The Futurliners… Where have they all gone? To answer that question, we have to take a brief look back at how it all started. History Inspired by a previous effort to build a giant transportation vehicle called the Streamliner in 1936 for Parade and Progress display of innovative mobile ethnology, GM would later serve up…
What happens when quality vehicles meet the standards that customers expect out of them? They sell. Buick is proud to announce that the 2013 Buick Enclave sold more units in June than in any other month. The company has listened seriously to feedback from customers on now to improve the Enclave as well as their other…
TROY, Ohio — Anyone who has had to sit in the waiting area of the typical car dealership can relate to this experience: outdated magazines, uncomfortable chairs and bitter, stale coffee that’s been cooking on the burner all day. But toss those cheap paper cups and powdered creamer packets and take heart: Dave Arbogast Buick…
The 2013 GMC Sierra 1500 is an extraordinarily powerful work truck. The Sierra can haul nearly two tons and haul 2.5 tons or more. Recovery hooks on the front make it easier to pull this truck out of the mud or use the truck to pull others from the ditch. There’s even an available power…
Following last week’s article about Buick and what it’s become nearly a century and decade later, we’ve decided to highlight 11 of the most intriguing models the brand has created over the years. Since May 17, 1903, the Buick brand of General Motors has been a hallmark of excellence in the auto industry. Buick, through…
“A century and a decade” is the answer. The question: “How long has Buick been around?” It is, in fact, the oldest American automotive brand. Buick Motor Company was incorporated on May 19, 1903. Now, some 43 million new vehicle sales later, the Buick brand is experiencing a real renaissance. Today, many of General Motors’…
Curiously enough, many Americans don’t even know there’s a European division of General Motors operating in Europe under the “Opel” name – indeed, this label was responsible for some of the inspiration for sexy vehicles that ended up coming to North American shores such as the (now defunct Pontiac) GTO. Much like the phenomenon in…
The iconic General Motors brand Buick announced June 19, 2013 that their 2013 Encore model ranked number one in having the fewest customer complaints in the J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality StudySM Sub-Compact CUV segment. According to the study, Buick had 113 fewer problems for every 100 cars. The ranking is even more remarkable…
Just four years after emerging from a painful and complicated bankruptcy restructuring, the folks at General Motors have a lot to crow about. The recent 2013 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study places GM as the top major manufacturer in the world, and second, only behind Porsche, among 33 manufacturers of all sizes. Overall, GM had…
It’s been a long day and you’re making the long drive back home. Your concentration drifts off for a second or two, just enough for your vehicle to cross into the opposite lane or the hard shoulder. It’s a dangerous scenario which is all too common for many drivers. According to the National Highway Traffic…
