Buick

Buick is a brand of automobile built in the United States, Canada, and China by General Motors Corporation. Buicks are sold in North America, China, the CIS countries, and the Middle East. The name is pronounced "BYOO-ick" (IPA 'bjuIk).

Geographical distribution

Unlike some of GM's other brands, Buicks are not marketed globally, although in the early years of the marque Buick had a substantial export presence. In pre-World War II China, for example, one in five cars were Buicks.

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Currently most Buick sales are restricted to the United States and Canada. One exception is Israel, where the Buick LeSabre and Buick Rendezvous are imported. In addition, Buicks used to be sold throughout the Middle East until the Buick Roadmaster was discontinued.

Related Topics:
United States - Canada - Israel - Buick LeSabre - Buick Rendezvous - Buick Roadmaster

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Since 1999, a Chinese version of the Buick Century/Regal has been produced and sold in China under Shanghai GM and has proven to be popular among upscale, professional families, establishing Buick as GM's most popular brand in China. In addition, Buick of China also sells the subcompact Sail, sourced from GM's Asian operations and based on the Opel Corsa B, the compact Excelle, based on the Daewoo Lacetti/Nubira, and a modified version of the Venture/Montana/Silhouette/Sintra minivan named the GL8. In June, 2005, Buick announced that it will buld a car named the Buick Royaum in Australia for export to China, based on the Holden Statesman and Caprice luxury cars. Buick has stated that it expects China to become its second largest market.

Related Topics:
Buick Century - Regal - China - Opel Corsa - Daewoo - June - 2005 - Australia - Holden Statesman

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In December 2004, General Motors signed a memorandum of understanding with Yulon, a firm based in Taiwan, for the licensed manufacture of Buick vehicles there.

Related Topics:
December - 2004 - Yulon - Taiwan

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