Buick Sales in China

I saw the following on the net:

"Buick's promise is realized in China

"All the talk about Buick being a damaged brand that might be ready for
euthanasia ignores a key point: Killing Buick would shift GM's brand lineup
in China.That's right, Buick is a global brand.Buick brand sales in the
United States dipped by 25,000 last year to fewer than 310,000 sold. But
sales in China jumped by nearly 50,000 units, for a total of 253,656.In
China, Buick is a revered brand. ... "

Can it really be true that GM sells almost as many Buicks in China as they
do in the US? Anybody know which Buicks are offered in China?

Ed

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:53:28 GMT, "C. E. White"
> wrote:

>I saw the following on the net:
>
>"Buick's promise is realized in China
>
>"All the talk about Buick being a damaged brand that might be ready for
>euthanasia ignores a key point: Killing Buick would shift GM's brand lineup
>in China.That's right, Buick is a global brand.Buick brand sales in the
>United States dipped by 25,000 last year to fewer than 310,000 sold. But
>sales in China jumped by nearly 50,000 units, for a total of 253,656.In
>China, Buick is a revered brand. ... "
>
>Can it really be true that GM sells almost as many Buicks in China as they
>do in the US? Anybody know which Buicks are offered in China?
>
>Ed
>

When I was there about 6 months ago they seemed to only have one
model, at least that's all I saw on the streets and only rarely. I
don't recall any badging on it other then Buick. It looked more or
less like a LeSabre. I also saw a few of the older Chevy Corsicas.
And a few old style Jeep Cherokees with 4 cyl engines.
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On Tue, 26 Apr 2005, Ashton Crusher wrote:

> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:53:28 GMT, "C. E. White"
> > wrote:
>
>> Can it really be true that GM sells almost as many Buicks in China as they
>> do in the US? Anybody know which Buicks are offered in China?
>>
>> Ed
>>
>
> When I was there about 6 months ago they seemed to only have one
> model, at least that's all I saw on the streets and only rarely.

Take a look at www.gmchina.com/english. GM sells a number of Buicks
there.

-d