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A few days ago, General Motors released its 2018 annual sustainability report. In addition to highlighting some of the automaker’s best moves from the past year, the document, titled “Transformation in Progress,” presents the overall strategy going forward. Most notably, over the next two years GM will double its resources …

The all-new 2020 Buick Encore GX, which was unveiled at Auto Shanghai last month, will arrive in North America early next year, General Motors has just confirmed. Slotting below the Envision , it will not replace the smaller Encore , at least not initially. The latter, which is based on …

Ever since General Motors announced that it would kill six models and close the Oshawa plant at the end of 2019, negotiations have been under way to hopefully protect part of the workforce. Well, there’s good news: GM Canada and the Unifor union announced this morning that they have reached …

The Buick lineup is rapidly changing. In order to meet the needs and wants of modern consumers, the LaCrosse is being axed to leave the brand with just one sedan, the Regal , and a trio of crossovers including the Encore, Envision and Enclave . As we saw last month, …

J.D. Power yesterday released its 2019 Customer Service Index Study, which is based on the responses received last fall from more than 57,000 owners and lessees of 2016 to 2018 model-year vehicles in the U.S. Once again, it’s safe to assume the results would be similar in Canada. The study …

GM’s been in the news this week with plans of restructuring its entire company and “preparing it for the future” with the Oshawa plant in Ontario closing its doors, putting some 2300 people out of work. The restructuration plan includes the shutdown of two other assembly plants in North America, …

The Buick Regal Sportback was one of the sedans that impressed us the most this year thanks to its SUV-grade cargo hold, European road manners and compelling drivetrains. Our favourite is the Regal GS sport sedan, a car with serious performance credentials at an affordable price. More Luxury While the …

In order to add a little sportiness to its full-size sedan, Buick is now offering a Sport Touring trim for the 2019 model year. Dressed up in this appearance package, the LaCrosse sedan boasts a black mesh grille, a trunklid spoiler and 19-inch silver alloy wheels. In addition, a few …

In case you don’t already know, Buick is big in China , and has been for a while now. There are several models available over there that we don’t get here in Canada and in the United States, such as the compact Excelle and Verano, the GL8 minivan and even …

Following an intensive week of testing at the end of October, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada announced its Best New Vehicle awards for 2017, split into eight distinct categories. A photo-finish ending in all cases, based on the subjective evaluation of more than 60 Canadian journalists, gathered at the …