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The Buick Electra is a full-size luxury car manufactured and marketed by Buick from 1959 to 1990, over six generations. Introduced as the replacement for the Roadmaster lines, the Electra served as the flagship Buick sedan line through its entire production and was offered as a two-door sedan, two-door convertible, four-door sedan, and five-door station wagon.
The Buick Limited was Buick's flagship model line between 1936 and 1942, and, in celebration of GM's Fiftieth Anniversary, a single-year halo car for the Division in model year 1958. Since the 1960s Buick has intermittently used the term "Limited" as a designation denoting its highest level of trim and standard features in its various model ranges.
Buick G2.5 V6 made by Shanghai GM, China, 2002 V6 engine of Buick 2.5G of Shanghai GM, China, 2002. Buick is one of China's most popular, best-selling automobiles. [52] In 2016, General Motors sold over 1.1 million Buicks in China. [53] Buicks have always been popular in China. In pre-World War II China, one in five cars was a Buick. [54]
The 2,600,000-square-foot (240,000 m 2) factory opened in 1937 to build Buick, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile vehicles from "knock down kits".Linden was the second of several B-O-P "branch" assembly plants (the first being the Pontiac-operated South Gate plant), part of GM's strategy to have production facilities in major metropolitan cities.
Buick has trademarked Electra E1 through E9 names, hinting at its future lineup. Buick is bringing back its Electra nameplate, first used in 1959, for a new range of EVs.
For 1991, Buick revised its nameplate offerings. The stand-alone Estate Wagon was retired, as Buick reintroduced the Roadmaster nameplate as its new full-size line (replacing the Electra, but not the Park Avenue). While last used in 1958, the Roadmaster line again offered an Roadmaster Estate station wagon for the first time since 1953.
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 ...
The Invicta series was introduced as a full line of body styles for model year 1959. Sales never approached that of either the entry-level LeSabre or top level Electra models, but were consistent with the traditional sales penetration of Buick's sporty mid-priced models (the 1954 to 1958 Century and 1963 to 1970 Wildcat).