Buick's new compact sedan spotted in China
 

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One of the two new sedans that Buick has <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/11/buick-expanding-lineup-to-six-models-in-two-years/">promised to introduce</a> in the next 12-18 months is a compact based on the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/13/officially-official-2010-opel-astra-revealed-ahead-of-frankfurt/">Opel Astra</a>. We had a chance to see the new car a few weeks ago at the GM design studios in Warren, Michigan, but no photography was allowed.<br />
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That same car has now been spotted in the wild in China where it seems likely to be very popular. It won't look anything like the current almost unsellable Astra available from Saturn and will likely only be sold in North America as a four-door sedan. So far, the Astra itself has only been shown as a five-door hatch although that may change when it is publicly displayed at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/">Frankfurt Motor Show</a> later this month.<br />
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At this time, there is no word on what powertrains will go into the North American Buick, but four cylinder engines displacing between 1.6 and 2.0 liters are likely. The 1.4-liter turbo that will go into the Cruze is also a possibility. GM has said that a C-segment car like this could be built at its Lake Orion, MI assembly plant alongside the new Aveo, though it could also be built in Detroit with the Volt or in Lordstown, Ohio with the Cruze. <br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/09/04/new-buick-hrv-to-be-a-16t-rocket/">China Car Times</a>]<br /><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/04/buicks-new-compact-sedan-spotted-in-china/">Buick's new compact sedan spotted in China</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:00:00 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.chinacartimes.com/2009/09/04/new-buick-hrv-to-be-a-16t-rocket/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/04/buicks-new-compact-sedan-spotted-in-china/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19151529/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/04/buicks-new-compact-sedan-spotted-in-china/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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