Jack Bauer and his team praise Cisco computer security during episodes of 24 and the Desperate Housewives have openly parked their Buick cars on Wisteria Lane.
Even with the new cars, Buick hasn't kept up with the industry.
Cars like the Buick LaCrosse, for instance, are selling for thousands more than predecessor models.
Cars like the Buick Encore, Fiat 500 and Lincoln MKZ, meanwhile, improve mileage through direct fuel injection, which injects gas directly into the combustion chamber in extremely precise amounts.
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The Ford Fusion, Honda Accord and Toyota Prius are all available as a plug-in hybrid, while General Motors uses a smaller motor and battery pack to give a little electric assist to cars like the Buick LaCrosse and Chevrolet Malibu.
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The situation is disastrous for the smaller brands: Buick franchises sell only 102 new cars a year, Jeep franchises 170.
Owners who suspect brake light or cruise control problems should take their cars to any Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac or GMC dealer.
Sales of the Buick Verano, Chevrolet Cruze and Chevrolet Sonic small cars all rose by double digits.
GM's new cars, like the Pontiac G6, Buick LaCrosse and Chevrolet Cobalt--all of which are huge improvements over previous versions--are nonetheless failing to generate much excitement on dealer lots.
In China and other parts of the world Daewoo-designed cars are sold under several names: Daewoo, Buick, Chevrolet and Suzuki.
The proof is in the cars: the Chevy Cruze and Equinox, the Buick Lacrosse and Regal, the GMC Terrain, the Cadillac CTS and SRX.
It's still summer in Norway, which means the narrow, twisting roads along the fjords are claimed by classic American cars from the Forties, Fifties and Sixties: Buick Specials with chrome-toothed grilles and portholes, Cadillacs with jutting tail fins and Chevrolet Corvettes with massive V-8 engines.
It's still summer in Norway, which means the narrow, twisting roads around the fjords are claimed by classic American cars from the Forties, Fifties and Sixties: Buick Specials with chrome-toothed grilles and chrome portholes, Cadillacs with jutting tail fins and Chevrolet Corvettes with massive V-8 engines.
But many Buick buyers died, and younger people opted for SUVs and cooler European cars.
Buick will be on the ground with the NCAA in Atlanta, displaying cars, offering test drives and courtesy cars to shuttle people around.
New vehicles for 2012 include chic budget-minded models like the Chevrolet Sonic and Fiat 500, distinctively designed cars like the Hyundai Veloster and Volkswagen Beetle and upscale entries including the Buick Verano and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque.
Sometimes whole segments disappear, like big station wagons, taking with them cars like General Motors ' (nyse: GM - news - people ) Buick Roadmaster wagon.
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