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NEWS ABOUT: Buick

Buick stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - Irate Twitterers appear to have forced General Motors to scrap a proposed Buick plug-in hybrid based on the Saturn Vue, Jalopnik reports. “VUE, with a touch of Buick,” tweeted one hater. “I dub thee the Vue-ick.” GM cited “the overwhelmingly negative response to this vehicle”... More »

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social networking • Internet • Saturn • car shows • Twitter • Buick • Jay-ZTV • VUE

 GM Announces 
 Plug-In Hybrid SUV 

Buick model could get twice the mileage of similar automobiles

Aug 6, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors’ Buick brand will churn out the first plug-in hybrid SUV by a leading automaker, the company said today. “Buick will get our first plug-in hybrid, which will put the brand front and center in the advanced technology game,” said a GM exec. The company says the... More »

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environment • General Motors • SUV • crossover • hybrid car • lithium ion batteries • gas mileage • Buick

(Newser) - GM plans to discontinue its underperforming Pontiac line, putting an end to the brand that inaugurated the era of the muscle car, CNNMoney reports. Though GM has not publicly announced the move, the fate of Pontiac has been in doubt since at least 2005, when an exec called the brand... More »

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General Motors • recession • Pontiac • car dealers • Buick • brand

(Newser) - Buick and Jaguar are the most dependable all-around car brands this year, the Detroit News reports. A study by JD Power and Associates looked at the average number of problems that crop up in 2006 models to make its estimation, which could be more influential as the recession has drivers... More »

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Chrysler • Lexus • Toyota • Ford • Jaguar • auto industry • Mercury • J.D. Power & Associates • Buick • dependability

OPINION

 Detroit's Sourest 
 Lemons 

A look at these clunkers will leave little doubt why Motown's in such a mess

Dec 7, 08 8:12 PM CST
(Newser) - With Detroit automakers making headlines on Capitol Hill, the New York Daily News offers a retrospective on the Motor City’s biggest lemons:
  • Ford Edsel: A gas-guzzling marketing disaster that became a byword for failure.
  • Chevy Aveo: From 0 to 60 in 11.7 seconds.
... More »

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Chrysler • General Motors • Detroit • Chevrolet • Consumer Reports • Plymouth • Hummer • cars • Buick

 GM Ends Woods 
 Endorsement Deal 

Golfer has been Buick pitchman for 9 years

Nov 24, 08 1:43 PM CST
(Newser) - General Motors is ending Tiger Woods' endorsement deal in an attempt to cut costs, the Detroit News reports today. Woods has been the celebrity face of GM’s Buick brand for 9 years, but his contract will expire Dec. 31. The golfer, whose wife is expecting their second child, says... More »

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advertising • golf • Tiger Woods • General Motors • endorsement • Buick • financial crisis

 China's Thirst for
 Gaz-Guzzlers
 Boosts Oil Demand

SUV sales jump 43% over last year

Jul 28, 08 3:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - While soaring gas prices are driving Americans to buy more energy-efficient cars, Chinese consumers are opting for gas-guzzling Buicks and Hummers, reports the Washington Post. China accounts for 40% of the world's recent increase in oil demand. There were few private cars in China 15 years ago, but today... More »

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China • Russia • Saudi Arabia • Venezuela • India • gas prices • Hummer • oil demand • Buick • oil subsidies • International Energy Agency

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