{"id":548152,"date":"2010-04-30T16:14:38","date_gmt":"2010-04-30T20:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/?p=56039"},"modified":"2010-07-19T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2010-07-20T00:29:13","slug":"buick-marketing-director-confirms-new-compact-sedan-crossover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/548152","title":{"rendered":"Buick marketing director confirms new compact sedan, crossover"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 573px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Buick Real GS Concept\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/buick_regal_gs_concept_images_main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"324\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buick Real GS Concept<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the LaCrosse and the upcoming Regal, Buick&#8217;s revolution will continue with what marketing director Craig Bierley calls a \u201ctimeless proposition of understated luxury.\u201d Bierley says that Buick is working on a compact sedan and a new compact crossover.<\/p>\n<p>The compact sedan will be built on the Chevrolet Cruze platform but with unique styling and a different powertrain lineup. Bierley says that \u201cyou\u2019d be hard pressed to know they\u2019re on the same architecture.\u201d We <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/2010\/04\/15\/2011-buick-excelle-compact-sedan-spotted-hanging-out-undisguised\/\">recently caught a glimpse of the upcoming compact sedan, which is to be called Buick Excelle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autobytel.com\/content\/research\/chooser\/index.cfm\/action\/SelectTrim\/make_vch\/Buick\/model_vch\/LaCrosse\/cat\/Any\/year_si\/0\/minprice\/0\/maxprice\/999999\/mpg\/any\/id\/31622\"><strong>Click  here to get prices on the 2010 Buick LaCrosse<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Up next will be a compact crossover due out in 2012. The model will share its platform with the Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and the Cadillac SRX.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-56039\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Buick&#8217;s current lineup of two large sedans, the Lucerne and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/tag\/buick-lacrosse\/\">LaCrosse<\/a>, and a large SUV, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/tag\/buick-enclave\/\">Enclave<\/a>, technically compete with 14 percent of new models in the U.S. market. When the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/tag\/buick-regal\/\">Regal<\/a>, Excelle and the compact SUV hit the lineup, Buick estimates to compete with 46 percent of the market.<\/p>\n<p>By 2014-2015, expect a couple of new models, expanding Buick&#8217;s presence in some 60 percent of segments.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; By: Omar Rana<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/next-up-from-buick-smaller-sedan-and-compact-suv\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+caranddriver%2Fblog+%28Car+and+Driver+Blog%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">CARandDRIVER<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/anIZ7VbJGyDz2ljr4I7hWgn7zGM\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/anIZ7VbJGyDz2ljr4I7hWgn7zGM\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/anIZ7VbJGyDz2ljr4I7hWgn7zGM\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/anIZ7VbJGyDz2ljr4I7hWgn7zGM\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=NvORn4HHbrk:xZOtjBhTQIA:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=NvORn4HHbrk:xZOtjBhTQIA:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=NvORn4HHbrk:xZOtjBhTQIA:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=NvORn4HHbrk:xZOtjBhTQIA:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=NvORn4HHbrk:xZOtjBhTQIA:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=NvORn4HHbrk:xZOtjBhTQIA:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=NvORn4HHbrk:xZOtjBhTQIA:TzevzKxY174\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=TzevzKxY174\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buick Real GS Concept Following the LaCrosse and the upcoming Regal, Buick&#8217;s revolution will continue with what marketing director Craig Bierley calls a \u201ctimeless proposition of understated luxury.\u201d Bierley says that Buick is working on a compact sedan and a new compact crossover. 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