Buick Model History

United States · founded 1899

America's oldest active car brand — the marque General Motors was built around in 1908 — known for premium near-luxury cars, the Riviera, the turbocharged Grand National, and a now SUV-only lineup.

Models

Riviera

GM's first personal-luxury car — a landmark 1963 coupe that ran eight generations through 1999.

Personal luxury car · 1963–1999
Grand National

The all-black, turbocharged Regal that became a 1980s muscle legend — capped by the 547-built 1987 GNX.

Performance coupe · 1982–1987
Reatta

A low-volume, hand-built two-seat front-drive coupe (and rare convertible), a short-lived halo for late-1980s Buick.

Sports car · 1988–1991
Skylark

A long-running Buick nameplate — 1953 anniversary convertible, 1960s muscle-era Gran Sport, then a front-drive compact.

Compact / mid-size car · 1953–1998
Regal

Buick's mid-size mainstay since 1973 — the basis for the Grand National, later an Opel-derived sedan, hatchback, and wagon.

Mid-size car · 1973–2020
Century

A Buick nameplate dating to 1936 — originally a fast 'banker's hot rod,' later a high-volume front-drive sedan.

Mid-size car · 1936–2005
Wildcat

A sporty full-size Buick of the 1960s, slotting between the LeSabre and Electra with a performance lean.

Full-size car · 1962–1970
LeSabre

Buick's full-size volume car for nearly half a century — one of America's best-selling full-size sedans.

Full-size car · 1959–2005
Electra

Buick's full-size luxury flagship from 1959 to 1990 — the long-wheelbase Electra 225 'deuce and a quarter.'

Full-size luxury car · 1959–1990
Roadmaster

Buick's classic flagship name (1936–1958), revived 1991–1996 as a big rear-drive sedan and Corvette-engined LT1 wagon.

Full-size car · 1936–1996
Park Avenue

Buick's front-drive luxury flagship of the 1990s–2000s, offered with a supercharged 3.8-liter V6 in Ultra trim.

Full-size luxury car · 1991–2005
Lucerne

Buick's last traditional full-size sedan, replacing both the LeSabre and Park Avenue, with an available Northstar V8.

Full-size car · 2006–2011
LaCrosse

Buick's flagship sedan of the 2000s–2010s — replacement for the Regal and Century, sold through 2019.

Mid-size / full-size car · 2005–2019
Enclave

Buick's three-row family crossover since 2008 — the brand's flagship SUV across three generations.

Mid-size crossover SUV · 2008–present
Encore GX

Buick's small crossover since 2020, successor to the popular Encore, with available all-wheel drive.

Subcompact crossover SUV · 2020–present
Envision

Buick's China-built compact crossover, sold in the US since 2016, slotting between the Encore GX and Enclave.

Compact crossover SUV · 2016–present
Envista

Buick's newest and most affordable crossover, a low-slung subcompact launched for 2024.

Subcompact crossover SUV · 2024–present

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