Buick models

Who is Buick?

Buick is an American marque within General Motors, with roots in the early days of the US car industry. It has long occupied a comfort-minded, near-premium place in GM’s range: a step toward a more refined family car, with sedans and large wagons once central to its identity. Today its best-known role is in SUVs, though the models appearing across the years here show how much that range has changed.

How has the Buick range changed?

The timeline runs from 1984 to 2027, and its long-serving names tell two different stories. Regal spans 1984–2020, while Century, LeSabre and Park Avenue each run from 1984 to 2005. These sit alongside wagons such as Estate Wagon and Coachbuilder Wagon, and distinctive models including the Reatta and Riviera.

From the early 2000s, the list adds more crossovers and people carriers: Rendezvous, Rainier, Terraza and Enclave. The Enclave begins in 2008 and continues through 2027, the longest-running name in this range. Later additions include Encore, Envision, Cascada, Encore GX and Envista. Several shorter-lived names appear around 2010–2014, including C100, C140, D’Arts, J300, J309 and Lanos.

Which Buick models appear in European registrations?

Buicks are listed in official EU registration figures as well as US EPA and Canadian NRCan figures. Among the EU entries, T300 has 3,466 registrations in 2011–2013, followed by Lanos with 3,394 in 2012–2014 and J300 with 2,916 in 2010–2013. J309, D’Arts, C140, C100 and Bellio also appear, with smaller totals. These figures give a sense of which names were present in European records during those periods.

What do the figures say about electrification?

The models listed here include no plug-in hybrid or battery-electric nameplate, so this range’s visible shift is from traditional sedans and wagons toward crossovers and SUVs. That does not describe Buick’s entire worldwide line-up: the marque has also developed electrified vehicles for markets beyond the EU, US and Canada represented here.