Pics Aplenty: Chinese-spec Buick Regal looks darn good
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/buick/" rel="tag">Buick</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-china-buick-regal/1248232/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/x08bu_rg002cn-580.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>Click the Buick Regal above for a high-res gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />General Motors has just released a huge gallery of photos of its new Chinese-only Regal sedan. Anyone who has seen the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/officially-official-opel-insignia-revealed/">Opel Insignia</a> will immediately recognize the Regal as a badge engineered version of Opel's mid-size model. Aside from the standard Buick waterfall grille and the badges, the new Regal is essentially the Insignia. Prior to the launch of that car last summer, we had been expecting that car to arrive stateside in the next year or two as the next-generation <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/08/in-the-autoblog-garage-2007-saturn-aura-green-line/">Saturn Aura</a>. However, GM delayed that program earlier this year and it may in fact be dead. <br /><br />When GM revealed its viability plan to congress earlier this month, Buick, along with Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac were announced as the core U.S. brands, with Saturn on the backburner. GM has not provided any indication of whether it will offer the Regal in the US market as a Buick, but the Epsilon II platform it uses will also sit under the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-buick-lacrosse-super/">LaCrosse</a> and the next-generation <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/31/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-chevrolet-malibu-lt/">Chevrolet Malibu</a> so it should have no trouble passing US safety regs. With Buick being a core brand and only having the LaCrosse, Lucerne and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/14/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-buick-enclave-cxl/">Enclave</a> right now a fourth model might be helpful. Some suggest that it could be offered as a lower cost four-cylinder alternative to the LaCrosse, but there's no word yet on how much the Regal will cost to manufacture. We hope to learn more about Buick's plans at the Detroit show in a couple of weeks when the LaCrosse is finally unveiled. <br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="%GalleryURL%">2009 China Buick Regal</a></strong></p><a href="/gallery/2009-china-buick-regal/1248232/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/x08bu_rg002cn-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/gallery/2009-china-buick-regal/1248210/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/x08bu_rg001cn-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/gallery/2009-china-buick-regal/1248205/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/x08bu_rg008cn-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/gallery/2009-china-buick-regal/1248209/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/x08bu_rg041cn-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/gallery/2009-china-buick-regal/1248242/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/x08ar_bu026cn-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: General Motors]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/29/pics-aplenty-chinese-spec-buick-regal-looks-darn-good/">Pics Aplenty: Chinese-spec Buick Regal looks darn good</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/29/pics-aplenty-chinese-spec-buick-regal-looks-darn-good/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1413131/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/29/pics-aplenty-chinese-spec-buick-regal-looks-darn-good/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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