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Originally Posted by BlueGTS
If you actually look at the "Buicks" that are sold in China they are almost all re-badged cars from other GM companies. I can see why that is because Buick does not make many cars rational people would want. It must be cheaper to keep on a badge engineering staff versus the Saturn staff who actually make cars from the ground up.
Saturn sales in 2008 have taken a big beating but I remember when Saturn started and it really was a different company. They actually made quality cars that were unlike others in the GM lineup. I think those days are gone.
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Back in the 50's or around that time the first cars imported into China were big Buicks. The people from that era remember the chrome, etc and see a Buick as a status symbol. Much like how we view Mercedes-Benz cars. To us they are luxury cars- in Germany they are taxi cabs.