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My oldest brother got into the field trial game while he was still in college. At the time, he drove an old Buick Skylark sedan my father had graciously passed down to him.

In this July 10, 2009 file photo General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson addresses the media during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Detroit.

General Motors Co.a s Chevrolet Volt chief Frank Weber is leaving the automaker Dec.

Quinn Chevrolet-Buick apparently closed Friday, leaving officials at the Columbiana County Board of Elections scrambling to keep the dealership open as a polling place for yesterday's election.

A strong performance by GM's four core brands -- Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac -- resulted in GM U. S. October sales of 177,603 vehicles, up 4 percent from last October, the company's first year-over-year gain since January 2008.

November 2, 2009 - Edmunds.com , the premier online resource for automotive information, has prepared the following materials to support journalists covering this week's announcements from the country's biggest automakers.

The Buick LaCrosse is a completely new car, a global car really - featuring German architecture, a Chinese-designed interior and a North American-inspired body, the LaCrosse is to be sold around the world.

In its bid to win a bailout from the American government, General Motors announced plans to slash the number of brands it brings to market.

If you're anxious already about the growing influence of China in America, brace yourselves for the next decade of cars.

General Motors' board of directors may make a final decision Tuesday on what to do with the automaker's Opel/Vauxhall business in Europe, but neither Opel/Vauxhall nor any of its potential owners is out of the woods yet.

THE idea of creating a new Buick in a design studio in China, as General Motors has done with the 2010 LaCrosse, is not as loopy as it might sound.

Sometime back in the mid-80s the decision was made that Buick would abandon V8 engines and instead be the home of the V6.

The **** 2010 LaCrosse is Super-Buick, but will buyers see past Clark Kent's glasses? Buick created the sleek, contemporary sedan to restore its status as a premium marque, attract younger buyers and compete with entry-luxury sedans like the Acura TL and Lexus ES 350.

General Motors Co. says its money-back guarantee - key to its revival - is going so well it will extend the program into early 2010.

Model: 2010 Buick LaCrosse AWD CXL Engine: 3.6-liter V6 Horsepower/Torque: 280 hp @ 6,300 rpm/259 lb.-ft. @ 4,800 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 111.7 in.

Now, as he dreams about the future of the automobile, he zips around Beijing on a $367 electric bike, along with throngs of the city's residents.

Luxury automaker Fisker Automotive is buying a shuttered General Motors assembly plant in Delaware to produce plug-in hybrid electric cars, officials said Tuesday.

Last week, Ford Motor Co. went to a third shift at the Claycomo plant to crank out more of the strong-selling Ford Escape SUVs.

Who among us didn't salivate a bit when General Motors came out of bankruptcy and focused on a new mission in terms of marketing and gaining consideration? For that matter, what shop didn't wish it could get in there, roll up its sleeves and execute a plan worthy of the challenge? Immediately out of Chapter 11, GM had a unique opportunity.

After an absence of 39 years in Naperville, Buick returns to the city. Michal Van Iten, dealer principal of Village Pontiac/GMC, announced that his dealership at the corner of Ogden and Aurora avenues in Naperville will be the new home for Buick.