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JUNE 6, 2017

The Buick LaCrosse is adding eAssist light electrification for the 2018 model. Compared to previous Buick eAssist executions ( earlier post ), this newest iteration is more sophisticated, powerful and compact. It will be the standard powertrain for the 2018 LaCrosse, which goes on sale this fall.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Buick will introduce the 2021 GL6 to strengthen its lineup in China’s midsize MPV segment. It will officially go on sale on 19 November. It also has a refined interior and offers an elevated connected experience through a pioneering widescreen cockpit and Buick eConnect 3.0 The 2021 GL6 incorporates the latest Buick eConnect 3.0

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JULY 27, 2010

Less than a year after its launch in China, sales of the new Buick LaCrosse have reached 100,000 units. For the first six months of 2010, US sales of the LaCrosse reached 30,409 units, a 206% change by volume from the first 6 months of 2009. In the first six months of 2010, the LaCrosse 3.0-liter

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

General Motors and its joint ventures set new sales records for November and the year as a whole in China. In November, domestic sales increased 5.3% For the first 11 months, sales in China rose 10.1% to 3,182,595 units—surpassing last year’s previous full-year sales record of 3,160,377 vehicles. to 156,065 units.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

GM is revealing the 2011 Buick Regal sport sedan to customers in the Los Angeles area today. The 2011 Buick Regal. The Regal has already gone on sale in China in December 2008 and more than 64,000 Regals have been sold there. Click to enlarge. Both the standard 2.4L engine and the available 2.0L

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011.

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Buick Li-ion Plug-in GM 210

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

January sales totaled 310,765 units, an increase of 26.0% Domestic sales by Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling, and their Buick, Chevrolet and Wuling brands all set new single-month records as well in January. Buick sales in China rose 21.7% Chevrolet sales in the domestic market rose 21.6% Its sales grew 7.8

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MARCH 5, 2014

Sales increased 19.9% In February, Shanghai GM’s domestic sales were up 8.8% year on year to 109,889 units, SAIC-GM-Wuling’s domestic sales were up 29.4% to 142,620 units and FAW-GM’s domestic sales were up 38.7% Buick sales in the domestic market increased 13.0% Chevrolet sales in China dropped 0.1%

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GM China Sale Buick 225

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MARCH 27, 2013

Buick revealed the new 2014 Regal mid-size sedan at the New York Auto Show. The new Regal goes on sale this fall. Along with a more refined 2.0L 2014 Regal Turbo. Six-speed automatic transmissions are matched with both engines and a six-speed manual is available in the Regal GS. Electric power steering is now featured on all models.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

General Motors and its joint ventures in China set an August sales record en route to the third-best sales month in 2011. Domestic vehicle sales rose 13.4% Sales of passenger cars by Shanghai GM in China rose 21.7% Both were August sales records. Demand for Shanghai GM’s Buick lineup grew 22.6% year on year.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

For the 2012 model year, eAssist became standard for the larger Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan. Pricing and an on-sale date for the 2013 Regal with eAssist will be announced later this year. Starting with the arrival of 2013 models, eAssist will be standard on the Regal with the discontinuation of the 2.4L base model.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

Sales of General Motors crossovers and trucks, which include pickups, vans and SUVs, surged by double-digits in July, pushing combined sales for the year to 1,048,114 through July. Including the Cadillac Escalade, SUV sales are up 32%. Small, compact, medium, large—sales were strong across the board.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Sales increased 11.4% Domestic sales by Shanghai GM rose 13.6% FAW-GM’s domestic sales were up 6.3% FAW-GM’s domestic sales were up 6.3% Buick sales in China increased 15.7% The brand was supported by ongoing strong demand for the original Excelle family, whose sales grew 6.9% to 59,092 units.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

In January, General Motors and its joint ventures set a new monthly sales record in China with sales of 348,061 units, an increase of 12.0% Domestic sales by Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling and their Buick and Wuling brands all reached all-time highs as well in January. Buick sales in China rose 15.7%

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

million units in sales for 2009. For the first 10 months of 2009, GM’s domestic sales in China totaled 1,459,460 units. Shanghai GM sales in the first 10 months rose 46.5% Shanghai GM finished the month number one in sales among domestic passenger car manufacturers. This was a rise of 59.8% on an annual basis.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

Shanghai GM recently surpassed 10 million cumulative sales since its establishment in 1997. In the first 11 months, Shanghai GM’s domestic sales increased 9.6% Shanghai GM offers a comprehensive lineup of Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet passenger vehicles. two brands with annual sales of 1 million vehicles in China.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

2012 US sales of plug-in vehicles by major OEMs. GM was the US sales leader among the major OEMs for plug-in vehicles in December, and for 2012. For the year, GM posted sales of 23,461 Volts, up 205.8% For the year, GM posted sales of 23,461 Volts, up 205.8% NNA) posted sales of 1,489 units of the LEAF in December, up 56.1%

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Plug-in GM Nissan Plug 304

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JANUARY 6, 2011

GM will reveal the new 2012 Buick Verano compact luxury sedan, the brand’s third new model in the past two years and first in the compact luxury segment, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) next week in Detroit. Verano goes on sale in the fourth quarter of 2011. The 2012 Verano. Click to enlarge. An Ecotec 2.4L

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

Demand in China this year for the Buick brand has risen 24%, Chevrolet 18% and Cadillac 73%. Passenger cars and commercial vehicles are sold under the Baojun, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Jiefang, Opel and Wuling brands. It has been the sales leader among global automakers in the market for six consecutive years.

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MARCH 7, 2012

Sales rose 30.4% Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 31.8% year on year to 103,097 units; SAIC-GM-Wuling’s sales in China increased 28.7% on an annual basis to 130,193 units, and FAW-GM’s sales in the domestic market were up 39.2% Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 31.8% Buick sales rose 31.1%

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

Sales increased 13.7% During the first nine months of 2013 as a whole, sales by GM and its joint ventures in China increased 11.1% GM’s Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling manufacturing joint ventures as well as all of their brands had all-time record September domestic sales. Shanghai GM’s sales were up 10.6% to 4,733 units.

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APRIL 5, 2012

GM’s domestic sales in March were up 10.7% For the first three months as a whole, its domestic sales increased 8.7%, the best quarter since GM began doing business in China. Shanghai GM’s domestic sales increased 10.5% Shanghai GM’s domestic sales increased 10.5% SAIC-GM-Wuling’s sales in China increased 11.6%

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JUNE 21, 2010

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in China in May. Buoyed by strong demand for the Chevrolet brand and ongoing positive demand for its other brands, GM sales totaled 196,004 units. GM’s sales in the first five months of the year in China reached 1,032,665 units, a 53.9% and sales of Buicks rising 22.0%

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Shanghai GM’s sales in China rose 5.7% SAIC-GM-Wuling’s sales reached 98,694 units, an all-time high for July and an increase of 26.6% FAW-GM’s sales were up 3.1% Buick sales grew 4.8% Sales of the original Excelle family increased 18.2% Sales of the original Excelle family increased 18.2%

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JULY 5, 2011

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a record 1,273,502 vehicles in the first half of 2011 in China, receiving a boost from all-time June sales of 193,878 vehicles. GM’s first half sales in China increased 5.3% compared with the first six months of 2010, setting an all-time record for first half year sales. by volume.).

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DECEMBER 7, 2012

With a month of sales remaining, General Motors and its joint ventures set an annual sales record in China. With domestic sales of 260,018 vehicles in November, GM’s sales in 2012 reached 2,593,642 units in the first 11 months compared with 2,547,171 vehicles sold in China for all of 2011. FAW-GM’s sales in China rose 4.2%

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AUGUST 7, 2011

173,398 vehicles in China during the month of July, as Shanghai GM and GM’s Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac brands all set sales records for the month. GM’s China sales in July were down 1.8% However, domestic sales of passenger cars from Shanghai GM rose 14.4% Buick sales were up 15.4%

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

General Motors sales in China in the first eight months of 2009 increased 49.6% GM and its joint ventures benefited from record August domestic sales, which increased 112.7% These results continued a series of single-month sales records for the automaker that began in January 2009. Buick sales were up 102.8%

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APRIL 4, 2014

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in China during March and the first quarter of 2014. Sales in March increased 7.8% This helped domestic sales in the first quarter reach 919,114 units—an increase of 12.6% GM’s 2014 sales in China are on track to hit 1 million units by mid-April.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

GM both topped 200,000 unit sales for the first time and set a new sales mark for the month of January in China. Sales were up 97.0% Sales of vehicles by Shanghai GM jumped 150.1% on an annual basis to 90,202 units, its highest January sales ever. Buick sales rose 90.6% Chevrolet sales jumped 206.8%

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JANUARY 4, 2018

Retail sales totaled 4,040,789 units, which was up 4.4% The company benefited from record domestic sales by the Cadillac, Buick and Baojun brands. GM’s SUV sales in China surged 37% last year. Cadillac, which has had 22 months in a row of double-digit sales growth, posted a sales increase of 51% to 175,489 units in 2017.

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JUNE 5, 2012

Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 7.1% Buick sales totaled 51,360 units in May, down 1.2% Sales of its original Excelle family grew 19.0% Sales of its original Excelle family grew 19.0% Sales of the Excelle XT and GT were also strong, totaling 11,985 units. Chevrolet sales in China were up 13.1%

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JANUARY 4, 2010

GM and its joint ventures in China announced that their domestic sales in China jumped 66.9% The strong year-end results were enabled in part because of record December sales by GM’s Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling joint ventures and the addition of sales from its new FAW-GM joint venture. in 2009 to a record 1,826,424 units.

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APRIL 19, 2017

The Velite 5, Buick’s first extended-range electric vehicle, made its global debut in Shanghai today. Top: Buick Velite 5. With cumulative retail sales of more than 8 million units in China, Buick is committed to expanding its portfolio of new energy vehicles. Bottom: 2017 Chevrolet Volt. Click to enlarge.

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Extended Range Buick Volt Electric Vehicles 150

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NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Buick launched the 2018 Buick Envision in China with a new nine-speed transmission, updated design and enhanced connectivity. The Envision originally went on sale in China in October 2014. Like Buick’s new Regal and 2018 LaCrosse introduced earlier this year, the 2018 Envision features Buick eMotion Intelligent Drive Technology.

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Buick 2018 GM China 150

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JANUARY 12, 2015

Buick introduced the 2016 Cascada convertible at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Cascada will be the first Buick convertible offered in the United States in 25 years and the latest globally developed vehicle to join the brand’s growing portfolio. It goes on sale in early 2016.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

General Motors and its joint ventures set an October sales record in China of 220,412 units. Sales were up 10.4% year-on-year to a new October high of 103,309 units and domestic sales by SAIC-GM-Wuling jumped 19.2% During October 2011, sales by GM in China surpassed 2 million, reaching 2,113,274 units. Buick sales rose 3.1%

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