Production Buick Riviera cancelled

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...
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91z4me - 8/26/2008 12:48:42 PM

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I don't think that the Riviera ever had a chance at production, it was a pure concept car that was built to show off the new design language and some new technology (like most concept cars are). This is not really news.

g2ok - 8/26/2008 1:35:54 PM

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Buick needs to be cancelled.

theoptimisticpessimist - 8/26/2008 1:49:29 PM

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Buick sells very well well, not in the U.S. but in China. Buick sells more cars in China than in the U.S.

DWolff - 8/26/2008 7:40:47 PM

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Would have been one sick car!

E36er - 8/27/2008 1:36:10 AM

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There is a God after all.