Rumor Central

It seems Ford isn’t the only automaker suffering from parts shortages. General Motors announced it must idle its crossover plant in Delta Township, Michigan, for one week because of a “critical parts shortage.”   more

Buick is playing coy about the announcement of the return of the Regal, but a casual image of what appears to be the U.S.-spec sedan appeared on the division's official Facebook page this afternoon.   more

It’s been a loosely kept secret, but now it’s official: The Buick Regal nameplate is returning to the U.S. market.   more

Yesterday we reported GM’s vice president of sales, Mark LaNeve, is resigning as of October 15 . Later in the day, GM announced Buick-GMC General Manager Susan Docherty will assume LaNeve’s title.   more

Much like Lincoln, Buick feels there’s room for a premium small car within its lineup. It's  toying with a concept named Avant.   more

General Motors has already identified its four "core" brands, but now it must work on solidifying the identities of those brands and begin marketing them to the world. First stop: Mexico.   more

The people have spoken. After receiving what it describes as “consistent” negative feedback, General Motors has scrapped the idea of rebadging the Saturn Vue as a Buick.   more

All right, maybe it won't be called the Vue, but this one must have slipped by Fritz. GM announced today Buick will receive plug-in hybrid small SUV originally intended for Saturn.   more

GM is set to shed its "bad assets" on Thursday--including its Hummer, Pontiac and Saturn brands (Saab made it into the 'New GM,' but will be sold)--leaving it with just four brands to inject development dollars into. Of...  more

As General Motors pares down its inventory from a 120-day supply to a 90- to 75-day supply, some dealers are starting to get nervous at the low levels of profitable trucks and SUVs on their lots.   more

With sales of its joint ventures included, GM has set a sales record in China for the first half of 2009, selling 814,442 vehicles, an increase of 38 percent over the first six months of 2008.   more

General Motors recently added another engine—a 2.4-liter I-4 with direct fuel injection—to the 2010 Buick LaCrosse portfolio. Buick hopes the direct injection I-4, shared with the new 2010 Chevrolet Equinox, will attract...  more

Against all odds, GM is betting heavily on makeovers these days - as evidenced by its "Re:invention" ad campaign, along with its brand-new (possibly Phil Collins-inspired) "Take a look at me now" tagline for Buick.   more

Green mongers were disappointed with GM when the automaker announced that its Saturn Vue two-mode plug-in hybrid would be killed.  GM had announced that it planned to use the two-mode powertrain in another vehicle,...  more