Editing Buick (section)

====1910s–1920s====
[[File:Louis Chevrolet in Buick Bug 1910.jpg|thumb|[[Louis Chevrolet]] in his [[Buick 60 Special]] (aka "Buick Bug") in 1910]]

In 1910, Buick introduced the [[Buick Four|Model 10]] with an OHV four-cylinder engine<ref>{{cite web |title=1910 Buick Model 10 |url= https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20994/lot/129/?category=list |work=Bonhams |access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref> followed in 1911, with their first closed-body car, the [[Buick Six]],<ref>Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950)</ref> that followed the same bodystyle that first appeared at Cadillac, and four years ahead of [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]. The car was built at the all-new factory in Flint which later became known as [[Buick City]].<ref>Clymer, p.120.</ref> Buick during the 1920s made various sized vehicles, with series designations for different years, sometimes using numbers, while later years using lettered designations. One of the larger vehicles, with a straight-six, was the [[Buick Master Six]]. The Model 10 was phased out during a restructuring initiated by GM's new leadership that assumed position on November 15, 1910.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gustin |first=Lawrence R. |title=Billy Durant: Creator of General Motors |publisher=University of Michigan Press |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-472-03302-7 |location=Ann Arbor, Michigan |pages=142 |language=en}}</ref>

In the 1910s and 1920s, Buick was a prestige brand in the Republic of China with the brand driven by or for high-level politicians and the [[Emperor of China|Emperor]]. The latter imported two Buick cars in 1924, making it the first automobile to enter China.<ref name=":0" /> By 1930, Buick claimed one-sixth of the total number of cars in the country.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Nordhielm |first1=Christie L. |title=Marketing Management: The Big Picture |last2=Baron |first2=Marta Dapena |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-118-01455-4 |location=Hoboken, NJ |pages=199 |language=en}}</ref> Buick now sells 80% of its production in the People's Republic of China and is a minor player in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://money.cnn.com/2017/02/22/news/companies/buick-china-history-brand/index.html |title=Buick is a lot more than a dad wagon in China |website=money.cnn.com |date=22 February 2017}}</ref>

In 1929, as part of [[General Motors Companion Make Program|General Motors' companion make program]], Buick Motor Division launched the [[Marquette automobile|Marquette]] sister brand, designed to bridge the price gap between Buick and [[Oldsmobile]]. Its styling featured a high peaked hood and radiator shell while its suspension used four, parallel, semi-elliptical springs with [[Remy International|Delco-Lovejoy]] shock absorbers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kollins |first=Michael J. |title=The Big Three |publisher=SAE International |year=2002 |isbn=0-7680-0900-6 |pages=136 |language=en}}</ref> Marquette was discontinued in 1930. All Buick, Marquette, [[Viking (automobile)|Viking]], and Oldsmobile products shared the newly introduced [[GM B platform]] starting in 1926.