For a while now we’ve figured that the long-rumored Buick “Baby Enclave” would be a rebadged version of Opel’s Meriva MPV, as the suicide-doored Euro-confection is currently GM’s newest Gamma-platform people-carrier. But... 

For a while now we’ve figured that the long-rumored Buick “Baby Enclave” would be a rebadged version of Opel’s Meriva MPV, as the suicide-doored Euro-confection is currently GM’s newest Gamma-platform people-carrier. But... 

According to Auto Motor und Sport, this Opel “Junior” city car (A-Segment) could be sold in the US if Opel isn’t sold first and if union boss Klaus Franz gets his way. Though GM has ruled out selling the Opel brand in the US, Franz tells... 

Not to cut speculation short or anything, but the answer is “probably not.” GM has already said that its “Baby Enclave” will be built at its Orion Township plant, alongside the new Aveo-replacing Chevy Sonic, which indicates a... 

Fresh on the heels of today’s release of Opel Zafira pictures, Buick has confirmed to Automotive News [sub] that rumors of a rebadged Opel Astra for the US market are indeed real. But wait, you say, isn’t the Buick Verano just an Astra sedan?... 

No? Never? Well, technically this isn’t a Buick, but an Opel Astra GTC OPC (at least according to Auto Motor und Sport). And given that Buick is holding off on bringing serious power to its Regal GS (at least until a coupe comes out of Germany),... 

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Ever since Bertel showed us the newest version of the Buick GL8 minivan, with its “Business Concept”-inspired design and executive airport shuttle mission, we’ve been curious about the chances of it coming to the US. After all, GM hasn’t... 

Remember the gold plated Infiniti that was arrested by Chinese police? Did you think that was a bit over the top? GM China shares your sentiments. Instead of gauche gold, GM China displays an all chrome Buick Excelle XT at the Shanghai Auto Show. We are... 

Billed as a concept that introduces the development direction for Buick’s future SUV products for the market, the Chinese-designed Envision is the first look at future Buick design since the Buick Business from two years ago. But whereas the Business... 

Buick has gone back to China in order to find the way forward… and based on these renderings of the soon-to-be-launched Envision Concept, their designers have been spending some time with Mazda’s “Japanese Alfa Romeo”-focused stylists.... 

There’s the Buick Electra, the Buick Park Avenue, and the Buick Limited. Only during the depths of the Malaise Era, however, could you buy a Buick with all three names. The ’76 was the last of the huge Electras, with the four-door hardtop... 

During my recent trip to California, I stopped by one of the biggest self-service wrecking yards in the San Francisco Bay area, a steel-company-owned yard that turns over its inventory of many hundreds of cars and trucks about every two months. If you... 

Sometimes love strikes at first sight. Other times it emerges more gradually over months or even years. When I first drove the new Buick Regal nearly a year ago, I found a fair amount to like, but love didn’t instantly happen. The Regal just isn’t... 

Bloomberg reports: Designers and engineers are working on a version of the plug-in hybrid Opel Ampera, which was modeled after the Volt and scheduled for sale in Europe this year, with a Buick grille and front-end styling, said the people, who didn’t... 

Filed under: Sedan , Buick , Reviews , Luxury Badge Engineering Is Alive And Well At The New GM 2011 Buick Regal CXL – Haven’t we seen this play called before? Take a well-regarded European model, tweak it for the U.S. market, slap on a... 

Filed under: Spy Photos , Sedan , Buick , GM Spy Shots: 2012 Buick Regal GS – We spy with our little eye, a camouflaged 2012 Buick Regal GS taking a group of General Motors employees out to lunch. Rather than opting for the drive-thru, this group... 

Filed under: Crossover , Buick , Reviews The Epitome of Inconspicuous Consumption 2010 Buick Enclave CXL AWD – There was a time when Buick was the brand of choice for doctors, lawyers and politicians. Its cars were elegant enough to show success... 

Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Buick Buick Regal GS Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Last week, we heard rumors that Buick had finally decided to produce the Regal GS but no official announcement came from General Motors headquarters.... 

Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Buick , GM Buick Regal GS concept – Click above for high-res image gallery When General Motors debuted the Buick Regal GS at this year’s Detroit Auto Show , they made it very clear that the car on stage,...