Filed under: Auto News,Buick,Wagon,sedan Continue reading Buick will go sedan-free by killing the Regal after 2020 Buick will go sedan-free by killing the Regal after 2020 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 4 Dec 2019 09:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Continue reading...
Yeah I guess we live in a pick up truck, SUV, and cross over world. Wonder what they’ll rush to when gas is back up over $4.00
According to the video embedded in this story, Buick sells five times many cars in China as it does in the U.S. (1 million versus 200,000). How long will it be before Buick says maintaining a presence in the U.S. isn't worth it anymore and abandons the U.S. market altogether? https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/04/gm-axes-buick-regal-as-consumer-demand-continues-shift-to-suvs.html
That might depend on tariff policies of a future administration. If current policies get reversed someday, we will not only have to live with outsourcing of labor and the importing of individual components. We could even expect the entire vehicle to get built there. With all automotive production moved elsewhere, it'll be interesting to see who still has a job left that covers the cost of a car. After 2020, you could still get the vehicle pictured in the Opel version which sells pretty good in Europe
Buick has been a popular brand in China since 1930, where one out of six cars in China were Buick’s. In 1999 Buick Shanghai started creating a whole new series of Buick’s exclusively for that market. They have been China’s best selling car since 2013. I would hope the powers that be at GM would keep Buick as a transitional car in the US food chain, especially in light of the tariff situation. I guess the wisdom would be, you go from Chevrolet right to Cadillac. I think that GM would find a market that might move from Chevrolet to other non GM products. I was just at the Phoenix auto show this last weekend. The showstoppers were the new Genesis 90, starting at $75,000, a very competent Lincoln, and Cadillac slayer at 75 to 80% of the list price of those other brands. The luxury Kia was also a very nice offering. The new Hyundai Sonata was also a very well refined car starting at $33,000. Getting into the Luxury, $98,000 Cadillac Sedan was a huge let down next to the tricked out, and well appointed Genesis. GM luxury brands, and even Lincoln to a lesser extent should get their heads out of their collective asses. I don’t think there is a Sedan buyer shortage. People just don’t want their sedans.