GM may import a Buick built in China - CNNMoney
GM builds and sells more cars in China than in the U. S. The Buick brand is very popular in China, far more so than in the U. S. GM would neither confirm nor deny plans to export the Envision to the U. S. "It is all speculation at this point,"... The Envision is a compact SUV, and Buick does not currently offer a small SUV for its U. S. buyers. IHS forecasts that GM would be selling about 38,000 Envisions in the U. S. by 2017, compared to about 126,000 it is now selling annually in China. "It'll be a nice boost for Buick in a popular segment of the U. S. market. So far the growing demand for cars by Chinese buyers has swallowed up most of the output from auto plants there. But more auto plants are being added in China every year by car makers focused on the market and Chinese economic growth is slowing. So some critics of U. S. -China trade policy are concerned that China could soon take aim at capturing a significant share of the U. S. auto market, hurting output from U. S. plants. But even if GM does start to export Chinese cars to the U. S. , that won't necessarily be opening the door to Chinese cars flooding the market here, said Brinley. "The Buick Encore is imported from South Korea. Source: money.cnn.com
