The Vauxhall/Opel Mokka may not arrive until Geneva 2012, but we get a good look at what’s on offer in this Buick Encore video. The whole ‘World Car’ phenomenon that’s sprung out of the mire of the financial woes of the US car industry does lead to a few anomalies. Like the Buick Encore being revealed in the […]
Opel / Vauxhall Mocha almost revealed as Buick Encore
The European Opel / Vauxhall Mocha – a Corsa based SUV – has been almost revealed in the US with a tease for the Buick Encore. Just before Christmas we reported on a new Corsa-based SUV on the way from Vauxhall and Opel which looks like it’s going to be the Opel Mocha (and, we assume, the […]
2012 Buick Regal GS Revealed
GM has revealed the US version of the Vauxhall Insignia VXR – the Buick Regal GS – ahead of the Los Angeles Motor Show. Yes, I know. News on a Buick isn’t anything to get too excited about unless you’re the wrong side of sixty. And a resident of the US. But that was ‘Old’ […]
Buick Regal GS gets green light
The range-topping Buick Regal GS – the US Insignia VXR – gets a green light for production once the Regal starts being built in North America instead of Germany. As we said when GM revealed the Buick Regal GS as a concept at the Detroit Motor Show “Concept? Believe that and you’ll believe anything”. And so it […]
Buick Regal (2011) – US prices announced
GM has announced prices for the US for the 2011 Buick Regal – the US version of the Insignia. Prices start at $26,995 and deliveries start in March 2010. I know, we almost certainly won’t get the Buick Regal in the UK. After all, we get the Vauxhall Insignia which is, to all intents and […]
Buick Regal GS at Detroit
Buick has revealed a sport version of the Regal based on the Insignia VRX – the Buick Regal GS – which will debut at the Detroit Motor Show. It always seemed likely that having taken the very good Vauxhall Insignia and turned it in to a Buick for the 21st century – The Buick Regal – that GM would take the […]
2010 Saab 9-5 to become a Buick
Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri is reporting that GM plan to take the 2010 Saab 9-5 and turn it in to a new Buick – the 2011 Buick LaCrosse? The rumours and accusations continue to grow in the row over the fate of the Saab brand. As we reported over Christmas we’ve been convinced for a […]
Buick Regal (2011) Revealed
General Motors has revealed the 2011 Buick Regal, a mid-sized saloon based on the Vauxhall Insignia and built in Germany. It goes on sale in the US in Spring 2010. Now that the American car industry is starting to release mainstream cars that make sense, it does make sense for us to report on them. […]