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This is a list of vehicles marketed by the Buick division of General Motors, which currently operate in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and China.
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This is a list of vehicles marketed by the Buick division of General Motors, which currently operate in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and China.
Vehicles exclusive to China
| Model | Calendar year introduced | Current model | Description | |||
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| Introduced | Update | |||||
| Cars | ||||||
 LaCrosse | LaCrosse | 2004 | 2023 | - | Flagship mid-size luxury sedan slotted above the Regal in the brand lineup. Discontinued in North America after 2019, continued production in China. | |
 Regal | Regal | 1973 | 2017 | 2023 | Mid-size sedan, fastback (Sportback), and station wagon (TourX). Discontinued in North America after 2020, continued production in China. [1] | |
 Velite 6 | Velite 6 | 2019 | 2019 | — | Compact alternative fuel vehicle station wagon-styled liftback. Available as a battery-electric and plug-in hybrid. | |
 Verano | Verano | 2010 | 2021 | — | Compact sedan. Produced in North America from 2011 to 2016, continued production in China. Third generation is sold alongside the outgoing second-generation as the Verano Pro. | |
| Crossovers/SUVs | ||||||
 Electra E4 | Electra E4 | 2023 | 2023 | — | Fully Electric low-slung Compact Crossover currently offered only in China. | |
 Electra E5 | Electra E5 | 2023 | 2023 | — | Fully Electric Compact Crossover currently offered only in China. Reuses the Electra nameplate previously used on a Full-Size | |
 Enclave | Enclave | 2007 | 2024 | — | Full-size crossover SUV. Closely related to the Chevrolet Traverse. | |
 Enclave (China) | 2019 | 2019 | — | Mid-size crossover SUV, with a design different from its North American counterpart | ||
 Encore GX | Encore GX | 2019 | 2019 | 2023 | Subcompact crossover SUV manufactured by GM Korea in South Korea and SAIC-GM in China. | |
 Envision | Envision | 2014 | 2021 | — | Compact crossover SUV. Second generation is marketed in China alongside the outgoing first-generation as the Envision S. | |
 Envision Plus | Envision Plus | 2021 | — | Buick Envision Plus is a stretched version of the Envision that serves as a three-row crossover SUV variant of the regular Buick Envision S in China | ||
 Envista | Envista | 2023 | 2023 | — | Compact crossover SUV manufactured by GM Korea in South Korea and SAIC-GM in China. | |
| Minivans | ||||||
 GL8 Century | GL8 Century | 1999 (GL8 nameplate) | 2022 | - | Three-row full-size minivan sold exclusively in China by SAIC-GM. 4th generation GL8 is sold alongside 2nd and 3rd generations as the GL8 Century, while the 3rd generation is sold as the GL8 ES Lu Zun, and the 2nd generation as the GL8 Onshore Business Class | |
 GL8 ES Lu Zun | GL8 ES Lu Zun | 2016 | - | |||
 GL8 ES PHEV/GL8 Hybrid | GL8 ES PHEV/GL8 Hybrid | 2024 | - | |||
 GL8 Onshore Business | GL8 Onshore Business | 2010 | - | |||
| Exterior | Name | Introd. | Discont. | Platforms | Gen. | Information / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Model B | 1903 | 1904 | 1 | The first automobile made by the Buick Company. | |
 | Four | 1909 | 1915 | 1 | Passenger car, the first model as a General Motors division. | |
 | Six | 1914 | 1925 | 1 | Senior model to the Four | |
 | Master Six | 1925 | 1928 | B-body | 1 | |
 | Standard Six | 1925 | 1929 | A-body | 1 | |
 | Limited | 1931 | 1942 | C-body | 2 | Full-size car |
 | Century | 1936 | 2005 | B-body (1936–58) A-body (1973–96) W-body (1997–2005) | 6 | Full-size car (1936–1958), mid-size car (1973–2005) |
 | Roadmaster | 1936 | 1958 | C-body | 7 | Full-size car, Buick's flagship car during 1946–1957 |
 | Special | 1936 | 1969 | B-body (1936-1958) Y-body (1961-1963) A-body (1964-1969) | 4 | Full-size (1936–58), compact (1961–63), mid-size (1964–69) |
 | Super | 1939 | 1958 | C-body | 5 | Full-size car |
 | Skylark | 1953 | 1998 | A-body (1964–72) X-body (1975–85) N-body (1985–98) | 6 | Changed dynamically from two-door car to four-door car. |
 | Electra | 1959 | 1990 | C-body (RWD) (1959–84) C-body (FWD) (1985–90) | 6 | Full-size luxury car |
 | Invicta | 1959 | 1963 | B-body | 2 | Full-size car succeeding Century |
 | LeSabre | 1959 | 2005 | B-body (1959–85) H-body (1986–99) G-body (2000–05) | 8 | Full-size car succeeding Special |
 | Riviera | 1962 | 1999 | E-body (1963–76, 1979–93) B-body (1977–78) G-body (1995–99) | 8 | Personal coupe |
 | Wildcat | 1963 | 1970 | B-body | 2 | Full-size car succeeding Invicta |
 | Estate wagon | 1970 | 1990 | B-body (1970, 1977–90) C-body (1971–76) | 3 | Full-size station wagon |
 | Centurion | 1970 | 1973 | B-body | 1 | Full-size car succeeding Wildcat |
 | GSX | 1970 | 1972 | 1 | Muscle car | |
 | Apollo | 1973 | 1975 | X-body | 1 | Compact car |
 | Skyhawk | 1974 | 1989 | H-body (1975–80) J-body (1982–89) | 2 | Subcompact car |
 | Somerset | 1984 | 1987 | N-body | 1 | Compact car. Renamed "Skylark" in 1987. |
 | Reatta | 1987 | 1991 | E-body | 1 | Grand tourer coupe and convertible. |
 | Park Avenue | 1990 | 2012 | C-body (1991–96) G-body (1997–2005) GM Zeta platform (2007-12) | 3 | Full-size luxury sedan succeeding Electra. Discontinued in North America in 2005. GM Zeta platform version sold in China 2007–2012. |
 | Roadmaster (revival) | 1991 | 1996 | B-body | 1 | |
 | Rendezvous | 2001 | 2007 | U-body | 1 | Midsize crossover |
 | Rainier | 2003 | 2007 | GMT360 | 1 | Midsize luxury SUV. |
 | Excelle | 2003 | 2023 | GEM | 2 | Compact sedan marketed in China |
 | Terraza | 2004 | 2007 | U-body | 1 | Minivan |
 | Lucerne | 2005 | 2011 | G-body | 1 | Full-size sedan |
 | Excelle GT | 2009 | 2023 | 2 | compact sedan marketed in China | |
 | Encore | 2012 | 2023 | GEM | 2 | Subcompact crossover SUV marketed in China |
 | GL6 | 2017 | 2023 | PATAC K | 1 | Compact MPV marketed in China |
 | Velite 7 | 2020 | 2022 | BEV2 | 1 | Electric subcompact crossover SUV marketed in China |
Rebadged models, developed in or outside North America:
| Exterior | Name | Introd. | Discont. | Platforms | Gen. | Orig. | Orig. model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Opel [n2 1] | 1975 | 1979 | T-body | 1 |  JPN | |
 | Sail [n2 3] | 2001 | 2004 | GM4200 | 1 |  GER | [n2 4] |
 | Excelle HRV [n2 3] | 2003 | 2010 | Daewoo J | 1 |  KOR | |
 | Royaum [n2 3] | 2005 | 2006 | V-body | 1 |  AUS | |
 | Cascada [n2 1] | 2012 | 2019 | Delta II | 1 | GER | |
 | Velite 5 [n2 3] | 2016 | 2019 | D2UX | 1 |  USA |
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