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General Motors has just announced a plan to invest $2.9 million at its Detroit-Hamtramck factory to build all-electric trucks and SUVs exclusively. Due in late 2021, the first model on the assembly line will be a pickup that’s expected to wear a Hummer badge (with up to 1,000 horsepower and …

Buick , which is currently phasing out the Lacrosse full-size sedan, is about to become the first mainstream car brand in North America to offer sport utility vehicles exclusively. Multiple reports confirm the Regal won’t be back after the 2020 model year due to weak demand in Canada and the …

As you know, the all-new 2020 Buick Encore GX that was unveiled in China this spring will go on sale in Canada next year. However, when General Motors made the announcement, it gave very few details about this fourth Buick crossover that will slot below the Envision and above the …

Completely redesigned for the 2018 model year, Buick’s largest crossover is getting a first round of updates to make it more attractive and versatile entering a new decade. For starters, the 2020 Buick Enclave offers a new, monochromatic Sport Touring package that includes a unique Sport grille with a body-colour …

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, …