Buick will present its next electric for China at the end of the year

Buick Envista SUV 2

Buick is one of the most reputable firms in China. And the most curious of all is that she does not have a Chinese passport but is from the United States. To be more exact, in case you don't know, is part of General Motors once magnanimous car manufacturer. Now they are no longer number one, but they do want to democratize electrification and technology they are developing. It's called Ultium and it encompasses the platform and the electric battery pack.

The last steps that Buick has taken in China have to do with the electrification of its range. All their future models will be electric and for this they have worked hard so that the Velite brand can become an entity. Now the firm's management team announces a new step in its strategy. It is the presentation of a new-style platform and a first model developed on it. And this teaser wants to give a hint of all this...

Buick is bringing a compact electric SUV built on GM's Ultium platform to China...

Buick to Introduce it's first Ultium-Based electric vehicle in China

As we have said before, Buick's electric platform is none other than General Motors' Ultium. And this will continue to be the case, since this announcement is nothing more than confirming the use of this platform. Now it will make the leap from the US to China and Buick will "premiere" it with an SUV of still undetermined size. As declared by the general director of Sales and Marketing of Buick in SAIC-GM, César Toledo…

"With the highly flexible Ultium platform At their core, the new models will play a strategic role for Buick in China's highly competitive electric vehicle market."

"They will start a new chapter in the accelerated transformation of the brand towards electrification and smart mobility, reinforcing our commitment to incorporate the latest technologies to meet the changing needs of our customers»

Buick Electra-X Concept SUV
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Regarding the model that they are preparing and that this teaser is advancing, there is still not much data. It is known that he will have a cabin suitable for accommodating five occupants so, it is supposition, it will be compact. In addition, they say that it will be released at the end of this year to start its sale at the beginning of 2023. In fact, they confirm the deliveries to customers will take place in the first semester of 2023. They end by saying that they will give more information later...

We will have to wait a bit to find out what Buick's plans are. Yet he gives us in the nose that It could be the production version of the Electra that was presented a few months ago. Or also a derivative of this and that is included under the wide range of trade names that they requested to protect recently... Time to time...

Source - Buick


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