Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2018

The Buick VELITE 6 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and the Buick Enspire all-electric concept SUV made their global debut at a launch event in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. Buick VELITE 6 electric vehicle (right) and Buick VELITE 6 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (left). Buick Enspire All-Electric Concept SUV.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2014

Shanghai GM previewed the all-new Buick Envision, announcing its Chinese name as “Ang Ke Wei” (???); the new high-end midsize SUV will go on sale across China later this year. The Envision is a completely new model that represents a convergence of Buick’s latest global design philosophy and technologies.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

of total global sales). It was one of the highest increases among all car categories on the global market, which can be explained by several factors, JATO said. Overall, 2018 marked a somewhat challenging year for the global car market, as sales fell for the first time since 2009, logging 86.01 million units. million and 5.2

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2017

China remained GM’s largest market in terms of retail sales for the fifth consecutive year, accounting for more than one-third of the company’s global sales. It is focused on the luxury, SUV and MPV segments. About 40% of GM’s product launches in China through 2020 will be SUVs and MPVs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2018

The company benefited from record domestic sales by the Cadillac, Buick and Baojun brands. The improved product mix contributed to robust performance across segments—especially SUVs and luxury vehicles. GM’s SUV sales in China surged 37% last year. Buick, GM’s best-selling brand in China, had sales exceeding 1.18

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2017

The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands all reached new sales highs for March. Their hot-selling models—the Baojun 510, Buick GL8 and Cadillac XT5—stood out in the fast-growing SUV, MPV and luxury segments, which accounted for about half of GM’s March sales. Chevrolet sales increased 4.3%

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2011

Its two mainstream brands, Buick and Chevrolet, will account for nearly half. Buick will introduce about 12 new and upgraded products. Chevrolet will also bring to the market a new lineup of SUVs and performance vehicles. Over the next five years, GM will introduce more than 60 new models and major product upgrades.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands reached all-time highs for July sales, while Chevrolet posted growth of 24% on an annual basis. GM’s performance was strong across segments, with SUVs remaining the biggest riser—generating growth of 50% year over year. Buick sales of 93,347 units were up 4.4% Retail sales increased 6.3%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and Baojun had their best October sales to date. SUVs remained the fastest-growing segment for GM, with sales surging 64% year-over-year. Deliveries of Cadillac’s best-selling model, the XT5 luxury SUV, increased 40% from the previous October to 6,615 units. Buick sales achieved 2.1%

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2017

SUVs, along with MPVs, accounted for nearly 50% of GM’s deliveries in February. Led by the XT5 SUV, Cadillac kept up its momentum with double-digit growth for the twelfth consecutive month. Sales of the Baojun 510 SUV exceeded 6,000 units following its launch on 20 February and contributed to the Baojun brand’s record deliveries.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

General Motors said that it will offer all of its Buick franchise dealers in the U.S. In June 2022, Buick announced plans to go all-electric by 2030 starting with a crossover SUV in 2024. Global Vice President of Buick and GMC, Duncan Aldred, told WSJ that shifting to EVs will require significant investments by Buick dealers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Baojun deliveries reached an all-time monthly high, while Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet set November sales records. As the key driver of the company’s sustained growth, SUVs achieved sales growth of 73% from the previous November. Sales of the Equinox global SUV continued to grow as well, with deliveries topping 6,900 units.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Our Toledo team will continue to play a key role as we work to strengthen our current truck and SUV dominance, while also playing an important role in our EV growth transition. —Gerald Johnson, GM executive vice president of Global Manufacturing and Sustainability. The facility currently employs approximately 1,500 people.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2014

China has been GM’s largest market since 2010, last year accounting for about one-third of its global sales. GM’s focus will be on answering the growing demand for luxury vehicles, SUVs, multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) and smaller passenger cars. The SUV market will reach 7 million by 2020, or triple what it is today.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2018

US and global demand for the Chevrolet Bolt EV has been very strong in 2018, with global sales estimated to be up more than 35% year over year in the second quarter and up more than 40% in the first half, according to GM. The extra production coming on line should be enough to help us keep growing global Bolt EV sales, rebuild our U.S.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2013

GM is also in the process of bringing Cadillac’s entire global portfolio to China, adding one locally produced model per year through 2016. Earlier this year, it introduced the locally produced XTS luxury sedan as well as the refreshed SRX luxury SUV, which is Cadillac’s best-selling model in China. —Gary Smyth.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2011

Its manufacturing joint ventures and major brands all set new annual sales marks, enabling GM to remain the leader among global automakers in its largest market (US sales crested 2.2 GM became the first global automaker to sell more than 2 million vehicles in China in a single year earlier in 2010. Buick sales rose 23.0%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

General Motors is accelerating the development of electrified vehicles in China, Jon Lauckner, GM Chief Technology Officer, vice president of Global Research & Development, and president of GM Ventures, said in a presentation at the FISITA 2012 World Automotive Congress in Beijing.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

General Motors said it will rapidly and extensively deploy its new nine-speed automatic transmission in China, which is debuting in a high-volume SUV later this year. It was developed globally and tested in various road conditions worldwide, including China. —Michael Carman, GM China vice president, Global Propulsion Systems.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2016

July deliveries advanced 18% year over year, with the Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands reaching all-time highs for the month. Buick deliveries in July totaled 89,404 units, an increase of 30%, led by the Excelle GT and Envision. Cadillac deliveries in July jumped 90% year over year to 8,757 units.

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EV Specifications

JUNE 2, 2022

With a sleek, dynamic and expressive appearance, the Buick Electra-X concept SUV unveiled in China brings Buick's all-new design language to life and projects the brand’s vision for an electric and intelligent future.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2016

Between now and 2020, GM and its joint ventures plan to roll out more than 60 new and refreshed models in China, including 13 this year, with a strong focus on SUVs, MPVs and luxury vehicles. During the period, GM and its joint ventures will roll out more than 10 new energy vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2018

US and global demand for the Chevrolet Bolt EV has been very strong in 2018, with global sales estimated to be up more than 35% year over year in the second quarter and up more than 40% in the first half, according to GM. The extra production coming on line should be enough to help us keep growing global Bolt EV sales, rebuild our U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

Deliveries posted a strong rebound in the second half, led by SUVs, MPVs and luxury vehicles, with fourth quarter sales increasing 14.1% Buick deliveries topped 885,000 units, increasing 4.1% on a yearly basis, driven by strong demand for premium MPVs and SUVs. Sales of Buick’s SUV family surged 50.1%.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Buick is in the middle of “an evolution” as it introduces a new design based on the Wildcat EV concept. Buick unveils Wildcat EV-inspired design language Although Buick has yet to launch its first EV in the US, the automaker is prepping for its next era. Buick’s Electra E5 now starts at $23,600 (169,900 yuan).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

The strategy will take advantage of its extensive customer base and global resources with a focus on vehicle information, infotainment and intelligent driving. It offers 22 services along with built-in 4G LTE to owners of Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet products from SAIC-GM. In 2016, GM delivered more than 3.8 million vehicles in China.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2017

New management positions include: Christian Müller, previously Vice President Global Propulsion Systems – Europe and with Opel since 1996, will succeed William F. The Opel Grandland X SUV in the next higher segment follows in the fall. Bertagni as Vice President Engineering. The cooperation so far includes four vehicles from Opel.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 31, 2023

General Motors has started the production of the GMC Hummer EV SUV, and to commemorate the event, the veteran automaker decided to auction off the vehicle’s VIN 001 unit for a good cause. will be receiving $500,000 from the sale of the first production unit of the 2024 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 SUV.

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Teslarati

APRIL 23, 2024

“Globally, our team is leaning into every opportunity with a focus on profitability to build on our strong start to 2024,” wrote CEO Mary Barra in her letter to shareholders. “The engine of the company is truck and SUV at this point,” he added. billion to $11.5 billion to $11.5 Full steam ahead.”

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EV Central

JUNE 29, 2022

German giant Porsche is pushing hard on EVs, with the Taycan already on sale and the next Macan SUV set to go electric. The other commitments deal with becoming a certified net-zero business, uniting “Lotus colleagues” behind global growth and inspiring the next generation through education and outreach. 2027: Alfa Romeo, Buick.

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Electric Vehicles India

JANUARY 31, 2023

GM’s Factory Zero plant began production of Edition 1 of the 2024 Hummer EV SUV The Hummer SUV EV is now being manufactured by GMC, and customers will begin receiving their vehicles in the first quarter. The Hummer SUV will start production with the already sold-out Edition 1. Like pickups, SUVs have limited color options.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 18, 2023

annually, having Oakville Assembly down means Ford had to come up with something and it elected to pull China out of the bullpen — setting the SUV up to become Ford’s very first Chinese import. Most notably, General Motors has been criticized for importing its Buick Envision crossover from China to the U.S. since 2016.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 4, 2023

The lion’s share comes from its popular Chevrolet brand, which sold 413,560 units in Q4, followed by GMC, which sold 143,645 units, Cadillac, which sold 39,135 units, and Buick, which sold 26,921 units. ” This includes the Chevy Silverado EV pickup, the Chevy Equinox EV SUV, and the Chevy Blazer EV SUV. .”

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Teslarati

APRIL 13, 2022

This became quite evident when a steady stream of new ads about the vehicle during key events effectively made March the best month for reservations for the Hummer EV since its SUV version was unveiled a year ago. Another ad, which highlighted the Hummer EV SUV’s specs, was also shown during the NCAA college basketball tournament.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 6, 2025

In China, which accounts for about two-thirds of global electrified sales , buyers are flocking to plug-in hybrids, or PHEVs, which combine a gas engine with a rechargeable battery pack. Li Autos Li L9, shown here at a 2024 auto show in Tianjin, China, is an extended-range hybrid SUV designed for Chinas wide-open spaces.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Covering both passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles (LCVs), the global light-vehicle market saw mixed performances from EV manufacturers in the first half of 2024. Despite this, the manufacturer remained the global EV-market leader. It was only able to record 6% year-on-year sales growth, while the global EV market was up 22%.

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