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2012 Buick Regal GS Gets New Image

Buick urges drivers to "Check their expectations at the door"1 with the new 2012 Buick Regal. The GS version of the sporty new Buick stands for Gran Sport, and honors a tradition of luxury and reliability, with the added bonus of trendy styling. The Buick Regal GS brings a fresh face to the franchise - an energetic, luxurious vehicle that crosses all boundaries.

The new Gran Sport is a different type of Buick; it certainly isn't your grandfather's car. It delivers 270 horsepower and holds a turbocharged 2.0-liter, four cylinder engine. An all-black interior with satin-nickel trim…

Buick Looking Good

Talk about a great time to get into the remaining 2011 models from the number one domestic car maker, Buick! With 2012 models headed into Saint Johnsbury Buick GMC at 500 Memorial Drive in Saint Johnsbury, VT, they need to make room. With additions like eAssist on all upcoming rides, Buick will take on miles per gallon as well as compete with new car prices.

Buick Lacrosse packs a punch, without costing you extra at the pump. According to the auto maker, "The 2011 Buick LaCrosse has options when it comes to power too. The lineup offers a range of…

FaceBook and Buick

Buick has over 118,000 Facebook friends and more than 6600 Twitter followers. General Motors is parlaying this online friends network into a sales opportunity.

Fans of the redesigned Buick Regal are sharing experiences on the web.

Social networking is a hugely important subset of today's marketing landscape, especially for auto makers. The company will introduce Facebook Connectivity in a way never before experienced by car shoppers. Buick will set up online vehicle-shopping on the social level, letting site visitors sign in with their "FB" account and build / save / share configured vehicles.

When you share these results on your…

Buick LaCrosse Delivers Higher Horsepower

Buick plans to pamper Regal drivers for the 2012 model year. While there are various updates to look forward to, we would like to take this opportunity to focus on two, we think you'll find most interesting.

For the 2012 model year, the Buick LaCrosse is gaining GM's eAssist technology. The addition of standard eAssist technology will effectively make the spacious 2012 Buick LaCrosse sedan the most fuel-efficient car in its class. Specifically, it will deliver up to 37 mpg on the highway (seven mpg more than the 2011 Buick LaCrosse - named an IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK).

Second…

Watch for New Buick Astra Soon

A new Buick Astra? Isn't that the car GM tried to bring stateside year and years ago?

GM did try to bring the Astra to America. Only for their first attempt, they tried to bring it under the Saturn badge. As you might remember, the initiative did not go according to plan. GM has, however, learned from their mistakes. Saint Johnsbury Buick GMC is confident their attempt to bring the Astra stateside under the Buick brand will be a greater success.

First of all, Opel's new Astra GTC hatch has just debuted across the pond. Not only is…

Buick Achievers Scholarship Program

This is a human interest story you've got to read. With an emphasis on disadvantaged students the Buick Achievers Scholarship Program is giving out $2,000 a year to 1,000 deserving college-bound students. And, that's just the tip of the iceberg. The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program will award an additional 100 "national scholarships" in the amount of $25,000 each to especially exceptional students. Speaking on the Program, Dan Akerson, Chief Executive, GM said, "It's going to be one of the largest scholarship programs in the U.S."

At a granular level, the ultimate goal of…

Buick Has New Green Machine

Buick is getting greener. In mid 2011, the American automaker plans to introduce the 2012 LaCrosse eAssist. The new green machine is expected to deliver 25 mpg-city/37 mpg-highway. By comparison, the 2011 LaCrosse (with the same 4-cylinder engine) delivered only 19 mpg-city/30 mpg-hwy. Such a jump in mpg can yield an impressive 30 percent gain in fuel economy.
 
Buick's innovative e-Assist is similar in principal to the belt-alternator-starter (BAS) hybrid-system previously used…

Buick Verano Rides Cruze Coattails

Buick is riding the coattails of sister car Chevrolet Cruze, but not in a bad way. New details say that the 2012 Buick Verano will ride on the Chevrolet Cruze chassis, and be part of a smaller car segment within the automaker's line-up.

A dealer survey reveals the Verano will likely have "four different trim levels" and run buyers anywhere from $20,900 to $21,500 for the entry level. Shoppers can also upgrade…

2012 Buick Verano Pricing

The 2012 Buick Verano is still a year away from going into production as the company's entry level vehicle - but customers wanted to know pricing, and Buick is officially announcing it. Revealed by the GM Inside News Web site, pricing for the Verano will be priced from about $21,000 - $26,000, depending on trim level and options.

General Motors spokeswoman Dayna Hart told Inside Line: "We have not set final pricing for the…

Buick Regal - Smarter Than You

Thanks to state of the art electronics and computers inside the all new Buick Regal and Regal GS - the GM brand car will probably think faster than you. But don't take it the wrong way, sometimes it is better to have a car thinking faster than you can.

The processor of a car is probably one of its most important components, but it's rare a manufacturer will talk about it too much. But…
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