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Stair-step incentives are back
… especially Honda and General Motors --- are dangling carrots ..... t need any more." General Motors and American Honda Motor ..... most Silverado pickups. Buick 's program covers all ..... strokes, Chevrolet and Buick -GMC dealers will get …
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Batey takes charge of GM's U.S. sales
… Alan Batey, the hard-charging Brit who was named General Motors ' U.S. sales boss last week, has spent the past two ..... for GM's brand divisions -- Chevrolet, Cadillac and Buick -GMC -- will report directly to Batey, rather than …
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N.C. dealership bringing 'lost souls' back in the fold
… I've sold the car, and I'll never own another one again,'" said Dowell, parts manager at Everett Chevrolet- Buick -GMC in Hickory, N.C. Since Dowell and service manager Jenkins were hired in 2010 to remake Everett's fixed-operations …
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Suppliers ride the mpg wave
… power steering plant in Florence, Ky., supplies General Motors vehicles such as the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox ..... which GM assembles. The base powertrains of the Buick LaCrosse and Regal include eAssist as standard equipment …
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2 small? Not anymore
… Cadillac's new 3-series challenger, the ATS, will have a 270-hp, 2-liter turbo similar to one already in the Buick Regal GS. But while the 2-liter is the base engine for the 3 series, Cadillac will offer the ATS with a 2.5-liter …
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Marketing Cars in 3-D (5/15/12)
… here's what's making news. General Motors is interested in acquiring financials ..... first shift but notes return of the Buick Riviera . May be. According to the patent ..... Riviera is one of the most expressive Buick model ape personal car usually …
of Automotive News. Finally -- first shift but notes return of the Buick Riviera . May be. According to the patent and trademark top end GM -- knew the trademark on the writ hearing name in May third. A spokesman told our sister publication on a week. This could be for a number of reasons including protect the rights of an existing historical name. There Riviera is one of the most expressive Buick model ape personal car usually -- two or hard top. Debuting as a standalone model in 1963. And lasting until 1999. That -
FROM OUR ARCHIVES: T- Bird/Cougar ex-boss reviews development woes -- published 6/26/89
… areas, Kuchta said. The car was intended to be heavier than the GM models in the same segment: Pontiac Grand Prix, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme and Buick Regal. Ford's models are rear drive; GM's are front driven. The Thunderbird and Cougar …
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Will the Chevy Trax add to Opel's woes?
… as adding insult to injury. Managers and workers at General Motors ' money-losing European unit complain bitterly that ..... point. The Trax, also a sister of the U.S.-market Buick Encore, will be sold in 140 countries but not the United …
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Chevy plans new global crossover, but not for U.S.
DETROIT -- General Motors will launch a small Chevrolet crossover late this year in more than ..... which should hit showrooms by year end, and the U.S.-bound Buick Encore, which is to arrive in early 2013. The automaker decided not …
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Riviera redux at Buick?
The Riviera name may be poised for a comeback at Buick . At least General Motors isn't shutting the door completely. GM renewed ..... The Riviera is one of the most famous models in Buick 's history. It debuted in 1963 with Ferrari-inspired …
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Shaw Automotive makes the Web work
… seven dealerships that sell Buick , Chevrolet, GMC, Honda ..... went to work at his cousin's Buick dealership in Beaumont, Texas ..... owner of Mike Shaw Chevrolet- Buick -Saab through the General Motors minority dealer program. By …
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Riviera redux at Buick?
The Riviera name may be poised for a comeback at Buick . At least General Motors isn't shutting the door completely. GM renewed ..... The Riviera is one of the most famous models in Buick 's history. It debuted in 1963 with Ferrari-inspired …
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Cadillac infotainment plan includes experts, free iPads
DETROIT -- General Motors is deploying dealership experts, free ..... elements could spread to Chevrolet, Buick and GMC, which have rolled out new infotainment ..... Robert Morris III, a Cadillac and Buick -GMC dealer near Cleveland, already …
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Cadillac plans broad dealer, consumer support to launch infotainment system
DETROIT -- General Motors is taking a page from Apple's Genius Bar tech-support program as ..... same tech-support elements eventually could be used at Chevrolet, Buick and GMC, which have rolled out new infotainment systems over the last …
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Beijing Auto to produce first Saab-based model this year
… tall, according to BAIC. It is scheduled to go on sale in the fourth quarter. The car's main competitors include the Buick New Regal and the Mazda6. The vehicle's price has not yet been announced. BAIC plans to launch a complete product lineup …
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For Landers, auto dealing is a family affair
… where Steve had washed cars as teenager. By 1995, the family owned a Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Eagle store and a Buick - Pontiac -GMC store. That's the year that Bob Landers retired and Steve Landers Sr. sold the family's stores to UnitedAuto …
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NADA seeks data on renovation payback
… have been updated to Autohaus standards, for instance. General Motors dealers already have had to make facility renovation ..... attention, said Underriner, a Honda-Hyundai-Volvo- Buick dealer in Billings, Mont. "That service department …
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GM's pickup plans divide dealerships
… and GMC Sierras is reality for many General Motors dealers lately. Last year GM began ..... NeSmith, who owns two Chevrolet- Buick -GMC stores in Georgia, is taking ..... Thompson, a Springfield, Mo., Buick -GMC dealer. "But it doesn't …
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GM, Ford Losing Share (5/2/12)
… asterisk. More on those later. First General Motors in posting that 8% sales drop for ..... flat and don't forget Cadillac and Buick both brands now down for seven straight ..... new car relief on the horizon or Buick . To Ford now boss can zoom way pointing …
daily rental customers. Retail sales remained flat and don't forget Cadillac and Buick both brands now down for seven straight months lower fleet sales -- factor there. At Cadillac the story is also about product the DT yes and ST yes have been phased out the XTS and eight yes are on the way. No such new car relief on the horizon or Buick . To Ford now -- boss can zoom way pointing out yesterday that Ford is adding 400000. Units of capacity. To address vehicle -
April Winners & Losers (5/2/12)
… sales race. On the downside. Mitsubishi led the way you with 835%. Drop then came Cadillac of all though Suzuki and Buick . As for the industry overall sales were up 2%. That was the smallest gain this year. Keep in mind in the previous two …
you with 835%. Drop then came Cadillac of all though Suzuki and Buick . As for the industry overall sales were up 2%. That was the smallest gain this year. Keep in mind in the previous
