans and convertibles in the USA.
Tesla doesn’t advertise and they seem to do very well. If they can’t sell the Impala why do you think there is a market for the Regal in the USA?
If this exact car was offered for the USA, I would certainly take one. I tried to like the last version of the Regal, but just couldn’t get past the somewhat odd looks. I love the idea of the TourX, but the proportions were just not attractive. But this one is fantastic in nearly every way.
I still see numerous comments about the them not selling sedans and pushing the SUV’s on us. Let me be clear in my position: I am NOT against SUV/CUV’s and I’ve owned numerous of them. But at this time in my life, I just do not want one. Maybe it’s the rebel side of me coming out and saying that I don’t want to be part of the sheep just buying the same stuff. No matter, I just don’t want an SUV now. The problem is two sided here. First, GM just doesn’t promote/advertise or seem to give a sh– about sedans. Thus, how many people in the market for a new “car” wouldn’t even look at the GM offerings because they didn’t know they existed? Second, the overwhelming market is and has been going SUV/CUV. So it’s understandable that GM would go where the money is. So I see both sides of this and understand the challenges. The problem is that the market changes and so too will the type of vehicle that people want. And just like me, many will begin to tire of the SUV and want some type of car at some point. When this happens, where will GM be? Buick certainly needs two sedans in the lineup. Lastly, for those wanting a GM sedan yet, please look at the Chevy and Cadillac’s. I’m not sure about the CT5, but the CT4 is one heck of a nice sedan.
It looks to me that this is simply the trunkback version of the Regal hatch that nobody bought when it was here a couple of years ago, but with weaker engine choices. I had a 2012 Regal and thought it was a great car, attractively styled and very fun to drive. When I saw this one on the dealer lots after introduction it was a big letdown. The styling was awkward (that rear door glass treatment was atrocious), it was too big, and entry-level models were cheap-looking inside. The dealer closest to me sold 2 that first model year, and I never see them on the roads. I thought GM lost the rights to this design when they sold Opel, but clearly their joint venture with the Chinese govt still has the tooling. If they brought this here they way they do with the Envision I cannot see them selling much better, especially with the tiny Malibu engine or the watered-down 2.0L turbo.
I have the 2018 regal T-Rex and love it to shame nobody bought it but it’s a great car it’s a great cruiser it’s fantastic on the highway and all around so I will drive is great the twin vectoring rear is great built in Germany
Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, BMW, Audi, Hyundai, Kia, Infiniti, Lexus, Genisis, Honda, Acura and Mercedes, advertise, manufacture, and sell sedans in North America.
Why is GM (more specificly Buick) throwing in the towel? It makes no sense to give up a market that your company dominated for a century.
Many of us either don’t like the Cadillac styling, or can’t afford one, yet we want something more upscale from a Chevrolet, and we certainly don’t want to buy Asian or European cars. They killed Olds and Pontiac, so Buick was a great in between.
I do applaud them for continuing to build the C8!
Best comment on this thread so far. I couldn’t have written it better David Mullin. Do you think ANYONE in those hideous ivory towers in Detroit gets our & tens of thousands of others sentiment???
From what I see many of the above comments are true In the past I’ve bought GM and then around the ’90’s GM wasn’t offering anything desirable. Their styling was mediocre Harley Earl Bill Mitchell has to be turning over in their graves… Mechanically they dropped all forms of divisional independence. So what is there left Carbon copies of one idea which to me is bland.. Now I’m in the market for a new car so with that been said what are your choices ,the closest to a desirable car is a SUV,which in some ways are more practical than a car but that’s the persons choice.
Dear expert, we love our 2019 Buick Regal SPORT BACK GS. GET A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS ON IT AND YOU CAN’T EVEN TELL ITS A HATCHBACK AND THE V6 IS VERY FAST and I know fast we have a 2019 Vette Grand Sport!
I own a 2018 Regal GS and it is an absolutely wonderful vehicle. Great looking, V6, AWD, fun to drive with 3 suspension settings and more room than most SUVs. All on 87 octane and my best highway mileage to date is 37.2 mpg. People ask me what it is-not surprising as it is rare and GM forgot to tell the public about it.
We currently own a 2019 Regal GS. My wife and I need a vehicle to travel comfortably with our 2 Labradoodles, so we thought about trading the GS in for an Enclave. Problem is I fell in love with the GS. It’s a rare car, and it’s fun to have something that is unique. It’s now stable mate to our 1983 Buick Riviera convertible, as we opted to buy a really nice used 2018 GMC Yukon, so best of both worlds. Bottom line is America still wants and needs sedans and hardtops.