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Buick Asking for new Riviera
Buick chief has asked for Riviera for Buick.
www.gminsidenews.com
October 16, 2009
By: Nick Saporito

Pictured: Riviera Concept

More news out of Tuesday's GMC-Buick dealership meeting in Detroit leads us to another potential Buick product. It is no secret by now that General Motors is heavily investing in the Buick brand thanks to its success in China and impending revitalization in North America. GMI has been told that Buick management has asked that Buick get a new Riviera sometime in the future to further the revitalization.

In late 2007 at the Shanghai Motor Show GM-China revealed a Buick Riviera Concept that was almost exclusively designed and engineered in Asia. Based on the front-wheel drive Epsilon II platform, the car was a futuristic coupe high on style. The car was extremely well-received by the public both in North America and China.

We're told that recently Buick management, including outgoing GMC-Buick General Manager Susan Docherty, asked GM management to add a Riviera to the Buick lineup. GMI has not been told of GM management's response, however we are encouraged that a Riviera could be in the works.

If the Riviera is ever produced, expect it to reflect the Riviera Concept and probably find home on the Epsilon II platform. We at GMI think this would be a nice addition to the Buick lineup and it just so happens Oshawa, Ontario (slatted to build the Epsilon II based Regal) will have the capacity to build a Riviera. To add to it, GM is losing their last midsize coupe (Pontiac G6 Coupe) as we speak. Hmmm....