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After seven years, SAIC GM Buick LaCrosse is finally about to usher in a new generation.

In the latest issue of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology declaration catalogue, "Automotive Industry concern" has obtained a new generation of Buick LaCrosse declaration map. As a replacement model, the new car has a comprehensive appearance, while the use of a new "tricolor shield" Buick logo. Compared with the current model, the new car is more "self-free" in design, especially the subversive change in the front face, and the design tends to be more electric car style. The power is equipped with a 2.0T engine, and the new car is expected to go on sale in the first half of next year. As a reference, the price range of Buick LaCrosse currently on sale is 21.98-289800 yuan.

Buick's new "tricolor shield" Logo logo

In terms of appearance, the new car is equipped with the latest family design language of the Buick brand, and the trapezoidal intake grille with angular headlights is quite similar to the design style of Buick's new GL8 century. Specifically, the front face of the new car is designed with a large mouth intake grille, the interior is decorated with a semi-closed structure, with split headlamp groups on both sides, daytime driving lights at the top and near and far light below, which has a great impact on the visual effect as a whole. The lower part is equipped with small-sized diversion grooves on both sides and a flat trapezoidal air intake design in the middle, which makes the new car more athletic. The biggest change in the new car is also reflected in the logo, the new car has been replaced with the latest flattened Logo of the Buick brand, further improving the recognition of the new car.

On the side of the body, the new car adopts a slip-back styling design, which extends from the front to the rear from the front to the rear, showing a longer and slender visual effect. With shark fins and large-size multi-spoke-shaped rims to further enhance the movement atmosphere of the whole car. In addition, according to the new car declaration chart, the new car in the skylight, intake grille, privacy glass, rear bumper, front combination lights, door bottom plate, door handle style, body around the camera, exterior rearview mirror and other places will be different according to different configurations.

In the rear part, the design of the new car is relatively simple, mainly with horizontal lines, the rear part adopts through-type taillights and is blackened, and a silver trim runs through the middle, which effectively stretches the horizontal visual width of the rear. The trapezoidal license plate frame with concave design enriches the visual hierarchy of the new car. In terms of exhaust, the solid exhaust layout design of bilateral single outlet is still retained.

In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new LaCrosse are 4996, 1866 and 1472 (1475) mm, respectively, and the wheelbase is 2905mm. For comparison, the length, width and height of the current LaCrosse are 5026/1866/1462mm and the wheelbase is 2905mm. By contrast, the body of the new car has been shortened, but the width and wheelbase remain unchanged.

There is no official news about the interior, but according to the released photos of the interior, the interior design of the new car is expected to be consistent with the new generation of GL8 century models. The new car may be equipped with a large curved central control screen, four-frame steering wheel buttons will also be upgraded to touch, with a shift mechanism, the overall layout is expected to be more luxurious than LaCrosse cash.

In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with a 2.0L turbocharged engine and a 48V light mixing system with a maximum power of 169kW. The transmission system is expected to continue to match the 9-speed automatic transmission, comprehensive fuel consumption 6.59L/100km under WLTC conditions and a maximum speed of 230km/h per hour. In terms of competition, in the joint venture medium-sized car market, LaCrosse's potential competitors include Toyota Asian Dragon, Nissan Teana, Honda Accord and other models.

Netizens have different comments on the changes in the appearance of the new generation of Buick LaCrosse.

According to the official website, Buick currently has a number of models for sale, including Buick LaCrosse, Buick Regal, Buick Veyron, Buick Yinglang, Buick Kai Yue and other models. Among them, the Lacrosse is a medium-sized car owned by Buick. In the domestic market, the first generation model of the LaCrosse was launched in 2006. So far, the Buick LaCrosse has experienced three generations of models, and the LaCrosse currently on sale has been on sale since 2016.

In fact, as a Buick medium-sized sedan product, the LaCrosse also had a highlight moment in its early domestic listing. According to the narrow sense passenger car wholesale sales data of the Federation of passengers, the cumulative sales of Buick LaCrosse from 2006 to 2009 were 52021, 71500, 52719 and 43430 respectively. Especially after entering 2020, the growth rate of its sales is particularly obvious, with sales reaching 100000 vehicles in 2010-2011, 104353 vehicles and 103366 vehicles respectively. From 2012 to 2016, LaCrosse's annual sales averaged around 80, 000, with sales of 86101, 89279, 83858, 85005 and 80966 respectively.

According to the data, the sales performance of the first two generations of LaCrosse models in the market is not bad, which can be regarded as a first-line B-class sedan, but with the launch of the third-generation models in 2016, LaCrosse sales began to decline significantly. From 2018 to 2021, the cumulative sales of Buick LaCrosse were 69709, 39937, 54975 and 49875 respectively.

After entering 2022, the performance of the LaCrosse car market is still very mediocre. According to new car compulsory insurance purchase data, Buick sales in China from January to October in 2022 were 516361, down 24.52 per cent from a year earlier. Among the specific models, LaCrosse sales totaled only 26015 in the first 10 months, down 41.37 per cent from a year earlier. Retail sales in November were only 2602, compared with 11143 in Weilang and 6935 in Regal.

In terms of current market performance, the Buick LaCrosse has been very difficult to enter the mainstream intermediate car camp, but after seven years, the Buick LaCrosse is finally about to usher in a new generation. Taken together, the new generation of Buick LaCrosse tends to be younger in appearance, and it also carries the latest brand logo. Can the car reverse the decline in sales after the replacement? At present, more new car information will be released before it can be confirmed. For more information about new cars, Automotive Industry focus will also continue to pay attention.

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