List of Buick vehicles

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This is a list of vehicles marketed by the Buick division of General Motors, which currently operate in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and China.

Current models[edit]

     Vehicles exclusive to China

Model Calendar year
introduced
Current model Description
Introduced Update
Cars

LaCrosse
LaCrosse 2004 2023 - Flagship mid-size luxury sedan slotted above the Regal in the brand lineup. Discontinued in North America after 2019, continued production in China.

Regal
Regal 1973 2017 2023 Mid-size sedan, fastback (Sportback), and station wagon (TourX). Discontinued in North America after 2020, continued production in China.[1]

Velite 6
Velite 6 2019 2019 Compact alternative fuel vehicle station wagon-styled liftback. Available as a battery-electric and plug-in hybrid.

Verano
Verano 2010 2021 Compact sedan. Produced in North America from 2011 to 2016, continued production in China. Third generation is sold alongside the outgoing second-generation as the Verano Pro.
Crossovers/SUVs
Electra E4 Electra E4 2023 2023 Fully Electric low-slung Compact Crossover currently offered only in China.
Electra E5 Electra E5 2023 2023 Fully Electric Compact Crossover currently offered only in China. Reuses the Electra nameplate previously used on a Full-Size

Enclave
Enclave 2007 2024 Full-size crossover SUV. Closely related to the Chevrolet Traverse.

Enclave (China)
2019 2019 Mid-size crossover SUV, with a design different from its North American counterpart

Encore GX
Encore GX 2019 2019 2023 Subcompact crossover SUV manufactured by GM Korea in South Korea and SAIC-GM in China.

Envision
Envision 2014 (Envision nameplate) 2021 Compact crossover SUV. Second generation is marketed in China alongside the outgoing first-generation as the Envision S.

Envision Plus
Envision Plus 2021 Buick Envision Plus is a stretched version of the Envision that serves as a three-row crossover SUV variant of the regular Buick Envision S in China

Envista
Envista 2023 2023 Compact crossover SUV manufactured by GM Korea in South Korea and SAIC-GM in China.
Minivans

GL8 Onshore Business
GL8 Onshore Business 1999 (GL8 nameplate) 2010 - 2nd generation as the GL8 Onshore Business

GL8 ES Lu Zun
GL8 ES Lu Zun 2016 - 3rd generation is GL8 ES Lu Zun

GL8 Century
GL8 Century 2022 - Three-row full-size minivan sold exclusively in China by SAIC-GM. 4th generation GL8 is sold alongside

Former models[edit]

Original models[edit]

Exterior Name Introd. Discont. Platforms Gen. Information / notes
Model B 1903 1904 1 The first automobile made by the Buick Company.
Four 1909 1915 1 Passenger car, the first model as a General Motors division.
Six 1914 1925 1 Senior model to the Four
Master Six 1925 1928 B-body 1
Standard Six 1925 1929 A-body 1
Limited 1931 1942 C-body 2 Full-size car
Century 1936 2005 B-body (1936–58)
A-body (1973–96)
W-body (1997–2005)
6 Full-size car (1936–1958), mid-size car (1973–2005)
Roadmaster 1936 1958 C-body 7 Full-size car, Buick's flagship car during 1946–1957
Special 1936 1969 B-body (1936-1958)
Y-body (1961-1963)
A-body (1964-1969)
4 Full-size (1936–58), compact (1961–63), mid-size (1964–69)
Super 1939 1958 C-body 5 Full-size car
Skylark 1953 1998 A-body (1964–72)
X-body (1975–85)
N-body (1985–98)
6 Changed dynamically from two-door car to four-door car.
Electra 1959 1990 C-body (RWD) (1959–84)
C-body (FWD) (1985–90)
6 Full-size luxury car
Invicta 1959 1963 B-body 2 Full-size car succeeding Century
LeSabre 1959 2005 B-body (1959–85)
H-body (1986–99)
G-body (2000–05)
8 Full-size car succeeding Special
Riviera 1962 1999 E-body (1963–76, 1979–93)
B-body (1977–78)
G-body (1995–99)
8 Personal coupe
Wildcat 1963 1970 B-body 2 Full-size car succeeding Invicta
Estate wagon 1970 1990 B-body (1970, 1977–90)
C-body (1971–76)
3 Full-size station wagon
Centurion 1970 1973 B-body 1 Full-size car succeeding Wildcat
GSX 1970 1972 1 Muscle car
Apollo 1973 1975 X-body 1 Compact car
Skyhawk 1974 1989 H-body (1975–80)
J-body (1982–89)
2 Subcompact car
Somerset 1984 1987 N-body 1 Compact car. Renamed "Skylark" in 1987.
Reatta 1987 1991 E-body 1 Grand tourer coupe and convertible.
Park Avenue 1990 2012 C-body (1991–96)
G-body (1997–2005)
GM Zeta platform (2007-12)
3 Full-size luxury sedan succeeding Electra. Discontinued in North America in 2005. GM Zeta platform version sold in China 2007–2012.
Roadmaster (revival) 1991 1996 B-body 1
Rendezvous 2001 2007 U-body 1 Midsize crossover
Rainier 2003 2007 GMT360 1 Midsize luxury SUV.
Excelle 2003 2023 GEM 2 Compact sedan marketed in China
Terraza 2004 2007 U-body 1 Minivan
Lucerne 2005 2011 G-body 1 Full-size sedan
Excelle GT 2009 2023 2 compact sedan marketed in China
Encore 2012 2023 GEM 2 Subcompact crossover SUV marketed in China
GL6 2017 2023 PATAC K 1 Compact MPV marketed in China
Velite 7 2020 2022 BEV2 1 Electric subcompact crossover SUV marketed in China
Notes

Global[edit]

Rebadged models, developed in or outside North America:

Exterior Name Introd. Discont. Platforms Gen. Orig. Orig. model
Opel [n2 1] 1975 1979 T-body 1  JPN
Sail [n2 3] 2001 2004 GM4200 1  GER [n2 4]
Excelle HRV [n2 3] 2003 2010 Daewoo J 1  KOR
Royaum [n2 3] 2005 2006 V-body 1  AUS
Cascada [n2 1] 2012 2019 Delta II 1  GER
Velite 5 [n2 3] 2016 2019 D2UX 1  USA
Notes
  1. ^ a b Name given in the U.S.
  2. ^ Subcompact car.
  3. ^ a b c d Name given in China.
  4. ^ In 2005, the car was totally redesigned by joint venture SAIC-GM and renamed Chevrolet Sail, leaving the 'Buick' aside.
  5. ^ Sold exclusively in China.
  6. ^ Full-size sedan, sold exclusively in China
  7. ^ Convertible.
  8. ^ Compact plug-in hybrid, sold exclusively in China.

Concept models[edit]

Buick concept cars
Y-Job (1938)
LeSabre (1951)
Silver Arrow (1963)
XP2000 (1995)
Riviera Concept II (2013)
Bengal (2001)
Avenir (2015)
Avista (2016)
Notes
  1. ^ Not a "Buick" but a General Motors company concept car.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Capparella, Joey (4 December 2019). "Buick Regal Is Dead, Leaving Buick with an All-SUV Lineup". Car and Driver. Retrieved 4 December 2019.