Buick
Buick is an automobile maker, owned by General Motors. It is known for making near-luxury cars with excellent performance and value. After the discontinuation of the Saturn brand GM announced Buick's styling would be based off the German Opel's. 1903
Formerly |
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| Private (1899–1908) Division (1908–present) | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | December 1899[1] |
| Founder | David Dunbar Buick |
| Headquarters | Detroit, Michigan , |
Area served |
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| Brands | Electra[2] |
| Parent | General Motors |
| Website | buick.com |
Production models
| Current lineup
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Current
China
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North America |
Past
- Model B (1904)
- Model C (1905)
- Model F & G (1906–1910)
- Model 10 (1908–1910)
- Model 14 & 14B (1910–1911)
- Model 28, 29, 34, 36 & 43 (1912)
- Model 24, 25, 30, 31 & 40 (1913)
- Series B (1914)
- Series C (1915)
- Series D (1916–1917)
- Series E (1918)
- Series H (1919)
- Series K (1920)
- Series 21 (1921)
- Series 22 (1922)
- Series 23 (1923)
- Series 24 (1924)
- Master Series (1925–1928)
- Standard Series (1925–1928)
- Series 116, 121 & 129 (1929)
- Series 40 (1930–1935)
- Series 50 (1930–1935)
- Series 60 (1930–1935)
- Special (1936–1958, 1961–1969)
- Roadmaster (1936–1958, 1991–1996)
- Century (1936–1942, 1954–1958, 1973–2005)
- Super (1939–1958)
- Skylark (1953–1954, 1961–1972, 1975–1998)
- Invicta (1959–1963)
- Electra (1959–1990)
- LeSabre (1959–2005)
- Wildcat (1963–1970)
- Riviera (1963–1993, 1995–1999)
- Estate (1970–1979, 1990)
- Centurion (1971–1973)
- Apollo (1973–1975)
- Skyhawk (1975–1980, 1982–1989)
- Opel (1976–1979)
- Somerset (1985–1987)
- Reatta (1988–1991)
- Park Avenue (1991–2005, 2007–2012)
- Sail (2001–2004)
- Rendezvous (2001–2007)
- Rainier (2004–2007)
- Royaum (2005–2006)
- Terraza (2005–2007)
- Lucerne (2006–2011)
- Excelle XT (2010–2015)
- Cascada (2016–2019)
- Velite 5 (2017–2019)
Buick Media
- David Dunbar Buick.jpg
David Buick, founder of the Buick Motor Company
The Buick Automobile Company Building (here pictured in 2015), built in 1907
Louis Chevrolet in his Buick 60 Special (aka "Buick Bug") in 1910
- 1910-buick-archives.jpg
1910 Buick Bug race car and 1944 M18 Buick Hellcat tank destroyer
A trishield, the Buick symbol, hood ornament on a 1990 LeSabre Custom
Sweepspear on a 1953 Buick Skylark
Delta Fins on a 1959 Buick Electra 225 Riviera
Buick "dollar grin" and "Trishield" in a Buick LeSabre
References
- ↑ "David Buick." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Encyclopedia.com. (July 25, 2023). https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/david-buick
- ↑ Buick Electra. https://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/buick/electra/. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Official website of Buick China. Archived 2017-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 2, 2017.
Other websites
- Buick Homepage
- Buick in Canada Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Buick in China (English and Chinese)
- Buick in Israel Archived 2006-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (Hebrew)
- Buick in Taiwan (Chinese)
- History and Picture Buick in Russian Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine