Buick’s Future: Production Riviera cancelled, 2010 LaCrosse next year

Posted: Aug 26, 2008
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Yesterday GM showed us a sneak preview of the 2010 Buick LaCrosse – which is said to be basically the Invicta Concept that we saw at Auto Show China 2008. The car will be built on GM’s new global mid-sized front-wheel-drive architecture.

As for the Lucerne, a redesigned 2011 rear-wheel-drive model was recently cancelled due to serious fuel-economy issues. According to a GM insider, the Lucerne will continue with minor upgrades. The car currently sells in China under the Park Avenue badge and is built on a rear-wheel-drive platform.

Sadly, insiders say that a production version of the Riviera Concept has also been axed from production plans since GM can no longer afford to produce the car.

The Enclave will remained unchanged besides a minor facelift due in the 2011 model year. According to Automotive News all GM’s Lambda-based crossovers are candidates for a Two Mode hybrid.

 

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  • Bryan

    Another poor decision by GM. Why not drop the Buick Lucerne and go with the new Buick Invicta, the new Riviera and the Buick Enclave. Now that's a line-up. Sadly, GM still doesn't know what there doing.

  • Bryan

    Another poor decision by GM. Why not drop the Buick Lucerne and go with the new Buick Invicta, the new Riviera and the Buick Enclave. Now that's a line-up. Sadly, GM still doesn't know what there doing.

  • Mitch

    The majority of concept cars seen at auto shows never make it to production and each one has an article followed by comments of how stupid the company is for not building it. Stunning but impractical design, gull-wing doors, plasma displays, and solar roof panels are presented to imprint your brain so that you see some of the concept car wow in the actual product offerings. It works and it isn't exclusive to the auto industry. Hold up the next fast food burger you order next to the TV commercial that gave you the hankering for it.