The new Buick Excelle was feature on China Car Times a while back, where it met a mixed response from CCT commenters. However, the old Excelle received more than a warm response from Chinese consumers with it selling thousands of vehicles per month and often ending up in the top 10 sales lists. In true GM tradition, it seems from these photos that the old Excelle will not see the end of production, but will rather be shipped over to the Chevrolet China line up.
The Chevrolet ‘Excelle‘ (as we do not yet know its Chevrolet assigned name!) appears to have a slightly modified front and rear, as well as having different alloy wheels to the original Buick Excelle
Chevrolet has become a ‘bargain bin’ brand for old GM cars of late. The Buick Sail became a Chevrolet Sail before it saw the end of production earlier this year. Previously the Buick Sail was the Opel Corsa C in Europe!
And we have that car also here in Europe. The Chevrolet Nubira. Prior to the launch of the Chevrolet brand in Europe is was called the Daewoo Nubira. It also comes as a station wagon.
It comes as a station wagon and hatchback in China too. However, in the UK it’s known as the Chevrolet Lacetti. http://www.chevrolet.co.uk/lacetti/lacetti-body-types.html
In some markets it’s also sold as a Suzuki.
The UK Lacetti ’station wagon’ version looks better than the PRC one! I looked at the PRC version prior to buying my Nissan. They worked out to be a similar price, then something went off in my head along the lines of ‘FOR GOD SAKE MAN, YOU’RE NOT 35 YET!’
and thus, the Nissan was bought.
Nice car, that Buick Excelle. Shame about the fuel economy, or lack of.
it’s all the same… all came from daewoo nubira.
in the US it’s Suzuki Reno and in Australia is Holden Viva…
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just some minor tweaks set them apart…
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all quite ugly as well, in my opinion