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Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Holden has announced today that its Caprice flagship will be exported to South Korea, where it will be sold as the new Daewoo Veritas saloon. The Caprice is essentially a long-wheelbase version of the Zeta-based Commodore/Pontiac G8, and is already exported to China as the Buick Park Avenue. GM was even considering using [...]
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Driive (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Reader Question Hi, I have a 1999 Buick Park Avenue with about 140,000 and I have been noticing a slight “jerk” like someone is tapping slightly on the brakes while the cruise control is engaged. This only happens for a few seconds and there seems to be no regular pattern to it. I very seldom [...]
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Driive (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Question: I have a 1994 Buick Park Avenue Ultra. The A/C blower motor remains on after the climate controller Off button is pressed. It also remains on after the ignition switch is turned off. Please advise as to what the problem is. Answer: Your problem is very common and is either a faulty blower relay or a blower fan control module. I would replace the relay first as it would be the easiest and...
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Dayton Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
Police are looking for four men who drove from the scene of a shooting Monday evening, June 23, in a white Buick Park Avenue sedan.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
By David Allen, The Shelby Star, N.C. Jun. 18--Updated at 10:21 KINGS MOUNTAIN --Two people were thrown from a Buick Park Avenue Tuesday evening during a single-car wreck along Dixon School Road.
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The People's Republic of Seabrook (Free subscription) | 02/14/2008
Cody Hauer, 18, received four citations in one week from the Owatonna Police Department for having a $40 window decal on the rear window of his Buick Park Avenue. “I support Ron Paul, the city police department doesn't,” he says. “They gave me a DWR - driving while Republican.” What is it about some Ron Paul supporters that allows them to feel as if they're being persecuted for their views? The fact...
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Obscure Store and Reading Room (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
Cody Hauer, 18, received four citations in one week from the Owatonna Police Department for having a $40 window decal on the rear window of his Buick Park Avenue. "I support Ron Paul, the city police department doesn't," he says....
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Leftlane (Free subscription) | 12/24/2007
General Motors has become the first automaker to sell 1 million vehicles in China in a single year. GM's strong sales in China have come on the back of its Buick brand, and fittingly, the millionth car to roll off of a GM showroom was a Buick Park Avenue. In 2002, GM sold [...]
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Winding Road (Free subscription) | 12/22/2007
GM China President, Kevin Wale, handed off the keys to car number one million, a Buick Park Avenue to Mr. Zhang Jianping. Said Zhang of the groundbreaking purchase, “This is my second Buick and I appreciate the performance, safety and durability of Buick.” Fair praise for a car that GM has cut off from sale in the U.S. (Click through the jump to read more about GM's one million in China.) GM's annual...
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The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 11/20/2007
Those of us who lust after automotive products from afar are already pining for the Ford Mondeo and S-Max, Buick Park Avenue (China), Alfa Romeo 159 and Fiat 500. Mazda joins America's automotive unrequited love list with the new Mazda2. Mazda's subcompact car (B-segment, if that's your language) sells below the grand slam home run Mazda3. The Zoom-Zoomers are introducing an America-friendly variant...
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Leftlane (Free subscription) | 10/12/2007
Bob Lutz, General Motors' vice chairman, recently returned from a business trip from to Australia — where he was able to sample the Pontiac G8, Daewoo Veritas, Chinese Buick Park Avenue and the upcoming Chevrolet Camaro — and posted his findings on GM's corporate blog. In addition to the cars mentioned, Lutz also said he was [...]
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 10/12/2007
Filed under: Coupes , Sports/GTs , Chevrolet , GM In his latest missive on the Fastlane Blog, GM car czar Bob Lutz checks in after a trip to Australia during which he sampled several new Pontiac G8s (he called the Ponchos "fabulous"), the Buick Park Avenue destined for China, and the Daewoo Veritas , another Holden sedan export. Oh, he also drove other development stuff that's in the hopper, including...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/04/2007
Do air bags have an expiration date? It's a good question, and one that reader Helen Wilson of Traverse City asked about a Buick Park Avenue with 180,000 miles and a Pontiac Bonneville with 74,000 miles two of her family members drive. Here's what Alan Adler, a GM spokesman, said:
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Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 09/05/2007
Holden is looking to target BMW and Mercedes by adding a whole host of extra features to its already sumptuous LWB Caprice. Taking cues from its Chinese counterpart, the Buick Park Avenue, Holden may add more rear passenger focused features such as heated, adjustable, reclining and vibrating rear seats. Other features may include fold out [...]
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Straightline (Free subscription) | 08/03/2007
This is interesting. China Car Times has listed the biggest sales flops in China, a couple of which I would never have expected. Number one in my mind is the Buick Park Avenue. Everything I've ever read about Buick in China is that it's been a huge success. So for the Park Avenue to make this list is a real shocker for me. Also, the Toyota Prius is listed. I guess, despite the lousy air in many Chinese...
