Government Motors to launch first Buick Obamacar

Just what America wants: Another crappy mini-Buick. Let's take a look at the last one, courtesy of Mlive.com:



CNN Money has more on Buick's Obamacar:

General Motors Co. will mark its first serious foray into the U.S. premium compact-car segment early next decade when it launches a compact Buick, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said Friday.

The move will be a virtually untested venture for Detroit, where small cars have long been synonymous with entry-level, lower-budget offerings. It is a sign of things to come for the U.S. auto industry as stricter fuel-economy regulations take hold and force car makers to turn out smaller, more fuel-efficient cars.

GM has sold compact Buicks in the past, but not with the features, upscale design and higher price point planned for Buick, Lutz said. He said GM aims to avoid habits of the past with the new Buick.

The auto maker in the 1980s and 1990s sold Buick versions -the Skyhawk and Skylark - of the Chevrolet Cavalier economy car and only slightly higher-scale Pontiac Grand Am. The vehicles were discontinued due to low demand. In the 1980s, the compact Cadillac Cimarron bombed with critics and consumers.

Lutz went on to say, "No more cheap Buicks sold at Chevy prices. This will be an elegantly sporty, four-door sedan."

Here'a a radical idea: A cheap Chevy that runs well, requires little maintenance, and lasts (almost) forever.

And with his statement, Lutz seems to be dismissing his Chevrolet brand.

It's no wonder Government Motors is in the mess they're in.

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