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The Electra E5, Buick's first electric model based on the Ultium platform, is a 5-seat SUV measuring 4,892 mm in length. Image credit: Buick) General Motors' Buick brand will launch its first electric model based on the Ultium platform in China next week, in what could be one of the most anticipated EV offerings from a foreign brand here.
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tariff at the Chinese language-built Volvo EX30 crossover and Polestar 2 sedan the usage of its exports of the U.S.-built Normal Motors makes use of accountability downside to subsidize the importation from China of its Buick Envision crossover, and a large swath of the trade employs it to cost-effectively import auto portions in-built China.
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