Shanghai 2009: Buick's handsome new MPV concept is all business
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/" rel="tag">Minivans/MPVs</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>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">GM</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/shanghai-motor-show/" rel="tag">Shanghai Motor Show</a></p><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-buick-mpv-concept/1503317/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/buick-business-concept-580.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><small style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Buick "Business" MPV concept - Click above for a hi-res gallery</small><br /></div>
<br />General Motors has unveiled its new Buick "Business" MPV concept in Shanghai, and while details remain scarce as we try to practice our Chinese, we can tell you that while the idea of another Buick minivan may be hard for U.S. audiences to swallow (after the poor sales and driving experience of the Terraza), Buick MPVs do a very solid trade in China as executive transports. Thus, instead of prioritizing sippy cup storage, this is clearly more of a high-roofed luxury limousine.<br /><br />Our compatriots over at Autoblog Chinese (who bring you these images) tell us that this vehicle is the result of a joint-venture between General Motors China and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center, as was the<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/20/shanghai-auto-show-buick-riviera-concept-officially-unveiled/"> 2007 Rivera concept</a> before it. If our Google translator is to be believed, this vehicle is still based on the Buick GL8 (read: Terraza), and the "land-based business class" concept is designed to point the way toward future visions of Buick luxury for customers in the land of the Great Wall. We'll have more details for you as they become available. For now, take a look at the gallery below.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-buick-mpv-concept/">shanghai 2009:buick mpv concept</a></strong></p><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-buick-mpv-concept/1503317/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/img_8798_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-buick-mpv-concept/1503316/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/img_8797_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-buick-mpv-concept/1503315/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/img_8796_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-buick-mpv-concept/1503314/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/img_8795_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-buick-mpv-concept/1503313/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/img_8794_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><em><strong><small>Photo s copyright (C)2009 IceBin/ Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><br />[Source: <a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/2009/04/20/2009-shanghai-buick-mpv-concept/">Autoblog Chinese</a>]<br /><br /><em><strong></strong></em><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/20/shanghai-2009-buicks-handsome-new-mpv-concept-is-all-business/">Shanghai 2009: Buick's handsome new MPV concept is all business</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:27:00 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/2009/04/20/shanghai-2009-buicks-handsome-new-mpv-concept-is-all-business/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1522175/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/20/shanghai-2009-buicks-handsome-new-mpv-concept-is-all-business/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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